Name by which it is known according to the Holy Bible of the yern of Anas. He was High Priest between the years 18 and 36 D. C. , of the Jews and had succeeded Anas. It belonged to the Sedúceos that is, Christians who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Both are regarded by Christian tradition as the culprits of the Crucifixion of Jesus. Its full name was José ben Caifás o Yosef Bar Kayafa .
Yosef Bar Kayafa, better known as Caiaphas, was a Jewish high priest, of the group of seducers. He was one of the leaders of the conspiracy that achieved the condemnation, crucifixion and death of Jesus of Nazareth.