The Sanhedrin Council in Christ's time was different than it is today. Learn the differences and which New Testament personalities served on the Council.

Here we are told Stephen was brought to Council, that is, the Sanhedrin Council. It was usually convened in the temple. Then false witnesses said that Stephen was speaking blasphemy against …

The Sanhedrin Council planned to kill Jesus months before the supposedly just trial was even started. Yet, it occurred because God had planned from the foundation of the world for it to occur.

The Sanhedrin was a religious body composed of seventy religious leaders that included Pharisees, Sadducees, and others. The Sadducees, an upper-class and wealthy elite, dominated this …

In the time of Christ, the high priest’s responsibility included the following: making atonement for the nation of Israel on the Day of Atonement 2, participating in the sacrifices when he desired 3, …

The Talmud (“teaching” or “study”) is a multi-volume compilation containing the Mishnah (oral legal teachings) and a Jewish commentary on the Mishnah, the Gemara. It is the basis of Jewish religious …

These three classes were in the Sanhedrin. Clearly a large committee of the Sanhedrin including both Sadducees and Pharisees here confront Jesus in a formal attack upon his authority for cleansing the …

The Sanhedrin Council included a small number of Pharisees. A smaller number of the priests and Levites were Pharisees. The Pharisees were religiously conservative, yet they basically rejected the …

Then Jesus was taken away to be tried by the Sanhedrin Council and eventually to be crucified the next day. Primary Reason Judas Betrayed Christ Why did Judas betray Jesus since so many people …

Matthew 27:19 (NASB) History records that Pilate avoided her counsel and crucified Jesus Christ. His decision may have also been made to avoid a bad report to Rome. After Jesus died on the cross, the …