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The Presentation before the Former High Priest Anna
The article explores Jesus’ appearance before Anna, the former high priest, explaining his lasting influence and the political stakes of the event. John provides these details to show the interconnection between religious and political interests in the trial of Jesus.
John 18.12-14 (King James Version) :Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org