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Caiaphas (Joseph Caiaphas) (kā`yəfəs), Jewish high priest, a Sadducee, son-in-law of Annas. According to the Gospels, he presided at the council that condemned Jesus to death. Later, he joined in the examination of Peter and John. Mat. 26.57–68; John 11.47–54; 18.24; Acts 4.6. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Peter is told that he will be crucified by the Romans, Caiphas warns that if Jesus is not stopped, the Romans will come and destroy the temple and the nation, and Jesus warns of a future persecution in which those who kill members of the Johannine community will think they are offering a service as to a god. The most visually distinctive representatives of Jewish authority--the high priest Caiphas and those in the Sanhedrin aligned with him--do come across as almost monolithically malevolent. On the program I advanced several criticisms (the seemingly unending scourging; the ludicrous portrayal of Barabbas; the representation of the high priest, Caiphas, as bloodthirsty rather than calculating, etc. |
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