Synoptics: He was. They tried to convict him by his own testimony ([Matt. xxvi, 62–64]; [Mark xiv, 60–63]; [Luke xxii, 66–71]).
A Jewish court did not question a prisoner. A prisoner could not even plead guilty.
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To the priest’s question, “Art thou the Christ?” what answer did he give?
Mark: “Jesus said, I am” ([xiv, 61, 62]).
Luke: “He said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe” ([xxii, 67]).
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When did his trial before the Sanhedrim take place?