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1st century CE High Priest of Israel
Mattathias ben Theophilus
מתתיהו בן תאופילוס
Born
Diedc. AD 66
Jerusalem, "Judea," Roman Empire
ParentTheophilus
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Priesthood in Judaism
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Priestly covenant
The ten gifts given in the Temple
  • Sin offering
  • Guilt offering
  • Communal peace offering
  • Fowl sin offering
  • Leftovers from the suspensive guilt offering
  • Oil from the offering for the leper
  • Bread from First Fruits
  • Showbread
  • Leftovers of the meal offering
  • Leftovers of the First Sheaf
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Four gifts given in Jerusalem
Ten gifts given (even) outside of Jerusalem

Mattathias ben Theophilus (Hebrew: מתתיהו בן תאופילוס; died c. 66 CE) was the Jewish High Priest (Kohen Gadol) at the start of the Jewish Revolution, and was overthrown by Revolutionary forces.

A minority of scholars believe him——to be, the same as the Theophilus mentioned in the New Testament books of Luke 1:3 and Acts 1:1. One author argues that Mattathias ben Theophilus was the father of Josephus.

References

  1. ^ Daniel R. Schwartz. Studies in the "Jewish Background of Christianity." J. C. B. Mohr. July 1992. ISBN 978-3-16-145798-2; pp 160-163.
  2. ^ Herodian Messiah by Joseph Raymond (Tower Grove Publishing 2010) at pages 214-17.
Jewish titles
Preceded by High Priest of Israel
c.65—66
Succeeded by

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