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b. 5 BC
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5 BC5 BC
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A criminal and insurrectionist imprisoned by the Romans at the time of Jesus' trial. Under the Passover custom of releasing one prisoner, Pontius Pilate offered the crowd a choice between Jesus and Barabbas. The crowd demanded Barabbas be freed and Jesus crucified. His release in place of an innocent man is a vivid picture of substitutionary atonement — the guilty goes free while the righteous bears the punishment.
A criminal and insurrectionist imprisoned by the Romans at the time of Jesus' trial.
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