What was the Sanhedrin Council? Who were the members?
The word Sanhedrin is a transliteration of the Greek word synedrion which means “council, meeting or assembly.” 2 Josephus refers to the Sanhedrin Council multiple times. 3 There is …
What is the difference between chief priests and high priests?
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 …
Why did the Jews not crucify Jesus, but then kill Stephen?
Andrey Zeigarnik from Raanana, Israel, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Second, the article “Ancient Temple Mount ‘warning’ stone is ‘closest thing we have to the Temple’” written …
Did the people who crucified Christ go to hell or the Lake of Fire?
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, …
What happened to Pontius Pilate after the death of Christ?
After Jesus died on the cross, the gospels record that Pilate allowed several members of the Sanhedrin, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, to bury Jesus (Mark 15:43; John 3:1; 19:38 …
Who Gave Jesus the Authority To Do These Things? - NeverThirsty
Sanhedrin Council Confronts Jesus. Jesus has just finished giving the disciples a lesson on how to have their prayers answered. They needed His teaching because the disciples continued …
Nicodemus Comes To Jesus By Night - NeverThirsty
The Sanhedrin Council was the top religious body of the Jewish nation. This means that Nicodemus was a powerful individual among Jews and highly respected as a holy man.John …
John the Baptist's Testimony - NeverThirsty
The Sanhedrin was the supreme court of the Jews, and it was composed of 70 religious leaders. Rabbi Hillel was once the president of this important council. During Jesus’ time here on earth, …
The Talmud — Says on the eve of the Passover Christ died
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.
Religious Leaders Plan to Kill Jesus - NeverThirsty
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 …