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this_o conjecture_n that_o though_o caiaphas_n hold_v the_o high-priesthood_n much_o more_o than_o a_o year_n yet_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n be_v only_o annual_a and_o renew_v to_o he_o every_o year_n this_o conjecture_n may_v receive_v a_o confirmation_n from_o that_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_a rabbi_n in_o their_o 168._o gemara_n who_o speak_v of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o hasmonei_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o those_o day_n the_o highpriest_n be_v change_v every_o year_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o true_a of_o those_o time_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v ground_v on_o this_o that_o a_o little_a after_o under_o the_o roman_n at_o least_o for_o some_o time_n there_o be_v some_o such_o thing_n if_o not_o always_o a_o annual_a change_n yet_o a_o annual_a confirmation_n 2._o when_o it_o be_v say_v in_o s._n luke_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v to_o john_n in_o the_o time_n of_o annas_n and_o caiaphas_n the_o high-priest_n and_o 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