The following is a special Good Friday presentation from World Radio.

This weekend is a time for thoughtful reflection on the life, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

A chance for Christians to ponder its meaning and how it informs the way we live.

At times, a fresh perspective can help create a deeper understanding of the

most important event in human history. On the Friday edition of the world and everything in it,

we played a few minutes of a conversation between Mary Reichert and author Gregory Athnos.

He's Professor Emeritus at North Park University in Chicago, where he taught for 32 years as a conductor

and lecturer in music history and literature. Athnos is the author of numerous books, including

the art of the Roman catacombs, as well as the Easter Jesus and the Good Friday Church,

reclaiming the centrality of the resurrection. And the book we're highlighting today is silent voices,

Meditations for Holy Week. One of those silent voices Athnos explores is Barabbas. Here's a short

passage read by actor John Gager. So there shouts of crucify, cruc, were not crying out for my blood but his?

How could his rebellion be any greater than mine?

The disgrace of crucifixion I deserve are being transferred to the innocent carpenter's son?

He dies of murderer's death while I, the murderer, go free?

Who is this man?

Why does he willingly take my place?

Here now is Mary Reichardt's full interview with Greg Athnos about his book.

Greg, Silent Voices takes on different points of view of people who were present on Resurrection

Day, and you focus on these silent figures who speak very little or not at all through

the scriptures.

What drew you to tell the passion through their eyes?

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