The gospels claim that on either side of Jesus hung men who in Greek are called lestai, a word often rendered into English as thieves but which actually means bandits and was the most common Roman designation for an insurrectionist or rebel.
Reza Aslan
The gospels claim that on either side of Jesus hung men who in Greek are called lestai, a word often rendered into English as thieves but which actually means bandits and was the most common Roman designation for an insurrectionist or rebel.