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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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things, <strong>the</strong> name ^ Chebher' now disappears from<br />

<strong>the</strong> end, p. m4; coins <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Maccabees, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Rabbinical celebrities (^<strong>the</strong> couples' i».m« or<br />

Zugoth) are only teachers <strong>of</strong> traditionalism, <strong>and</strong><br />

ecclesiastical authorities. <strong>The</strong> 'eldership,'* which<br />

under <strong>the</strong> earlier Maccabees •y«povir£» was<br />

called '<strong>the</strong> tribunal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Asmoneans,''' now<br />

passed into <strong>the</strong> n^i' Safihedrin.*' Thus we place <strong>the</strong><br />

origin <strong>of</strong> this institution about <strong>the</strong> ^ I3n time <strong>of</strong><br />

Hyrcanns. With this Jewish tradition fiilly<br />

a^rrees.^ <strong>The</strong> t^^^^^^^^n power <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sanhedrin<br />

would, <strong>of</strong> course, vary with political circum- Ab.<br />

z. m6 stances, being at times almost absolute, as in<br />

<strong>the</strong> reign <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pharisaic ' ^''^p'*^ devotee-Queen,<br />

Alex<strong>and</strong>ra, while at o<strong>the</strong>rs it was shorn <strong>of</strong> all but<br />

h^<strong>the</strong>N.T. ecclesiastical authority. But as <strong>the</strong><br />

Sanhedrin was in full force at <strong>the</strong> y!^^ time <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Jesus</strong>, its organisation will claim our attention in<br />

<strong>the</strong> sequel. iJ^tJ;j2]'<br />

After this brief outline <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> origin <strong>and</strong><br />

development <strong>of</strong> an insti- J2,7ft Lnke tution which<br />

exerted such decisive influence on <strong>the</strong> future <strong>of</strong>

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