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Sanhedrin

Related: Pharisees; Sadducees   The Sanhedrin (the Council, Acts 23:1) was made up of both Pharisees and Sadducees. The word sanhedrin or sanhedrim means ‘a sitting together’, and is most often translated “the council”. The word comes up an number of times in scripture; e.g. Matt. 5:22; Matt. 26:59; Mark 14:55; Mark 15:1. The Sanhedrin was […]
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Acts 23

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Paul’s Defense before the Sanhedrin & Deliverance to Felix Acts 23   Acts 23. In this chapter, Paul appeared before the Sanhedrin and things initially went from bad to worse. After rebuking the high priest and then retracting his words, Paul appealed to the resurrection in order to divide the council, which led […]