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Annas (''Ananus''〔Josephus, ''The Complete Works'', Thomas Nelson Publishers (Nashville, Tennessee, USA), 20.9.1 (1998)〕 or ''Ananias''〔Goodman, Martin, "Rome & Jerusalem", Penguin Books, p.12 (2007)〕 ), son of Seth (23/22 BC–death date unknown, probably around 40CE), was appointed by the Roman legate Quirinius as the first High Priest of the newly formed Roman province of Iudaea in 6 AD; just after the Romans had deposed Archelaus, Ethnarch of Judaea, thereby putting Judaea directly under Roman rule. Annas officially served as High Priest for ten years (6–15 AD), when at the age of 36 he was deposed by the procurator Gratus. Yet while having been officially removed from office, he remained as one of the nation's most influential political and social individuals, aided greatly by the use of his five sons and his son-in-law as puppet High Priests.〔"It is said that the elder Ananus was extremely fortunate. For he had five sons, all of whom, after he himself had previously enjoyed the office for a very long period, became high priests of God - a thing that had never happened to any other of our high priests." (Josephus, ''Jewish Antiquities'' XX, 9.1)〕 His death is unrecorded, but his son Annas the Younger, also known as Ananus ben Ananus was assassinated in 66 AD for advocating peace with Rome.〔 Annas appears in the Gospels and Passion plays as a high priest before whom Jesus is brought for judgment, prior to being brought before Pontius Pilate. ==The Sacerdotal Family== *Annas ben Seth (6–15) * *Eleazar ben Ananus (16–17) *Joseph ben Caiaphas (18–36/37), who had married the daughter of Annas (John 18:13) * *Jonathan ben Ananus (36–37) * *Theophilus ben Ananus (37–41) * *Matthias ben Ananus (43) * *Ananus ben Ananus (63) References in the Mosaic Law to "the death of the high priest" (Num 35:25, 28) suggest that the high-priesthood was ordinarily held for life. Perhaps for this reason, Annas was still called "high priest" even after his dismissal, along with Caiaphas (Luke 3:2). He also may have been acting as president of the Sanhedrin, or a coadjutor of the high priest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Annas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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