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9. As a former Bible-believer. . .

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:59 PM

Aug 2019

. . .Who has since learned to question the text, I would like to point out that "Abba" was the Aramaic version of "Daddy". The word, "Bar", we know from "Bar Mitzvah" means "son".

Therefore the name, "Barabbas" is the general equivalent of "Son of the Father." I don't mean to get into an in-depth study of Biblical scholarship here, but when Barabbas was let go--according to the story--one "Son of the Father" was released while another man claiming to be the "Son of the Father" was not.

This is just a small sample of how jumbled up the story is when examined critically.

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Ha malaise Aug 2019 #39

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They'd better malaise Aug 2019 #48

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