The high priest Joseph Caiaphas is known not only from the New Testament Gospels as the high priest who opposed Jesus and his early followers, but also from Josephus the Jewish historian who lived in the first century C.E. In this video Marc Turnage provides an historical sketch of this pivotal character:
To learn more about Joseph Caiaphas, we recommend the following Jerusalem Perspective articles:
- David Flusser, “…To Bury Caiaphas, Not to Praise Him”
- Zvi Greenhut, “Discovery of the Caiaphas Family Tomb”
- Ronny Reich, “Ossuary Inscriptions from the Caiaphas Tomb”
