1st century CE High Priest of Israel
Mattathias ben Theophilus | |
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מתתיהו בן תאופילוס | |
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Died | c. AD 66 Jerusalem, "Judea," Roman Empire |
Parent | Theophilus |
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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※
- ^ 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.
- ^ Herodian Messiah by Joseph Raymond (Tower Grove Publishing 2010) at pages 214-17.
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Preceded by | High Priest of Israel c.65—66 |
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