#Caiaphas

[khaosdoodle]

Caiaphas and Annas

I give to you fanart of Caiaphas and Annas from Jesus Christ Superstar 1973!! I obviously ship them, their dynamic is evil married couple.

The illustration is a direct reference to the song "This Jesus Must Die" (give it a watch, it's incredible)

I love their portrayal in Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 (as a retelling of the biblical narrative and not considering the real historical events). It convey their strategic thinking and worries concerning their own power, which are shown in the book of John.

Hope you like the drawing! If you have anything to add or comment, please don't feel reluctant to share it <3

[judasiscariotsfemalehysteria]

If Jesus Christ Superstar came out in 2015 🤭

Based on the glorious original

[muyenbroma]

more jcs stuff from my twitter. arena tour my beloved etc

[judasspell]

i couldn't decide which version was better

[violetgauze]

does everyone want to see my new favourite jcs Caiaphas and Annas ever

why are they so SLUTTY

[va-tosca]

You... Like... Can buy it. For money... Don't even have to sell your soul for it.

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[artandthebible]

Christ Before the High Priest

Artist: Gerard van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592-1656)

Genre: Religious Art

Date: circa 1617

Medium: OIl on Canvas

Collection: National Gallery, London

Christ Before the High Priest is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst, created around 1617. It now hangs in London's National Gallery. It depicts Jesus Christ being questioned by the High Priest Caiaphas shortly before being sentenced to death.

Who was Caiaphas?

Caiaphas was the son-in-law of Annas, the former high priest, which may have accounted for his own rise to power. Caiaphas was also a member of one of the ruling Jewish sects, the Sadducees. Sadducees were often wealthy men of high position and, as they sought to appease their Roman rulers, were heavily involved in politics. They held the majority seat in the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high court, over which Caiaphas ruled for the 18 years he served as high priest. In terms of theology, Sadducees denied the afterlife and any existence of the spiritual world (angels, demons, etc.). Because of these things, they were often at odds with Jesus due to His teachings about humility, heaven, and His own deity.

When the Jewish leaders had Jesus arrested at Passover, they first brought Him before Annas. After he had questioned Jesus, Annas sent Jesus to his son-in-law Caiaphas, who as the high priest would be the one to rule on Jesus’ fate. When Jesus stood before Caiaphas and the entire Sanhedrin, many false witnesses were brought forward, but nothing was found to warrant a death sentence (Matthew 26:59–60). Finally, Caiaphas stood up and addressed Jesus directly, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God” (verse 63). Jesus replied just as directly, “You have said so... But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven” (verse 64). Caiaphas had what he was looking for; he tore his robe and cried, “Blasphemy!” (verse 65). The result of the sham trial was that Jesus was pronounced “worthy of death” and beaten and mocked (verses 66–67). However, since the Jews could not legally execute prisoners, Caiaphas sent Jesus to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate.

[homecoming]

photos from the 50th anniversary tour of jesus christ superstar.

[purplespacekitty]

every now and then, the spirit of angsty rock musicals possesses me and I descend into a cycle of listening to, watching, acting out, talking about and singing Jesus Christ Superstar for about 2 weeks straight. during this time period, the falsettos of Ted Neeley and Ian Gillan, masterful ad libs of Carl Anderson, sorrowful balladic notes of Yvonne Elliman and all those who came before and after them consume my every waking thought. I become compelled to listen to every version of “Heaven On Their Minds” and “Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)” I can find, even the ones recorded with shitty iPhone cameras and mics. my voice goes hoarse singing along with Judas’ lament over blood money and Simon’s overenthusiastic powerpoint to Jesus about how great he is. I obsess over how cunty Judas’, Herod’s, Caiaphas’ and Pilate’s outfits are by production. I weep over the kiss of betrayal as Judas and Jesus are separated for the last time. I learn new stuff about the singers and productions every time.

I soak up the inevitable poetic tragedy of it all and then I go back to our regularly scheduled programming.

[mrfrunky]

So I just found out about Caiaphas smith and how unbelievably insane he is

- killed his first vampire at 15

- became a ghoul to live longer to kill more vampires (he drinks the blood of his dead prey)

- isn’t on the red list because it is a well known law that if any Camarilla vampires see Caiaphas they have to avoid ALL contact, hoping that he just dies of old age in 20 years rather than fighting the fucking guy

And if you are questioning why he is such a problem, let’s look at his stats!

I am in absolute fear of this man. What the fuck is wrong with him.

[chr1sq]

Jesus Christ 1973 fanart dump 💗

[ggrna]

old men yaoi

[judasiscariotsfemalehysteria]

I watched Judas (2004) and welp

So erm this was supposed to just be a couple sentences but ended up becoming a full-blown rant, please bare with me

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD AND BRIEF MENTIONS OF SUICIDE ⚠️

So basically it all started when Judas saw Jesus going bonkers in the temple and got really horny-

Then he decided to invite Him back to his place for some grapes (malewife mode activated)

Afterwards Caiaphas and co. abduct Judas (this happens a total of three times) and attempt to blackmail him

Caiaphas calls Judas ‘son’

Judas ignores Caiaphas and runs away with Jesus. They start play-fighting and end up wrestling on the ground

Jesus says “I want you to spend eternity with me“

Unfortunately the harmony is short-lived. Judas sees Jesus hugging Matthew and gets jealous

Pilate, Herod and Caiaphas regularly get together for tea and crumpets

Here Judas is basically the stand-in for Simon Zealots. We learned that his father died in an attempt to stir up a Jewish insurrection. Flower!child Jesus asks Judas why he’s staying despite their contradicting beliefs and he replies: “I’m drawn to you like a thirsty horse to a riverbed” 😳

Babygirl 🌸

Supportive mama Iscariot tells her son he should invite his new boyfriend over for Passover, then promptly dies

OMG THE KISS

Judas really just smushed their faces together 🥴

The cinematic choices here are really cool, Jesus is almost always surrounded by light Star Wars hologram lookin ass whereas Judas is consumed by shadow the edgelord

After turning Jesus in Judas instantly regrets it, and tries to get the apostles together to rescue Him. It doesn’t work (obviously) so he screams and cries his way through the trial before going to hang himself

His last thought is of Jesus asking him to join the Eternal Kingdom 🥺

JESUS AND JUDAS’ DEATHS PARALLEL EACHOTHER

The disciples take Judas down because they know it’s what Jesus would have wanted, praying for him as the screen fades to black

The end 🥲

Conclusion

Judas has the vibes of an early 2000s made-for-tv movie (which it is) so I got what I came for. Definitely a fun ride if you like JCS and want to see attractive people acting out a biblically-inaccurate rendition of The Passion in the style of Gladiator (2000) or Troy (2004). The language used is modern, everyone speaks in American or English accents. Pilate even uses the term ‘rabble-rousing’ Overall I give Judas 18 silver pieces out of 30, for being corny and anachronistic but homoerotic enough to satiate all the freaks out there like me

To think this all could have been prevented if Judas just took his iron pills

Bonus quotes:

“Don’t leave me, I thought I was special to you!”

-Judas

“I wish you could love yourself the way I love you.”

-Jesus

P.S. I’ve seen Jonathan Scarfe referred to as ‘the whinier Glenndas’ so please proceed with caution if you do plan on giving it a watch! Here’s the link:

[shadow-academic]

Sorting Jesus Christ Superstar

Happy Easter, everybody! It’s been way too long since I did one of these, but I’ve got my favorite piece of Easter media on the brain (and on the phonograph). So! Let’s Sort Jesus Christ Superstar!

A more detailed break-down of the system I’m using is right here, but the basics are these:

PRIMARY (ie MOTIVE)

BADGER ~ Loyal to the group.

SNAKE ~ Loyal to yourself and your Important People.

LION ~ Subconscious Idealist. Ideals are linked to feelings and instincts.

BIRD ~ Conscious Idealist. Ideals are linked to built systems and external facts.

SECONDARY (ie METHOD)

BADGER ~ Connect with the group. Make allies, work steadily and well. Be whatever the situation calls for. If you find a locked door, knock.

SNAKE ~ Connect with the environment. Notice things. Tell people what they want to hear. If you find a locked door, get in through the window.

BIRD ~ Collect skills, knowledge, personas, useful friends. If you find a locked door, track down the key or try to pick the lock.

LION ~ Be honest, be direct, speak your truth. Either the obstacle is going down or you are. If you find a locked door, kick it in.

Jesus Christ is very definitely a Lion secondary. He knows What Must Be Done, and he knows that What Must Be Done requires him to die, and he unflinchingly and unwaveringly keeps moving toward that end goal despite the Apostles trying to defend him and Pilate (this musical's resident Snake secondary) desperately trying to find an alternative solution, any alternative solution, that won't require Jesus to die.

For his Primary, I was leaning Lion up until we reached "Trial Before Pilate" (my favorite number in the whole musical, by the way). During his debate with Pilate, Jesus says "I search for Truth, and find that I get damned!", and that is not only a very Bird sentiment, but it's a Bird who's burning.

Judas Iscariot, by contrast, is a Bird secondary. He's Jesus's tactician, his planner. To quote "Superstar" (the number you're most likely to have heard): "Every time I look at you, I don't understand Why you let the things you did get so out of hand You'd've managed better if you'd had this planned"

Judas's primary is trickier. I'm certain it's not Snake, because even though Jesus is his best friend, he still sells Jesus out when he thinks it's necessary for the greater good. His primary is either Badger, because his main focus is on the health and safety of the community, or he's a Bird whose Truth just happens to look very Badgery. I think he's actually another Bird primary whose system is modeled strongly after Jesus's own very Badger-looking early ministry, but Jesus has that direct-line connection to God which gives him additional context for his mission of dying for the sins of the people and all that. Judas lacks this context and is growing away from Jesus because he thinks Jesus is losing his way. That growing disconnect ends up with both of them burning their primaries at least somewhat.

I think Judas also had to build a Snake secondary model as a survival tactic against the Roman occupation, and it's this model that he's drawing on when he turns Jesus in, but you can tell it's not his real secondary because it really doesn't sit well with him, even as he's doing it.

Pontius Pilate is this musical's resident Snake secondary. Caiaphas wants Jesus to die for the good of the community, Jesus wants to die because of prophecy stuff, but it's in Pilate's hands and Pilate really doesn't want to kill this guy, so he spends his whole big number trying to find an alternative, any alternative, ultimately only giving up in the face of Jesus's uncooperative and unwavering Lion secondary.

I think he's a Lion primary; he doesn't want to kill Jesus because it really feels wrong to him, but at the same time he really doesn't seem like a "for the people" Badger primary.

Mary Magdalene has a very nurturing Badger secondary for sure. I'm inclined to sort her as a Snake/Badger, if only because it's the Lover sorting; where Jesus and Judas are arguing over how best to care for their flock as a whole, Mary Magdalene is the only one who's specifically looking after Jesus the person, where everyone else is looking to Jesus as a leader, messiah, whatever.

Caiaphas, the nearest thing this musical has to a real antagonist, is definitely a Bird secondary; his primary is trickier for the same reason that Judas's was. His goal is to prevent the genocide of the Jews by not provoking the Romans, but the question is, is he a Badger looking out for his community, or some flavor of Idealist looking out for the bigger picture of the Jewish nation? It's tricky. Only thing I'm sure he's not is a Snake primary, because he definitely does have that bigger-picture focus.

Simon Zealotes only gets one number, but he’s a fairly straightforward (and dumb) Revolutionary Double Lion.

Peter and Herod aren’t there for long enough to really get a handle on, but in summary:

Jesus Christ, Bird/Lion (burned primary) Judas Iscariot, Double Bird (Badger Truth, burning primary, Snake secondary model Pontius Pilate, Lion/Snake Mary Magdalene, Snake/Badger Caiaphas, Badger/Bird Simon Zealotes, Double Lion

[hobgoblinns]

ok im sorry to be the one to say this but. did they have to make them so fine

[byfaithmedia]

Jesus was arrested & taken to the house of Caiaphas, where he was held a prisoner. This ancient prison underneath what is believed to be Caiaphas’ house, shows the shocking conditions Jesus would have experienced. Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house - Luke 22:54.