The Gospel of Matthew has been redacted and added to, that is one point this author failed to mention. The second point is the Romans voted these courts into position of power, this was not done according to the Torah. In the Torah the Priests had to be descendants of Aaron. The second point is the burial of Yeshua. If the Sanhedrin did sign off on his execution the Sanhedrin would also have been responsible for his burial. According to the Talmud, the Sanhedrin had two graveyards ready for the use of the court, the one was for those who were beheaded or strangled and the one for those who were stoned or burned. No where is crucifixion mentioned, this was not the method of execution according to the Jewish Laws. Many times the disgraced criminal would be put on a tree after the execution then later brought down for burial. Felons were not permitted to be buried with their ancestors, but were buried in one of the two graveyards that the Sanhedrin maintained. The third point: The Sanhedrin was composed of the leaders of the Jews and was an extension of the Roman Government. Their job was to keep the peace among their people. Anyone that was a threat to the Roman Government or the system that was established was brought up before them. They would question the person and then decide if they should be taken to the Roman Government for further action. The Sanhedrin represented their nation before the Roman administration. If the Jewish leaders did their job as the Romans required and kept the peace within their community the Romans allowed them to keep their temple, sacrifices and positions. I am disappointed in this book as there were too many key issues that were not addressed or ignored.