What had Barabbas done that made him more popular and loved than Jesus? If Jesus a following as some of the?

Question

stories have claimed, seems to me he should have gotten more votes from his fellow Jews.

Answer 1

If Jesus had a following?
Barabas, by most accounts, was a revolutionary named Jesus who had a substantial following of his own. But there is no evidence that the crowd actually called for the release of Barabas, or that Pilate was accustomed to releasing one prisoner during the holidays.

Answer 2

My understanding is that Barabbas killed two Roman soldiers with his bare hands (That's what historical reference says). He was Hulk freaking Hogan while Jesus was just some hippie guy with a few good ideas about being nice to everyone....who would you have voted for if you were a first-century Jew?

There are theories that Jesus and Barabbas were in fact the same person! Do a search on Jesus Barabbas. Here's a breif run down---

Barabbas' first name wa Jesus. Barabbas means "son of the father" (Bar=Son, Abbas=Father). Jesus refered to God as Father, which was unusual for a Jew at the time.

The claim is that The characters were separated (i.e. Jesus Barabbas became Jesus and Barabbas) as a means of both toning down the image of Jesus--making him more peaceful and less likely to rip the oppresive rulers to shreads--while apeasing the Romans who took a while to warm up to Christianity (i.e. It wa the Jews' fault, not the Romans', that Jesus was crucified.

Answer 3

You have to remember a few things.

1) The Jews were hoping that He was their interpretation of the messiah...not the scripture's. They wanted Him to triumphantly come into Jerusalem throw out the Roman government and establish the sovereign reign of the Jews. They thought that He had come into Jerusalem to do this the week before. That is why we see the laying of palm branches on the road and the crying of Hosanna. When it didn't happen like they hoped then they automatically assumed that He was a blasphemous man claiming to be the Son of God falsely.

2) The Sanhedrin had a great deal of power and influence amongst the people. They had dedicated their lives to the study of the scripture and when they said something most people listened. So when they bring out Barabbas and Jesus and say, "Hey which one do you want to be released...this murderer or the guy I find no fault in?" and the Pharisees start crying give us Barabbas and crucify the other the common people are going to follow the lead of the leaders.

3) It was God's will that Christ died. And God works mysterious ways. So It was God will that Christ die and so Barabbas was released to fulfill this purpose.

Hope that helps some.

In Jesus Name

Answer 4

It wasn't that Barrabbas was more popular and loved than Jesus; Barrabbas was a thief. Jesus never stole anything from anyone. Just 5 days earlier, on Palm Sunday, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem, the people were expecting him to lead a rebellion against the Romans. The city was in foment. By thursday, the Jewish elders had him arrested for Blasphemy and inciting a riot. With no insurrection,the people turned against him, demanding his death. Pilate wasn't fooled, he didn't believe that the Jews, who hated the Roman occupation, all of a sudden were worried about Jesus breaking the Roman pax. Pilate saw Jesus as a crackpot, or insane. He told them that Jesus had done nothing wrong. He had him whipped in an effort to appease them, maybe if they saw he was punished, they'd be satisfied. It was the threat of reporting him to Caesar that made Pilate give in to their demands.

Answer 5

The teachers of the law stirred up the crowd to call for Barabbas.

It would be a bit like someone from the union standing in front of a group of protesters with a microphone telling them that they need a new leader. It would be pretty easy to get the crowd excited about this guy Barabbas. It would be just as easy to sway them to want Jesus executed since it was such a common occurance.

It wasn't really about votes. It was all about he who yells the loudest gets his way.

Answer 6

The pharisees convinced the crowd to ask for the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus. It wasn't that he was more popular than Jesus.

Answer 7

Barabbas was a murderer. The whole point was that those that followed the priests words followed them in wanting Jesus to be crucified. Why, if the priests followed Christ, that would mean giving up their riches and contol, this they did not want. So much so, that they would have rather have had a murderer released. Who else had so much pride and greed? Satan of course. This was something that had to be and Satan was in the hearts of those who wanted this done. God allowed it to fulfill prophecy and so that Jesus could ultimately defeat death for us.

Answer 8

Barabbas was a thief and a murderer.. The people wanted Jesus so much they were will to let a thief and murderer to go.
The Jews did not believe Jesus was Gods son and they were afraid of Jesus.

Answer 9

Barabbas was a murderer....

Jesus was obviously less popular than commonly thought ... that is, if he actually lived the life that he's reported to have lived and if he was, indeed, the individual crucified along side Barabbas.

I still maintain that the specific facts of his life are all far to cloudy to argue over. The record of his life, the bible, isn't a very reliable source, is it?

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Answer 10

Barabbas ran the local prostitutes. Case closed