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'''Annas''' (''Ananus'' or ''Ananias''; 23/22 BCS - 66 AD) was the Jewish High Priest from 6 to 15 CE. | '''Annas''' (''Ananus'' or ''Ananias''; 23/22 BCS - 66 AD) was the Jewish High Priest from 6 to 15 CE. | ||
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In 6 CE Annas (Ananus ben Seth) was the first high priest directly appointed by the Romans (specifically by the Roman legate [[ | In 6 CE Annas (Ananus ben Seth) was the first high priest directly appointed by the Romans (specifically by the Roman legate [[Quirinius]]), after [[:Category:Herod Archelaus (subject)|Herod Archelaus]] was removed from office and Judea was turned into a Roman province. Annas served almost ten years as High Priest, under all the governors appointed by [[Augustus]]--[[Coponius]] (6-9 CE), [[Ambivulus|Marcus Ambivulus]] (9-12 CE), and [[Rufus|Annus Rufus]] (12-15 CE). In 15 CE, he was deposed by the Roman Governor [[:Category:Gratus (subject)|Gratus]], appointed by the new Emperor [[Tiberius]]. However, Annas remained a highly influential religious and political figure as five of his sons, as well as his son-in-law [[:Category:Caiaphas (subject)|Caiaphas]] and his grandson [[:Category:Matthias (subject)|Matthias]], held the office of High Priest. Annas figures prominently in the Passion stories of [[:Category:Jesus of Nazareth (subject)|Jesus of Nazareth]], as a sort of éminence grise controlling de facto the Jewish priesthood in the first century CE. | ||
==Annas in ancient sources== | ==Annas in ancient sources== | ||
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Annas (Ananus or Ananias; 23/22 BCS - 66 AD) was the Jewish High Priest from 6 to 15 CE.
Overview
In 6 CE Annas (Ananus ben Seth) was the first high priest directly appointed by the Romans (specifically by the Roman legate Quirinius), after Herod Archelaus was removed from office and Judea was turned into a Roman province. Annas served almost ten years as High Priest, under all the governors appointed by Augustus--Coponius (6-9 CE), Marcus Ambivulus (9-12 CE), and Annus Rufus (12-15 CE). In 15 CE, he was deposed by the Roman Governor Gratus, appointed by the new Emperor Tiberius. However, Annas remained a highly influential religious and political figure as five of his sons, as well as his son-in-law Caiaphas and his grandson Matthias, held the office of High Priest. Annas figures prominently in the Passion stories of Jesus of Nazareth, as a sort of éminence grise controlling de facto the Jewish priesthood in the first century CE.
Annas in ancient sources
Josephus is the major source of information on Annas, who is mentioned also in Christian sources.
Josephus
"It is said that the elder Ananus was extremely fortunate. For he had five sons, all of whom, after he himself had previously enjoyed the office for a very long period, became high priests of God - a thing that had never happened to any other of our high priests." (Josephus, Jewish Antiquities XX, 9.1). See also Antiquities of the Jews, XVI11. ii. 1, 2.
Gospel of Mark
Annas in Scholarship
Annas in Fiction
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