On a new page miss the top two lines and… List as many reasons as you can why Mark would want to show the arrest and trial as illegal

3.5 Trial before the High Priest Describe the trial before the High Priest Why was Jesus tried before the High Priest? Why did this trial have to take place? Why might this affect Christian attitudes to justice today?

Trial before the High Priest Read page 72 What was the law in the Torah about judgements and conviction? What was the Sanhedrin? Who was the High Priest? Activity 2 Activity 3 In what ways does Mark show the trial to be unfair and even illegal? What eventually leads to Jesus’ conviction and death? Why did the Sanhedrin not impose the death penalty? Why is this passage important for Christians today? (8) Activity 4 Why is it significant that Jesus caused his own conviction? What do we learn about Peter from this passage? Caiaphas

Christians today The fact that this trial was so unfair encourages Christians to make sure that modern trials are just Jesus directly says that he is the Son of God and Son of Man. This also shows us that he is the Messiah The fact that the trial was unfair and illegal shows us that Jesus was innocent The trial breaks down and they only convict because Jesus deliberately says that he is the Messiah- he is in control

Why was it unfair? False Witnesses It was at night- illegal It was not blasphemy the beating of a prisoner during the trial was illegal • a prisoner could not be condemned purely on his own testimony • 24 hours had to elapse before sentence was carried out

Attitudes to Justice The fact that this trial was so unfair encourages Christians to make sure that modern trials are just The law must not be influenced by personal feelings- biased- Jesus was convicted because they disliked him Jesus was beaten during the trial- Christians would not see this as just and would want to prevent it happening again The trial was illegal, it broke the law in several different ways. Christians would want justice/legal system to be transparent