The Hope of the Resurrection

Paul encounters more hostility, as Lysias sets him before the Jewish Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin included the high priestly aristocracy and the ruling elders, who were mainly Sadducees. The minority of members were Pharisees, who were represented among the scribes. The trial takes a sharp turn when Paul, still in the middle of his speech, brings up the reason for his arrest: "the hope of the resurrection" (verse 6). His words end up "dividing and conquering."