[DOC] [TLE] Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes [PAR] Most members lived communal, celibate lives. ... The Sadducees were another 
prominent Jewish religious sect in the time of Christ. .... was the so-called '
Council of the Temple,' 'Judicature of the Priests,' or 'Elders of .... Pharisees and 
Sadducees concerned: the rule of faith and practice; the 'after death;' ...... 71a; 
Eccl. R. iii. [DOC] [TLE] History of the Sanhedrin: Who was the Council? - Bill Petro [PAR] Mar 22, 2016 ... At the time of Jesus two religio-political parties within Judaism were represented 
in this membership: the Sadducees of the majority and the Pharisees of ... 
However, during the time of Jesus, the council had lost to the Roman governor ... 
Was Saul (the apostle Paul) the ruling (highest functioning) member of... [DOC] [TLE] Pharisees, Sadducees, and the Sanhedrin | Learning to Follow [PAR] May 4, 2008 ... Josephus (Jewish-Roman historian in the first century) indicated that the 
Pharisees ... The Sadducees were more elite and associated with the ruling class
. ... In Jesus' time it was mostly made up of Sadducees. ... was a powerful council 
made up of 71ish members, primarily Pharisees and Saducees. [DOC] [TLE] Sanhedrin - Wikipedia [PAR] The Sanhedrin was an assembly of twenty-three to seventy-one men appointed 
in every city in ... Judges in ancient Israel were the religious leaders and 
Teachers of the ... Great Sanhedrin of 71, which among other roles acted as the 
Supreme Court, ... As a reaction to Julian's pro-Jewish stance, Theodosius I 
forbade the... [DOC] [TLE] Jewish Groups in New Testament Times - Felix Just, SJ [PAR] Oct 19, 2001 ... Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Herodians, Zealots ... see Covenants and 
Pillars of Ancient Judaism), but different Jewish groups debated and ... Jews and 
Christians, most of the arguments between Jesus and his contemporaries .... who 
formed the ruling elite and were often members of official "councils". [DOC] [TLE] Who Were the Religious Leaders of Jesus's Day? [PAR] We see evidence of this loyalty to and fear of Rome in the Gospels: ... Then the 
chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, 'What shall we do? 
For this ... The Pharisees were a group that set out to preserve the Jews from this 
perceived threat. ... The Sadducees were of the wealthy ruling class in Jesus' day
. [DOC] [TLE] Vocabulary - Religion 211 with Huntington at Brigham Young ... [PAR] Jan 8, 2014 ... -70 individuals, plus the Jewish high priestwho was the presiding officer, 
making a total of 71 people. In N.T. times the council was made up of three 
classes of men: the elders ... and the scribes, who were mostly members of the 
Pharisees. While the Jews remained under Roman rule, they were allowed to... [DOC] [TLE] Historical Overview - The Sanhedrin English [PAR] The origin of the Sanhedrin can be found in the Council of the seventy elders 
founded by ... Counting Moses himself, it consisted of 71 members. ... Altogether, 
120 sages were members of the Great Assembly, although not all 120 were .... 
This begins the chapter in Jewish History known as the era of the Roman 
procurators. [DOC] [TLE] Pharisees, Sadducees & Essenes | Jewish Virtual Library [PAR] Ancient Jewish History: ... The most important of the three were the Pharisees 
because they are the spiritual fathers of modern Judaism. ... They also believed 
in a messiah who would herald an era of world peace. ... Jewish Supreme Court 
made up of 71 members whose responsibility was to interpret civil and religious 
laws. [DOC] [TLE] Sanhedrin | Free online library at BiblicalTraining.org [PAR] During most of the Roman period the internal government of the country was ... 
was practically under home rule and was governed by an aristocratic council of ... 
New members were formally admitted by the ceremony of the laying on of hands. 
... (2) a religious Sanhedrin composed of a laity of Pharisees headed by a rabbi,... [DOC] [TLE] What

Question: The 71 members of this Jewish religious council that ruled in Roman times were mostly Pharises
Answer: the Sanhedrin