Difference between revisions of "Council"

<p> '''Council.''' </p> <p> 1. The great council of the Sanhedrin, which sat at Jerusalem. ''See '' '''Sanhedrin''' ''.'' </p> <p> 2. The lesser courts, &nbsp;Matthew 10:17; &nbsp;Mark 13:9, of which there were two at Jerusalem and one in each town of Palestine. The constitution of these courts is a doubtful point. The existence of local courts, however constituted, is clearly implied in the passages quoted from the New Testament; and perhaps the "judgment," &nbsp;Matthew 5:21, applies to them. </p> <p> 3. [[A]] kind of jury or privy council, &nbsp;Acts 25:12, consisting of a certain number of assessors, who assisted Roman governors in the administration of justice and in other public matters. </p>