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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 — • The supreme council and court of justice among the Jews Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sanhedrin Sanhedrin † … Catholic encyclopedia
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 — /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
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
SANHEDRIN — (Heb. סַנְהֶדְרִין), fourth tractate in the Mishnah order of Nezikin. The sequence of the tractates within an order being as a rule determined by the size of the tractates, it should be remembered that the three Bavot originally constituted one… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sanhedrin — [san′ədrim΄san hē′drin, sanhe′drin; san′ə drin΄] n. [TalmudHeb sanhedrin (gedola), (great) council < Gr synedrion, assembly < syn , together + hedra, seat: see SIT] the highest court and council of the ancient Jewish nation, having… … English World dictionary
Sanhedrin — San he*drin, Sanhedrim San he*drim, n. [Heb. sanhedr[=i]n, fr. Gr. ?; ? with + ? a seat, fr. ? to sit. See {Sit}.] (Jewish Antiq.) the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Great Assembly — The Great Assembly (Hebrew: כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה) or Anshei Knesset HaGedolah (אַנְשֵׁי כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה, The Men of the Great Assembly ), also known as the Great Synagogue, was, according to Jewish tradition, an assembly of 120 scribes,… … Wikipedia
