Description:
Drawing on historical backgrounds, New Testament view, and reception history, this book offers a comprehensive study on the high priest Caiaphas and his importance for Jewish society in the time of Jesus, for Early Christianity and for the reception in later times.
Unter Berücksichtigung der historischen Hintergründe, der Sicht des Neuen Testaments und der Wirkungsgeschichte bietet dieses Buch eine umfassende Untersuchung zu dem Hohenpriester Kaiphas, zu seiner Bedeutung für den Jüdischen Tempelstaat zur Zeit Jesu, zu seinem Einfluß auf das frühe Christentum und zu seiner Rezeption in der Nachwelt.
Review Quotes: "Metzner's [...] study of Caiaphas offers a detailed analysis of the primary sources about Caiaphas, the historical context in which he operated, and his subsequent career in reception history. [...] Metzner's analysis [...] is thorough, well-balanced, and well-documented. He generally discusses a range of alternative hypotheses on the major issues that are at stake, and then provides cogent reasoning for his own position.[...] The book will be of interest to anyone interested in the historical Jesus, as well as in anti-Semitic stereotyping in Christian theology and art." - Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, in: Journal for the Study of Judaism 43 (2012)