What was the ruling body of Jews that voted on what to do with the early believers?

Les explains that the Sanhedrin was the ruling body of Jews that would have been voting what to do with these believers. He points out that these believing Jews had been arrested and brought back before the religious leaders of Jerusalem, and when they were put to death, he gave his voice against them. Les maintains the man was married. He reasons from the Jewish Old Testament economy that a person could not be a member of the Sanhedrin unless they were married and had children, because how can you judge in the areas of family relationships if you've never had the experience? He says that's nothing new and brings it back to I Timothy chapter 3, where Paul carries the same premise into the leadership of the Church: how can leaders lead intelligently and from experience if they've never had the responsibility of being a husband and a father? Les then notes this is one of those places where he asks people, regardless of denomination or what they think of the Apostle Paul, where they get the reasons for their church government or organization.