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Pronunciation: [sˈanhɛdɹɪm] (IPA)

The Sanhedrim was an assembly of Jewish leaders who were responsible for making important religious and political decisions. This word has been used for centuries, but there are other synonyms that can be used to refer to the same concept. Some of these synonyms include Beit Din, which is a Jewish court of law, the Great Council, and the Rabbinical Assembly. Other alternatives include the Jewish High Council or the Great Sanhedrin. These synonyms reflect the various contexts in which the Sanhedrim was referenced, from legal authority in Jewish tradition to community organization. Regardless of the term used, the Sanhedrim played an important role in the history of Judaism.
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Than in all this their Jewish Sanhedrim.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
This inexperienced Galilean could not be supposed to understand the populace of Jerusalem as well as the old member of the Sanhedrim, who was familiar with all the outs and ins of party politics in the metropolis.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
The little Sanhedrim had within it the school of Hillel, which was swayed by mercy, and its Rabbi was Burnbrae; and the school of Shammai, whose rule was inflexible justice, and its Rabbi was Lachlan Campbell.
"Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"
Ian Maclaren

Famous quotes with Sanhedrim

  • Am I less man because I believe in a greater man? The barriers of flesh and bone fell down when the Poet of Galilee spoke to me; and I was held by a spirit, and was lifted to the heights, and in midair my wings gathered the song of passion. And when I dismounted from the wind and in the Sanhedrim my pinions were shorn, even then my ribs, my featherless wings, kept and guarded the song.
    Khalil Gibran

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