ID: 901000554 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000554	Record Type: Character/Person

	Caiaphas (Christian character)

Note: Character in Biblical stories of the Crucifixion of Christ. Judas led armed men sent by the chief priests to arrest Jesus (Mark 14:43–52); they took Jesus to Caiaphas, who had gathered some of his councillors for questioning.

Names:

	Caiaphas (Christian character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Kaiphas (Christian character) (English,U,N)
	יְהוֹסֵף בַּר קַיָפָא (Christian character) (Hebrew,U,N)
	Καϊάφας (Christian character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Christian characters> (P)
		............Caiaphas (Christian character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	context of .... Arrest of Christ
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative), Passion of Christ (New Testament narrative), Arrest of Christ (New Testament narrative)) [901000568]

Other Relationships:

	identified as .... Caiaphas, High Priest (Jewish high priest, active 1st century CE)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	role/characteristic is .... religious character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... high priest
	.....(priests, clergy, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	flourished/active in .... Jerusalem
	.....(West Bank, Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	Caiaphas (Christian character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 94114587
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in in 73D3222 Caiaphas tearing his clothes
	Kaiphas (Christian character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	יְהוֹסֵף בַּר קַיָפָא (Christian character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caiaphas
	Καϊάφας (Christian character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caiaphas

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Life of Jesus," accessed 29 June 2017
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)