Caiaphas

by Bond, Helen K.

• ISBN13: 9780664223328
• ISBN10: 066422332X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

This highly engaging and readable book is a study of Joseph Caiaphas, a Jewish high priest of the first century and one of the men who sent Jesus to his death.Caiaphasis a valuable resource for scholars of ancient history and students of the Gospel of Acts.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Abbreviations	ix
The Tomb	1	(8)
Perceptions of Caiaphas	9	(8)
Part 1: The Historical Caiaphas
Sources	17	(6)
Caiaphas the Young Priest	23	(10)
Public and Private Life	33	(7)
Caiaphas the High Priest	40	(10)
Caiaphas, Pilate, and John the Baptist	50	(7)
Caiaphas and Jesus	57	(7)
Execution of a Galilean Holy Man	64	(9)
Caiaphas and the Earliest Christians	73	(10)
Later Years	83	(10)
Part 2: Caiaphas in Early Christian Reflection
The Gospels in Context	93	(5)
Caiaphas in Mark	98	(11)
Caiaphas in Luke-Acts	109	(11)
Caiaphas in Matthew	120	(9)
Caiaphas in John	129	(12)
Conclusion	141	(3)
Appendix A: Significant Dates	144	(2)
Appendix B: High Priests of Judea	146	(3)
Appendix C: Was Caiaphas a Zadokite?	149	(5)
Appendix D: The Location of Caiaphas's Place	154	(6)
Notes	160	(39)
Bibliography	199	(15)
Indexes	214