Why was Jesus tried by Rome instead of the Sanhedrin?
Pilate, being the Prefect of Judea, was the final legal authority in Judea in respect to capital punishment. The Sanhedrin was a decision-making body in respect to local matters. Members of the Sanhedrin, including Caiaphas knew that in order to eliminate Jesus, they had to make him an enemy of Rome; this is why they asked him if he was the Son of God, (a title more-or-less held by Emperor…
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