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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 22:52

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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22:52 The Greek word translated revolutionary normally means “thief,” but the Romans used this term for violent revolutionaries who opposed Roman authority (such as Barabbas, 23:18-19). To patriotic Jews, they were freedom fighters; to the Romans, they were common thugs.
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