How did the early Christians and Apostles Get into the temple? Shouldn't they have been stoned by the Jews for preaching Jesus as God? How did the early Christians and Apostles get into the temple? Shouldn't they have been stoned by the Jews for preaching Jesus as God? Acts 2:46-47 reads:
&quot;Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.&quot;
But how is it possible they could get into the temple every day? Wouldn't the Jews stone them to death for preaching Jesus as God? The Jews would have heavily outnumbered them, I don't understand how this could have happened. Why did they &quot;enjoy the favor of all the people?&quot; Wouldn't the people hate them for declaring that a man is God? Or at a minimum, wouldn't at least the Pharisees hate them?
I just don't understand how this could have happened. Even in 2021, if a Christian were to walk up to the wailing wall (the last remnants of the temple) and started declaring that Jesus is God, they would at a minimum be escorted away, but they might get worse treatment than that. Surely in 30 AD they would have been killed for this? Or at least permanently banned with the threat of death if they ever entered again?
Can anyone shed light on this issue? It makes me question how the Bible can be true, because logically this just doesn't make any sense at all at first glance. What am I missing?
Insufficient Authority

This answer sheds light on the question: https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/5558/in-the-time-of-jesus-were-the-jewish-authorities-allowed-to-execute
The Jews were not permitted to sentence a person to death without the consent of the governing Roman official. The above article (citing Josephus) shows how, after one official (Porcius Festus) died in office, before his replacement could be sent from Rome, the high priest arrogated the power to have James, a leader in the Christian church, executed. Once the new Roman official arrived, he removed that high priest from office for this serious breach.

Fear of the Crowd


25 Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are
standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” 26 At that, the
captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not
use force, because they feared that the people would stone them. (Acts
5:25-26)


Fear of Public Opinion, possible insurrection

Peter healed a lame man in the temple courts in front of a crowd. This made him popular.

13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they
were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note
that these men had been with Jesus. 14 But since they could see the
man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing
they could say. 15 So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin
and then conferred together. 16 “What are we going to do with these
men?” they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have
performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it. 17 But to stop this
thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them
to speak no longer to anyone in this name.” (Acts 4:13-17)


Futility of Legal Measures and God's Protection

When the authorities did arrest the Apostles, on occasion God would send angels to set them free.

17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of
the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They
arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But during
the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and
brought them out. 20 “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and
tell the people all about this new life.”

If God's holy angels told the Apostles to stand in the temple courts, they were well protected.