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Submitted: 2/9/2006
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Question: What is a sanhedrin?

Answer: Sanhedrin comes from the Greek term sunedrion (literally, 'sitting together') meaning council. The Sanhedrin is both a Jewish judicial and administrative body.

According to gospel accounts, Jesus was brought before the Jerusalem Sanhedrin, presided over by high priest Joseph Caiaphas.