en_tw_old/bible/other/jewishleaders.md

Jewish leaders, Jewish authorities, religious leaders

Facts:

The term "Jewish leaders" or "Jewish authorities" refers to religious leaders such as the priests and teachers of God's laws. They also had the authority to make judgments about non-religious matters as well.

• The Jewish leaders were the high priests, chief priests, and scribes (teachers of God's laws).
• Two main groups of Jewish leaders were the Pharisees and Saduccees.
• Seventy Jewish leaders met together in the Jewish Council in Jerusalem to make judgments about matters of law.
• Many Jewish leaders were proud and thought they were righteous. They were jealous of Jesus and wanted to harm him. They claimed to know God but did not obey him.
• Often the phrase "the Jews" referred to the Jewish leaders, especially in contexts where they were angry at Jesus and were trying to trick or harm him.
• These terms could also be translated as "Jewish rulers" or "men who ruled over the Jewish people" or "Jewish religious leaders."

(See also: ../other/jew.md, ../other/chiefpriests.md, ../other/council.md, ../kt/highpriest.md, ../other/pharisee.md, ../kt/priest.md, ../other/sadducee.md, ../other/scribe.md)

Bible References:

• Exodus 16:22-23
• John 02:17-19
• John 05:10-11
• John 05:16-18
• Luke 19:47-48

Examples from the Bible stories:

*24:03 Many religious leaders also came to be baptized by John, but they did not repent or confess their sins. *37:11 But the religious leaders of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered together to plan how they could kill Jesus and Lazarus. *38:02 He (Judas) knew that the Jewish leaders denied that Jesus was the Messiah and that they were plotting to kill him. *38:03 The Jewish leaders, led by the high priest, paid Judas thirty silver coins to betray Jesus. *39:05 The Jewish leaders all answered the high priest, "He (Jesus) deserves to die!" *39:09 Early the next morning, the Jewish leaders brought Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor. *39:11 But the Jewish leaders and the crowd shouted, "Crucify him!" *40:09 Then Joseph and Nicodemus, two Jewish leaders who believed Jesus was the Messiah, asked Pilate for Jesus' body. *44:07 The next day, the Jewish leaders brought Peter and John to the high priest and the other religious leaders.