tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post8519278989550818059..comments2024-03-27T12:05:54.777-04:00Comments on Messianic Mysteries of the Bible: The Passover Puzzle: part 4 of 4Mick Nultehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-17588058601956021332018-03-16T09:05:50.142-04:002018-03-16T09:05:50.142-04:00Assuming the Sadducees did eat the Passover accord...Assuming the Sadducees did eat the Passover according to their custom in 30 AD, it's possible that Christ was delivered to Pilate by the Lesser Sanhedrin which was composed of 23 Pharisees and did not include Caiaphas & Annas.Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-86820243479832668862016-04-19T08:08:14.015-04:002016-04-19T08:08:14.015-04:00Did the Sadducees eat the Passover according to th...Did the Sadducees eat the Passover according to their custom in 30 AD? Some historians have suggested that because of size of the celebration and the number of lambs that were sacrificed, the sacrificial period had to be extended beyond the period between sunset and darkness on Nisan 14. Extending it back into the daylight hours of Nisan 13 wasn’t an option. The Passover lambs had to be sacrificed on Nisan 14. Moreover, it wasn’t sensible to sacrifice the lambs after dark. The only workable solution was to move the sacrifice to the following afternoon, the sacrificial period observed by the Pharisees. Therefore, it’s unlikely that the Sadducees ate the Passover according to their custom in 30 AD, the year of Christ’s crucifixion.Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-34320165149382305902016-03-22T08:24:47.422-04:002016-03-22T08:24:47.422-04:00Caiaphas and Annas were only identified at Christ’...Caiaphas and Annas were only identified at Christ’s preliminary trial before the Sanhedrin. Chief priests were mentioned as His principal accusers when He came before Pilate. Were the chief priests Sadducees? Not necessarily. Shaye Cohen, author of “From the Maccabees to the Mishnah” said, “not all priests, high priests, and aristocrats were Sadducees; many were Pharisees, and many were not members of any group at all.”Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-30603408231203223252016-03-22T08:23:51.818-04:002016-03-22T08:23:51.818-04:00Officially, there was only one high priest. He wa...Officially, there was only one high priest. He was appointed by the Roman governor of Judea. At the time of Our Lord’s execution, Caiaphas held that office. His father-in-law Annas also received the respect due the high priest. Not only was he a former holder of that office, but also head of the most prominent high priestly family; his son-in-law and five sons had tenures as high priest. Notably, there were chief priests in addition to the high priest as confirmed in Matthew 26:3: “Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas.”Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147097367992301830.post-27920258700161008932016-03-22T08:20:05.323-04:002016-03-22T08:20:05.323-04:00The Sanhedrin was a Council of Elders. The Lesser...The Sanhedrin was a Council of Elders. The Lesser Sanhedrin was a panel of 23 members. The Great Sanhedrin was the 71 member council in its entirety which generally convened for matters of national importance. It was composed of both Sadducees and Pharisees. Annas was undoubtedly a Sadducee. It is more than likely that his son-in-law Caiaphas was a Sadducee as well. The whole council assembled after Christ’s arrest (Matthew 26:57,59; Mark 14:53,55; Luke 22:66). Later, Jesus was delivered to Pilate by the whole council (Matthew 27:1-2; Mark 15:1; Luke 23:1). Those who delivered Him hadn’t eaten the Passover (John 18:28).Mick Nultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770621126277620241noreply@blogger.com