Annas was questioning Jesus about His teaching. He knew that Annas was really just trying to trip Him up and get Him to say something they could use against Him. That's why Jesus told him to go and ask the people that heard Him teach, as He taught in the synagogue and in the open.
I believe that the only reference to Annas after the ascention of Christ was his intergation of several of the disciples.
Matthew 26:57 says that after jesus was arrested they took him away to Caiphas first. John 28:13 says that after Jesus was arrested they took him away to Annas first. After Jesus was examined by either Caiphas (Luke 26) or by Annas (John 28), He was then brought to the Sanhedrin. After the Sanhedrin, Jesus was brought to Pontius Pilate. After Pontius Pilate, Jesus was taken to Herod, tetrarch off Galilee, who was attending the Passover at Jerusalem.
The father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest during the time of Jesus, was Annas. Annas had served as high priest before Caiaphas and still held influence within the priesthood.
Jesus was first taken to the high priest named Annas before being brought to Caiaphas.
Caiaphas was the High Priest at the time of Jesus' death (Matthew 26:57). In the Gospel of John 18:12-14, we see that Jesus was taken first to Annas. Annas had been the High Priest from A.D. 6-15. Annas was still a powerful man and many still considered him High Priest. Caiaphas was Annas' son-in-law. Also 5 of Annas' sons were High Priest at one time or another. This once priestly office was contaminated greatly politically. Jesus was taken to Annas first to stall for time so that the full Sanhedrin could be gathered at Caiaphas' house for the trial of Jesus.
Read about Jesus' reply to the 3 questions of Pilate in the Gospel of John, ch.18 and vs. 13 to 38. Please note that Jesus did not reply to the third question as Pilate did not require it.
No, Pontius Pilate was the Roman Procurator of Judea. (Like a governor). It was his job to keep the peace between Rome and Judea. Pilate was the authority in Judea, even over the High Priests except in religious matters. When Jesus was brought to the Jewish leaders He was taken first to Annas. Annas had been the High Priest from A.D. 6 to A.D. 15. Then Jesus was taken to Caiaphas the current High Priest and son-in-law to Annas.
Jesus then told a parable about 'the good Samaritan'.
Annas was the retired high priest when Jesus stood before him. The actual high priest was Caiaphas Annas's son-in-law. The priesthood was almost totally corrupted, Annas was the power and ruled through his fives sons.
Jesus Christ, Judas Iscariot. Mary Magdalene, Pontius Pilate, Caiaphas, Annas, Peter, Simon Zealotes, King Herod
Kent Annas's birth name is Robert Kent Annas.
Julia Annas was born in 1946.