Sanhedrin, high priests and Pharisees

Jesus goes to a banquet given by Joseph of Arimathea. Lazarus, Gamaliel, Felix, John, Simon and Cornelius (Pharisees) are present. Jesus, for his part, has taken Thomas and Nicodemus with him. The guests talk about John the Baptist, whose holiness is indisputable, and how miracles do not necessarily prove holiness. They deviate to Aaron and Moses, talking in particular about the pontificate and the high priest, Caiaphas. Jesus gives a definition of a pontiff, but Felix is angry and leaves. Jesus then asks Gamaliel if he too wants a miracle, and Gamaliel only wants the sign the Child has promised him.

During the conversation with Joseph of Arimathea, with the Pharisees and his friends, Thomas and Simon the Zealot remain silent and do not intervene in the discussion reported by Maria Valtorta. The same goes for the other Simon, who is a friend of Joseph. When they talk about the high priest, they don't intervene.