in matthew we are told that the first name of the prisoner barabbas is also jesus barabbas means son of the father or as the word abba is often used in the bible it may mean son of god therefore there are two jesus' jesus barabbas, the son of god and jesus christ, the king of the jews please discuss
2007-07-31 05:50:13 · 7 answers · asked by pancakemaster 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
what does barabbas name mean then?
2007-07-31 05:57:22 · update #1
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2007-07-31 05:53:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actually saw a movie about his, it was called, "The Body," Antonio Banderas was a Catholic priest and part detective and he was going to Israel after somebody claimed that they found the tomb of Jesus Christ and a body was in it, also named Jesus.
Except it was found out that it wasn't Jesus Christ. It was someone else.
The Pope was telling him to keep it quiet, the Muslims were looking to expose it, and he didn't know what to do.
In the end, however, his faith never waivered, and at the end of the movie the place where the body was found was closed up, and they sent the camera shot inside the "cave," and as the wall of the first tomb crumbled, another tomb opened up and this WAS the tomb of Jesus Christ.
I don't think this is related, but it posed the question, "What if," Jesus wasn't real, or what if this was just a made up story and this whole religion is made up on a lie. Those who had faith, never did anything wrong believing, and in the end, even though their faith was hurt we the viewers knew it was REAL all along, Jesus' tomb was empty as it was described in the Bible.
You guys should check it out, "The Body," with Antonio Banderas.
2007-07-31 12:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by CurlySue 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Yeshua" is a common Bible name, a variant of Yehoshua, just like John is a variant of Jonathan.
Barabbas does not mean son of G-d.
Yeshua of Nazareth is the Messiah. He is the Author of life.
Barabbas was known as a murderer.
2007-07-31 12:56:05 · answer #3 · answered by No substitute for privacy online 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name Jesus was a very common one. its like asking who is the real Ronald, Ronald Reagan or Ronald McDonald? /i was told Barabbas just means 'son of father'.
2007-07-31 12:57:23 · answer #4 · answered by deva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was a common name at the time. It came from the same word as Joshua.
2007-07-31 12:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
The Jesus of the Bible's Real name is "YAHSHUA",
for those who are in the know or want to know.
Jesus is a man made name, lets get this right once and
for all.
2007-07-31 13:11:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus Garcia; he was once a student of mine. The others, well, likely they were just people too.
2007-07-31 12:55:21 · answer #7 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋