This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...if not incapacitated by gross misconduct, the high priest maintained his enviable position during life, but at a later period, and especially after Palestine became subject to books of Moses, but there seems no ground for that opinion, either in the Scriptures or in any ancient author.' 'Even Josephus, who was himself ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...if not incapacitated by gross misconduct, the high priest maintained his enviable position during life, but at a later period, and especially after Palestine became subject to books of Moses, but there seems no ground for that opinion, either in the Scriptures or in any ancient author.' 'Even Josephus, who was himself a Pharisee, and took every opportunity of reproaching the Sadducees, does not mention that they rejected any part of the Scriptures. (Bishop Tomline.) Note.--' The tenets of the Sadducees resembled those of the Epicurean philosophers.' 1 'Caiaphas was made high priest by Valerius Gratus, predecessor of Pontius Pilate, and was removed from his office by Vitellius, president of Syria after Pilate was sent away out of the province of Judea. Josephus relates this advancement of Caiaphas to the high priesthood in this manner: --"Gratus gave the high priesthood to Simon, the son of Camithus. He having enjoyed the honour not above a year, was succeeded by Joseph, who is also called Caiaphas. After this, Gratus went away from Rome, having been eleven years in Judea, and Pontius Pilate came thither as his successor." Of the removal of Caiaphas from his office, Josephus likewise afterwards informs us, and connects it with a circumstance which fixes the time to a date subsequent to the termination of Pilate's government: "Vitellius," he tells us, " ordered Pi/ate to repair to Rome, and after that went up himself to Jerusalem, and then gave directions concerning several matters. And having done these things he took away the priesthood from the high priest, Joseph, who is called Caiaphas."' (Vide Jos. Ant. lib. xviii. 2 2' 4. 3.1 'That Annas was a person in an eminent station, and possessed an authority co-ordinate with, or nex...
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