Welcome to the Investigators Guide to the Bible. This episode, we cover the Sanhedrin, Snidely Whiplash and answer the age-old question, “Can we end world hunger with a Vatican yard sale?” We’ll probably throw a couple other stories in, too. I’m Tony. I’m the author, the narrator, chief researcher...I’m also the assistant researcher and I make the coffee. But enough about me. Like and subscribe for new episodes. Share the episode and nominate me for the Substack Stack of Fame! Okay, let’s get moving: Who’s Who In The Zoo?

Resources and References so I can pretend I’m really smart:

* Most Bible quotes I used come from the New American Bible, Revised Edition. Washington, DC: Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 2010 This is just my working Bible for most of these episodes. Any Bible you use will be fine for all of the Biblical references.

1. Hecht, Mendy. “How far am I allowed to walk on Shabbat?” Chabad.org, Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center

(https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/484235/jewish/How-far-am-I-allowed-to-walk-on-Shabbat.htm#:~:text=However%2C%20even%20walking%20on%20Shabbat,a%20long%20trek%20on%20Shabbat.&text=The%20content%20on%20this%20page,to%20www.AskMoses.com, also at

http://www.askmoses.com/

, accessed 5 may 2025)

2. Mishna Sanhedrin 1.6, Online Version from Sefaria. (https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Sanhedrin.1.6?lang=bi, accessed most recently 7 May 2025)

Eisenberg, Ronald L. “Beit Dins and Sanhedrin.” My Jewish Learning. (https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/beit-din/, accessed 8 Dec 2022)

3. Mishna Sanhedrin 17b, Online Version from Sefaria. (https://www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.17b.8?lang=bi, accessed most recently 7 May 2025)

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