false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1249168919m/6068657.jpg 12890 15 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 Swedish by Alan Blair 1179249 book 1950 Barabbas total:422|5:124|4:168|3:100|2:25|1:5| 422 1647 560 49 0 4 false false Fri Jan 23 12:57:01 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 13:27:10 -0800 2009
Last year, I picked up Behold the Man, about a slacker who travels in time and takes Jesus' place upon the cross (taking WWJD? to its...logical conclusion); this year it's...t...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Aug 18 05:15:25 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 05:15:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Tue Jun 19 01:44:45 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 19 22:30:12 -0700 2007 Barabbas is a New Testament figure. In scripture, the crowd about to witness the crucifixion of Jesus is asked which prisoner should be set free. Instead of Jesus, the crowd choos...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 29 21:29:16 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 30 19:59:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Nov 07 12:06:08 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 07 12:09:01 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 17:45:03 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 17:43:15 -0700 2009 This is an imaginative, artful, and sometimes insightful look at oft-overlooked, probably fictional character.

Consider Andre Gide's words of praise for the Swedish language, which "has given us, and is still giving, works of such outstanding value, that knowledge of it will soon for...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Sep 04 03:14:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 08:59:27 -0700 2007
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Lagerkvist (who I'd never heard of before being on this site: thanks guys!) was a Nobel Prize winner and sometime writer of plays, ...more...]]> 4 0 true false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:22:25 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 12:17:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 09:26:33 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 09:36:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:02:53 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:14:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 29 23:07:37 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 23:09:51 -0800 2008 I thought ...more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 12:04:29 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 21:36:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 13 21:53:09 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 22:22:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Aug 09 20:00:54 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 21:46:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 09 09:35:12 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 09:36:28 -0700 2009 *

Le roman de Lagerkvist restitue la conscience inquiète et la vie mouvementée de ce personnage après qu'il a vu exécuter celui que les premiers chrétiens annoncent comme leur Sauveur.

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