Sanhedrin

The Sanhedrin is the name given in the mishna to the council of seventy-one Jewish sages who constituted the supreme court and legislative body in Judea during the Roman period. The make-up of the council included a president, vice president, and sixty-nine general members who all sat in the form of a semi-circle when in session. The constitution of seventy-one was to preclude the possibility of a tie.

Related Topics:
Mishna - Supreme court - Legislative body - Judea - Roman

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Etymologically, sanhedrin is a late Hebrew representation of the Greek word syn(h)edrion, "sitting together", i.e. an assembly.

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