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Barabbas
Barabbas
Author: Par Lagerkvist
Barabbas is the acquitted; the man whose life was exchanged for that of Jesus of Nazareth, crucified upon the hill of Golgotha. Barabbas is a man condemned to have no god. "Christos Iesus" is carved on the disk suspended from his neck, but he cannot affirm his faith. He cannot pray. He can only say, "I want to believe." — Translated from the Swed...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679725442
ISBN-10: 067972544X
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is a fictionalized account of the post-crucifixion told through the eyes of the arch-criminal. As with Peter, he three times denies. In the end, at crucifixion, he finally accepts the faith in mirror of that for whom he was originally pardoned. Partly truth, partly fiction; but which is which?
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This is a very interesting book that will interest anyone


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