over his shoulder at a governor is a recipe for misrule. But Caiaphas, son-in-law of Annas, was high priest from 18 to 36 CE, eighteen years in a century when four years was about average. Pilate was Roman governor of Judea from 26 to 36 CE. We must presume that the Romans and Caiaphas worked well together. It is not necessary to demonize either Caiaphas or Pilate, but it would seem that, even from the viewpoint of Roman imperial rule, they collaborated not wisely but too well. When Pilate was recalled to Rome, Caiaphas was deposed and Jonathan appointed in his place.
