BarabbasBarabbas 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 Swedish by Alan Blair |
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... wanted to hide . Under one of them he had a deep scar that was lost to sight in his beard . But a man's appearance is of little consequence . He had followed the mob through the streets all the way from the governor's palace , but at a ...
... wanted to hide . Under one of them he had a deep scar that was lost to sight in his beard . But a man's appearance is of little consequence . He had followed the mob through the streets all the way from the governor's palace , but at a ...
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... wanted to come up here at all, for everything was unclean, full of contagion; if a man set foot in this potent and accursed place part of him would surely remain, and he could be forced back there, never to leave it again. Skulls and ...
... wanted to come up here at all, for everything was unclean, full of contagion; if a man set foot in this potent and accursed place part of him would surely remain, and he could be forced back there, never to leave it again. Skulls and ...
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... wanted to . Nothing was forcing them to come along and defile themselves with uncleanness . But they were no doubt relations and close friends . Odd that they didn't seem to mind being made unclean . That woman must be his mother ...
... wanted to . Nothing was forcing them to come along and defile themselves with uncleanness . But they were no doubt relations and close friends . Odd that they didn't seem to mind being made unclean . That woman must be his mother ...
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... wanted to hide . They thought he was a little queer . Though of course he was like that sometimes . The women poured out more wine for him . He went on drinking and let them talk , joining very little in the conversation himself . At ...
... wanted to hide . They thought he was a little queer . Though of course he was like that sometimes . The women poured out more wine for him . He went on drinking and let them talk , joining very little in the conversation himself . At ...
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... wanted to avoid looking at anyone . Why it was , they didn't understand ; anyway , it didn't matter , and it was best not to take any notice . For whatever one might say about Barabbas's being a good comrade and all that , he was a bit ...
... wanted to avoid looking at anyone . Why it was , they didn't understand ; anyway , it didn't matter , and it was best not to take any notice . For whatever one might say about Barabbas's being a good comrade and all that , he was a bit ...
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ANDRÉ GIDE answered anyway asked Barabbas the acquitted Barabbas's beard believe belonged body bread and salt chained chest Christians Christos Iesus course cross crucified darkness dead death Dung Gate earth everything eyes face fact fat woman felt fire gave gazing Ge-Hinnom Gilgal glance God's Golgotha Greek slave hand happened hare-lip head hear heard heaven hell imagined inscription inside Jerusalem kneeling knew light listened longer look at Barabbas Lord love feasts Master merely Messiah miracle Moabite mother Mount of Olives mouth never night noticed once one-eyed overseer Pär Lagerkvist Perhaps praying prison queer rabbi realm Roman Sahak and Barabbas Saviour scar seemed seen sitting slave's disk slaves someone son of God spoke standing stone strange street suffer sure talking temple temple square thing thought told turned understand voice walked wanted whispered whole witness wonder