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Caiaphas the High Priest (2011) is a book by Adele Reinhartz.

Abstract

"This project had its genesis in a paper delivered at a conference at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Hebrew University in March 2001."

"Adele Reinhartz offers a thorough reconsideration of Caiaphas in the Gospels and other ancient texts as well as in subsequent visual arts, literature, film, and drama. The portrait that emerges challenges long-held beliefs about this New Testament figure by examining the background of the high priesthood and exploring the relationships among the high priest, the Roman leadership, and the Jewish population. Reinhartz does not seek to exonerate Caiaphas from culpability in the crucifixion, but she does expand our understanding of Caiaphas's complex religious and political roles in biblical literature and his culturally loaded depiction in ongoing Jewish-Christian dialogue."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2011 (Studies on Personalities of the New Testament).

Contents

Caiaphas in context -- Caiaphas in the New Testament -- Caiaphas in the early Christian imagination -- Caiaphas in literature -- Caiaphas on stage -- Caiaphas on screen -- Caiaphas in historiography -- Caiaphas in history -- Face to face with Caiaphas

External links

• [ Google Books]