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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... whole body of his work—to a nobility of tone and of style, to an unquestioning devotion to independence of mind, to an unequivocal sense of vocation which, for half a century, has assured for him a deserved reputation as one of the ...
... whole body of his work—to a nobility of tone and of style, to an unquestioning devotion to independence of mind, to an unequivocal sense of vocation which, for half a century, has assured for him a deserved reputation as one of the ...
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... whole of humanity was , eventually , to hang . It is the measure of Lagerkvist's success that he has managed so admirably to maintain his balance on a tightrope which stretches across the dark abyss that lies between the world of ...
... whole of humanity was , eventually , to hang . It is the measure of Lagerkvist's success that he has managed so admirably to maintain his balance on a tightrope which stretches across the dark abyss that lies between the world of ...
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... whole time. He knew the one on the right-hand cross quite well. If by any chance the fellow saw him standing down here, he probably thought it was because of him, in order to see him suffer well and truly. He wasn't, he was not here ...
... whole time. He knew the one on the right-hand cross quite well. If by any chance the fellow saw him standing down here, he probably thought it was because of him, in order to see him suffer well and truly. He wasn't, he was not here ...
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... whole hill grew dark , as though the light had gone out of the sun ; it was almost pitch - dark , and in the darkness above , the crucified man cried out in a loud voice : -My God , my God , why hast thou forsaken me ? It sounded ...
... whole hill grew dark , as though the light had gone out of the sun ; it was almost pitch - dark , and in the darkness above , the crucified man cried out in a loud voice : -My God , my God , why hast thou forsaken me ? It sounded ...
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... whole time , as though they had related something quite extraordinary . And when one of the women said that he must have been one of those who believed themselves to be the Messiah , he stroked his great red beard and sat lost in ...
... whole time , as though they had related something quite extraordinary . And when one of the women said that he must have been one of those who believed themselves to be the Messiah , he stroked his great red beard and sat lost in ...
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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