Where is Barabbas in the Bible?

In Matthew 27:16 Barabbas is called a “notorious prisoner.” In Mark 15:7, echoed in Luke 23:19, he was “in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection” against the occupying Roman forces.

Did Gestas go heaven?

According to tradition, Dismas, on Christ’s right, repents and eventually joins Christ in Heaven, while Gestas blasphemes and ends up in Hell. On the traditional Russian Orthodox cross, the lowest crossbar is at an angle, with the right side up (Dismas went to Heaven) and the left side down (Gestas went to Hell).

Were the thieves crucified differently than Jesus?

There is nothing in the Gospels that would suggest that the thieves (or revolutionaries) were crucified in a manner different from Jesus’. The common perception of this comes from popular artwork that depicts the two thieves as being tied in addition to being nailed, whereas Jesus is depicted as nailed to the cross and not tied.

Did the two thieves on the Cross shed any blood?

Did the two thieves on the cross shed any blood? We beleive that they were tied to the cross unlike Jesus being nailed to the cross. There is no indication in the text to assume that the three were attached to the crosses any differently from each other.

Who were the two thieves in the Bible?

The two thieves are not named in the Bible. However an apocryphal book, The Book of Nicodemus, which Bible scholars date to the fourth century AD on the Biblical timeline names the repentant or good thief Dysmas or Dismas and the thief who mocks Jesus is named Gestas. [This article continues after a message from the authors]

Were the three men tied together on the cross?

We beleive that they were tied to the cross unlike Jesus being nailed to the cross. There is no indication in the text to assume that the three were attached to the crosses any differently from each other. Luke 23:32, 33 says, “And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.