Administration of Justice in the New Testament
Judea was part of the Roman Empire and so was subject to Roman jurisdiction. But there was also a Jewish, religious court which pronounced rulings on internal Jewish matters: the Sanhedrin
The two best-known people from the New Testament that had dealings with Roman laws were Jesus and Paul.
Jesus before the Judge
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