I was studying Acts 23 for our Sunday morning Bible class and
came across Ananias the high priest, who holds a trial against
Paul (Acts 23:2). What do we know about this high priest and
when did he rule?  NLT Study Bible:  Ananias was the Jewish high
priest from AD 47 to 58. – slap him: He apparently assumed that
Paul was lying and tried to intimidate him.  ESV Study Bible:
Acts 23:3 Paul, like Jesus, used the metaphor of whitewash for
hypocrisy (see Matt. 23:27). Ananias was a particularly bad high
priest. For the illegality of Ananias’s action, see Lev. 19:15.
I was surprised that ESV Study Bible did not give us any
information about Ananias. At least the NLT Study Bible gives us
the dates of his rule. Ananias is a fairly interesting person.
The Expositor’s Bible Commentary states:  Ananias the son of
Nedebaeus reigned as high priest from A.D. 48 to 58 or 59 and
was known for his avarice and liberal use of violence. Josephus
says he confiscated for himself the tithes given the ordinary
priests and gave l