Characters
Biblical figures
Messiah
Caifas
"Possibly 'rock'"
Bio Summary
יוסף בר קַיָּפָא (Yosef bar Qayyafa)High priest who presided over the Sanhedrin during Jesus' trial. A skilled politician, he preferred to eliminate the Messiah to preserve the status quo with Rome.
Birth
w. 10 BC
Death
w. 46 AD
Family
sogro: Anasposicao: High priest (18-36 AD)
Key Events
- Conduct of the religious trial of Jesus
- Involuntary prophetic pronouncement on expiatory death
- Delivery of Jesus to Pilate
- Initial persecution of the apostles
Character Traits
PragmatismPolitical fearInfluenceExternal religiosity
Historical Locations
JerusalemTempleHigh Priestly Palace
Life Lessons
- Religious institutions can resist the move of God
- Prophecies can come even from resistant lips
- Beware of political commitments that violate justice
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