Supreme Sanhedrin

Supreme Sanhedrin
Jewish court in the days of the Second Temple, committee of elders

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • SANHÉDRIN — SANHÉDRI Terme venant du grec sunedrion (conseil, tribunal, école) et adopté par les Juifs à l’époque du second Temple pour désigner l’institution suprême, politique, religieuse et judiciaire du peuple d’Israël, à savoir une assemblée de soixante …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sanhedrin — • The supreme council and court of justice among the Jews Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sanhedrin     Sanhedrin     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Sanhedrin — Sanhédrin  Pour le traité talmudique Sanhédrin, voir Sanhédrin (traité). Le Sanhédrin est l assemblée législative traditionnelle du peuple juif ainsi que son tribunal suprême qui siège normalement à Jérusalem. Son nom n est pas d origine… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sanhedrin — (also Sanhedrim) ► NOUN ▪ the highest court of justice and the supreme council in ancient Jerusalem. ORIGIN Hebrew, from Greek sunedrion council …   English terms dictionary

  • SANHEDRIN — Great Sanhedrin usually means the supreme political, religious, and judicial body in Palestine during the Roman period, both before and after the destruction of the Temple, until the abolishment of the patriarchate (c. 425 C.E.). The precise… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Sanhedrin — /san hed rin, hee drin, sahn , san i drin/, n. Jewish Hist. 1. Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century B.C. 2. Also called Lesser… …   Universalium

  • Sanhédrin — Pour le traité talmudique Sanhédrin, voir Sanhédrin (traité). Le Sanhédrin, d une encyclopédie de 1883 Le Sanhédrin est l assemblée législative traditionnelle du peuple juif ainsi que son t …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sanhedrin — The Sanhedrin (), and so an additional judge is required (12–10). Finally, a court should not have an even number of judges to prevent deadlocks; thus 23.] The Great Sanhedrin was the Supreme Court of ancient Israel. In total there were 71… …   Wikipedia

  • Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus — The Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus is an event reported by all the Canonical Gospels of the Bible. (and and , when Annas questions Jesus about his teachings and followers, Jesus refuses to be co operative and instead says that he taught nothing in… …   Wikipedia

  • Sanhedrin — noun Etymology: Late Hebrew sanhedhrīn (gĕdhōlāh) (great) Sanhedrin, from Greek synedrion council, from synedros sitting in council, from syn + hedra seat more at sit Date: 1588 the supreme council and tribunal of the Jews during postexilic times …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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