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Caiaphas

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Cai·a·phas  (k-fs, k-), Joseph fl. first century a.d.
In the New Testament, the Jewish high priest who presided over the counsel that condemned Jesus.


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The texts for the first three Sundays in Advent include links to such events of public consequence as the Roman destruction of the temple (Advent 1:Lk 19:28-40, 21:21-25), and the beginning of John's preaching is synchronized with the reigns of Tiberius, Pontius Pilate, the Herods, and the High Priest Caiaphas (Advent 2: Lk 3:1-6), stopping just short of Luke's account of the palace intrigue that caused John's imprisonment (Advent 3: Lk 3:7-18, 19-20).
So Herod and Caiaphas and their ilk served at the pleasure of Pilate, who served at the pleasure of Rome.
Caiaphas presents a difficult paradox for conservatives in particular.
 
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