Substitute

He didn't deserve what happened to him, not by a long way. He was chosen for freedom, over someone who, of all people, in all time, should have been released. Except, fortunately for us, the abundant mercy of God doesn't work that way.

Who was Barabbas? Where did he come from? When did he become a murderer? How did he process the truth that he was favoured, when Jesus was crucified? What did he do about his freedom? Why was it so hard for him to be a part of the early church?

A fictionalised account of the true story of this character - at first glance, tangential to the Gospel narrative, but, in many ways, the first person to benefit from the death of Christ.