"Six separate hearings, in one night. First before Annas — the former high priest, the godfather of the Jerusalem power structure. Then before Caiaphas — his son-in-law and the sitting high priest. Then before the full Sanhedrin — the supreme Jewish council of 70 elders."
"Then, when dawn came, they needed Rome involved — because only Rome could authorize an execution. So Jesus is transferred. Now before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. Then, because Pilate learns He's a Galilean, He's sent