10-11-2022, 06:31 AM
The idea that people who have lost an argument can sometimes not bother with the argument any further, can apply to the Sanhedrin. Possibly. Also, I've had a number of pastors say that the Sanhedrin collectively knew that Jesus' claims to divinity were true, and because they didn't like the implications of that being known in such an official way, the questioning didn't really continue. I don't know, maybe that was the case with a few of them, but that seems to be mostly conjecture. I don't know how anyone would know that about them.
But honestly, it seems to me the main reason was that Jesus was simply a threat to their power. He had gained enough popular support for them to notice, and getting rid of Him in one way or another was their way of stopping a potential threat. That would appear to be in character for the ruling elite, generally-speaking.
But honestly, it seems to me the main reason was that Jesus was simply a threat to their power. He had gained enough popular support for them to notice, and getting rid of Him in one way or another was their way of stopping a potential threat. That would appear to be in character for the ruling elite, generally-speaking.