Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography
What does the author say about Barabbas in this section?
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The author presents evidence that Barabbas, the so-called "robber" released in recognition of Passover, was a decades-later creation of the gospel writers. Basically he was a metaphor of similarly motivated freedom fighters who fought to save Jerusalem from destruction by invading Romans.