According to Matthew, Pilate asked the crowd gathered outside his palace if they wanted him to release Jesus the Messiah or ...

Jesus and Barabbas Jesus were both Jewish political prisoners of Rome – and for the same reason – opposition to Roman occupation of Palestine. They were both motivated by their Jewish faith. They ...

Pray to God for the land which you discovered! Barabbas today has not only his slaves and his chariots, but his tanks and jet fighters as well. Carnage in Cienfuegos, assassination in Guatemala, ...

Following are NCR reader responses to recent news articles, opinion columns and theological essays with letters that have been edited for length and clarity. Not afraid to hope Thank you for your ...

A dramatic narrative in the theatrical scene of the crucifixion of Jesus . The anonymous authors of the New Testament Gospels did not have the privilege of personally knowing Jesu ...

the hypothetical event about which a good friend once asked me: “What would then have been God’s Plan B?” Whoever would have been the candidate, he might have asked God to forgive Jews’ trespasses, ...

Nobody ever tells you who Barabbas really was. I remember, as a child, watching cartoon depictions of Christ’s Passion (and one time—early enough for the violence and the Satan Baby to be permanently ...

NOW THAT THE HOUR is upon us and everyone will be free to see for themselves what Mel Gibson has wrought in “The Passion of the Christ,” the skewed obsession of the media has become such that there is ...

The Reelz miniseries, with a standout performance from Billy Zane, manages to be a more interesting recounting of the Resurrection story than Mark Burnett's stilted "The Bible." By Allison Keene ...

On Easter Sunday, billions of Christians gather together to celebrate the event that’s indispensable to the Christian faith — the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As the Apostle Paul wrote to the church ...