Much more was at stake than a criminal’s fate or a crowd’s preference. One of the great marvels of Scripture is the way minor characters embody an entire narrative. The Bible is full of obscure ...

COMMENTARY: There are many illustrations of this difficult-to-accept reality of sin, but one of the clearest, and most actual, is with regard to sexual morality. "Give Us Barabbas” — an illustration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Randy Kolanda (as Pontius Pilot), center, faces an angry mob that demands a condemned criminal Barabbas (Bobby Fellows - left) be ...

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 ...

A recent Newsweek story began with an exhortation from the Reverend Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel, a preacher in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, who urged his congregation to vote in the upcoming midterm ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga — For his sermon on Sunday, Reverend Dr. Kenneth L.

Judas convinces Barabbas that he, Barabbas, is the messiah, not Jesus; Barabbas tries to kill Pilate, but is captured and sent to die in a slave camp; Barabbas escapes only to find that God has a plan ...

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 ...