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Barabas the Jew
Barabas is a fictional character who appears at the centre of Christopher Marlowe's play The Jew of Malta. He is named after the thief, murderer and (arguably) terrorist who was released from prison and pardoned from crucifixion in place of Jesus in The Bible (Matthew 27 v.
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