Hanan ben Hanan

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Hanan ben Hanan (Greek: Ἀνάνου Ἄνανος "Ananos son of Ananos", Latin Anani Ananus or Ananus filius Anani, d. 68 CE) was a high priest of Herodian-era Iudaea Province. He ruled for a few short months in AD 63 (Jewish War Book 4, Chapters 3-5). He is most well known as the high priest who ordered the execution by stoning of James the Just (Antiquities of the Jews Book 20, Chapter 9). However, popular opinion against Hanan due to this act led the recently-appointed Roman governor Lucceius Albinus to depose the high priest. Ben Hanan was succeeded by Jesus son of Damneus, who was also deposed before the end of the year. Hanan was killed when the Edomites were let into Jerusalem by the Zealots and carried out a great massacre.