Did Barabbas reoffend?

Question

If you don't know who Barabbas was, you have no business answering any questions in this section.

Answer 1

First off.. GREAT question! Really makes you think!

There's no further references to Barabbas in the Bible and I'm not a deeply religious person so I will leave it to you to research, so I hope you do not mind my guessing.

Barabbas was charged with the crime of insurgency which is pretty similar to terrorism, and if that is accurate, then chances are he DID reoffend at some point. A theif or even a murderer may repent and change his/her ways but terrorists and insurgents usually are fighting a faith-based crusade, and believe in fighting to the death. An almost-crucifixion would probably scare some sense into a theif and keep them from reoffending but since the terrorists and insurgents of Barabbas' time were fighting to overthrow the Roman government, it's pretty unlikely he was released and DIDN'T go back to fight some more.

That said... some believe that the release of Barabbas didn't really even happen at all. The so-called tradition of releasing one prisoner of the crowd's choice on Passover isn't mentioned on any public record, and it doesn't seem to be a real tradition after all.

Plus there is one school of thought that believes Jesus and Barabbas are the same person. That's based partially on the name--- Barabbas loosely translates to "son of the father" and both men, Christ and Barabbas, have the same first name of Jesus (it's different in Aramic but you get the drift). Some believe that Jesus Christ was also called Jesus Barabbas because of his custom of addressing god as "father." But the confusion over the names eventually led to this story, and the Romans allowed the story to continue to develop and mature because it fostered anti-Semitism, as people began to hold the primarily Jewish crowd responsible for the death of Jesus.

So I guess the answer is, no one really knows for sure. If the story itself really happened and there was a separate prisoner named Barabbas, his background/crime would make him pretty likely to reoffend.

Answer 2

I know who Barabbas is. I am curious what you mean by "reoffend." If you mean did he commit another crime? Well I am pretty sure we don't have evidence in light of that. Barabbas reminds me of our plight. We are guilty but Jesus took our place. Sometimes when you experience such grace you repent and never turn back.

Answer 3

There is no historical account of Barabbas after his release.

But, being that he was a terrorist, supposedly fighting for the "Jewish" cause against the Romans, it is very probable.

Answer 4

I undergo in strategies being taught all this in my religious training instructions back interior the day. Barabbas replace right into a insurrection against the Roman government who have been arrested and held in penitentiary via the Romans. as quickly as a 300 and sixty 5 days the Romans used to launch a prisoner or 2 on the request of the crowds as a gesture of goodwill. while they have been given the alternative via Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, of having the two Jesus of Nazareth or the criminal Barabbas released the group chosen Barabbas. My own opinion, and that's purely a theory I had, is that Barabbas replace into an alias. Villains and gangsters oftentimes paintings under fake names to steer away from detection and arrest. contributors of the French resistance often had code names, and doubtless Barabbas replace into considered as a resistance worker against the Roman occupation. instead of being familiar via his start call, possibly he had the alias " Son of the father". As you probable comprehend it remains common interior the middle East for adult adult males to be familiar as " Son of .....", the main infamous i will think of of would be Osama Bin laden, Bin meaning "son of" basically as Bar potential "son of" in Aramaic. in case you have been attempting to proceed to be nameless calling your self " son of the father" instead of giving your father's genuine call may be the style you went approximately it. As I say that's basically my opinion, and that i'm no longer a student.

Answer 5

Officially there is no mention of it but, there was a movie out quite a while ago, I think it was The Robe or something like that that has him becoming a Christian and dieing for the Faith.

Answer 6

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