Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 11th (Hosea 9 & John 11:45-57)
Alastair's Adversaria
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John's Theology of the High Priest
The statement that caiaphas was high priest that year has led some commentators to suggest that john was ignorant of jewish custom. High priests were generally high priests for life, not just for a period of a single year. Ciphas reasons: By political expediency, the threat of jesus growing influence should be answered by putting him to death. If they speedily put him to death, the whole nation could be spared. Far better to take his life as soon as possible and saved the nation than to allow his movement to gather further momentum and jeopardize the entire people.
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