CAIAPHAS

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Detail from Christ Before the High Priest by Gerard van Honthorst, c. 1617
Detail from Christ Before the High Priest by Gerard van Honthorst, c. 1617 Download

Joseph ben Caiaphas (/ˈkaɪ.ə.fəs/; c. 14 BC – c. 46 AD) was the High Priest of Israel during the first century.

In the New Testament, the Gospels of:


indicate he was an organizer of the plot to kill Jesus.

He is portrayed as presiding over the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus.

The primary sources for Caiaphas' life are the New Testament and the writings of Josephus.

The latter records he was made high priest by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus after Simon ben Camithus had been deposed.

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