Was the apostle Paul a member of the Sanhedrin?
Paul was a member of the Sanhedrin. As a Pharisee of Pharisees, he voted with religious councils to put believers to death or in prison, and he was high up in the echelons of Judaism at the time of Christ. These facts confirm his membership.
Les teaches that Paul was a Pharisee of Pharisees and he is positive Paul was a member of the Sanhedrin. He notes that others confirmed his thinking, and that Paul must have been a husband and father or he wouldn't have been a member. Paul says in Acts chapter 26 that when Jewish believers were persecuted and brought before religious councils, he voted with others to have them put to death or imprisoned, showing he was high up in the echelons of Judaism and temple worship at the time of Christ. Les also clarifies that the word translated 'church' is the Greek word Ekklesia, which can mean assembly, not always the Body of Christ.