| Every member of the Sanhedrin must be ordained, following a tradition from Moses. |
| The loss of the temple was a divine judgment on account of the unfaithfulness of the priests, scribes and Sanhedrin elders. |
| On the other hand, youth was also a disqualification to sit in the Sanhedrin. |
| The Talmud tells of a disagreement in the Sanhedrin over a point of law. |
| Nicodemus, mentioned only in the Gospel of John, was a Pharisee and probably a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest governing body. |
| None of the four evangelists mentions any sort of internal division during the Sanhedrin trial. |
