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Peter's Trial Below While Christ's Trial Proceeds Above - Illustration on denial and accountability | IllustrateTheWord

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Peter's Trial Below While Christ's Trial Proceeds Above

The *tablinum*—the grand reception chamber with marble or alabaster benches—held the Sanhedrin's formal proceeding against Jesus.

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