entire trial procedure in such a matter is then reversed on every point, even to the extent of allowing the high priest greater leverage in the way he conducts the trial against the accused. This reversal process will be discussed in “The Jewish Trial”. There is little doubt that Jesus was brought before the Beth Din as a mesith, which is both a religious and political crime (one to be discussed in a future chapter). At least one scholar agrees with this assessment. “The description of the interrogation