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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 15:6

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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15:6-8 The custom described in 15:6-8 is not known outside of the Gospels, but all four Gospels refer to it (Matt 27:15-21; Luke 23:18-25; John 18:37-40); in many instances prisoners in the ancient world were released on special holidays. • Barabbas: See also Matt 27:16-17; Luke 23:19. • who had committed murder in an uprising: Pilate’s willingness to release Barabbas (Matt 15:15) probably indicates that he had not killed Roman citizens or soldiers.
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