(E) Sanhedrin in the New Testament
The Greek word sunedrion for sanhedrin, Strong's number 4892, occurs 22 times in the New Testament. These are Mat 5:22; 10:17; 26:59; Mark 13:9; 14:55; 15:1; Lk 22:66; John 11:47; Acts 4:15; 5:21, 27, 34, 41; 6:12, 15; 22:30; 23:1, 6, 15, 20, 28; 24:20. In three of these places (Mat 5:22; 10:17; Mark 13:9) a local court is the meaning, but in all other 19 cases this is the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem associated with the Temple. In 17 of these 19 cases the Greek definite article is used, which implies that there is only one Sanhedrin associated with the Temple. The two exceptions without the definite article are Mark 15:1 and John 11:47. The context of all 22 places is consistent in showing a civil court where accusation against a party is made, witnesses for or against that party are questioned, the accused party is questioned, and a judgment for or against that party is rendered. Except for Acts 23 where the outsider Paul introduced the doctrinal issue of the resurrection from the dead in order to cause strife and detract attention from his own case, in none of the meetings of the Sanhedrin associated with the Temple do we encounter a debate over the application of the law of Moses or the meaning of the Scripture. In the only examples available, the Sanhedrin appears to be a civil court in which civil cases are relevant, not an environment for the debate over biblical doctrine. The Sadducees and Pharisees appear to try to get along with one another peaceably within the Sanhedrin, except for the case in which Paul caused a stir over doctrine. The conclusion from the New Testament is that the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem associated with the Temple acted as the supreme court to hear cases, but did not engage in legislating new additions to the law of Moses.
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