Annas

Annas was the former high priest, the most powerful individual of all the Jews, and father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest during the preaching of Jesus 129:1.5 183:3.10 183:5.1 184:0.1-2 184:1.1

Annas was a high priest and was deposed from office in A.D. 13. 129:1.5

In the Urantia Book

Annas spent a lot of cordial time with Jesus in A.D. 22. showing him the temple 129:2.7-8
When Jesus began preaching in Jerusalem he visited Annas, but was received very coldly 142:0.2 184:1.2
The “sons of Annas”, that is, priests of the family of the high priest, had bazaars in the temple with them doing a succulent business; but this business was overthrown some time later 173:1.2
enmity with Jesus arose when he threatened his revenues by driving the money changers out of the temple 184:1.3

Annas pretended to find out how to make Jesus leave the country 184:1
he was reluctant to participate in the murder of Jesus 184:1.2
the Romans were used to dealing with Annas 183:5.1
the Roman captain who captured Jesus had orders to take him to Annas first, not Caiaphas before 183:5 184:0.1-3
Annas palace was on the Mount of Olives near Gethsemane and Jesus was taken there 184:0.3 184:2.10
he was disturbed by Jesus’ refusal to answer him 184:1.4-5
that is when Annas’ chief steward struck Jesus in the face 184:1.6 186:2.5
as he saw that he did not get anything from Jesus he sent him bound to Caiaphas 184:1.9

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

Annas is linked in 18 paragraphs of the text.

Type	People and personalities
Main papers	190. Morontia Appearances of Jesus
Facts indexed	14
Linked in text	18 paragraphs
Bible parallels	6 passages
Linked from	20 articles