Subject: Was Paul married and to a Sanhedrin woma |
Bible Note: Good Evening Angel Although I know of no scripture specifically mentioning he was a member of the Sanhedrin there are a couple of interesting passages that indicate he may have been. 1. Acts 4:15-16 "But when they had ordered them to leave the Council, they began to confer with one another, saying, "What shall we do with these men? For the fact that a noteworthy miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name." This is the part of the trial the the apostles found themselves in before the Sanhedren. The question here is if all the disciples were put out of the counsel how does this part of the discussion come to be written here. It is possible that Paul was there and related this part of the story to Luke. Of course Gameliel could have told it to Paul as well. 2. Paul or should I say Saul was also intimate with those of the Sanhedrin that stoned Stephen in Ch 7. This is off the subject but an interesting thing here is that Paul being of Tarsus was a Hellenistic Jew ( a non Israel native Jew) and the synagog? of the freedmen was a hellenistic Jewish Synagoge. these were the guys that brought Stephen before the Sanhedrin and the stoned him with Saul's support. Later after Paul is converted and is defending the faith in Jerusalem (Acts 9:28-31), he is seen arguing (and winning) with the hellenistic Jews. Who also began to try and kill him. There are a lot of parallels between Stephen's preaching to the hellenistic Jews and Paul doing the same thing. I wonder if the ones Paul was preaching to were the same ones he at one time had stood with when stephen was stoned. But now the shoe is on the other foot and they are trying to kill Him. Is this an instance of Divine justice? What goes around comes around, you reap what you sow etc. It seems Paul has come full circle. another interesting thing is that The persecution started with Paul at Stephens stoning and it ended with Paul when the disciples sent him away to Tarsus. Acts 9:30-31. Just some rambling thoughts. Blessing to you Aaron |