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to: Jeff Snyder
from: Steve Asher
date: 2009-04-06 04:30:42
subject: Decapitation in Judaism

Hello Jeff...

Continuing, here is an extract from the online Jewish Encyclopedia,
the Laws, Noachian, which require capital punishment, normally by
decapitation, for breaches, and which are claimed to be still binding
on non-Jews (gentiles). While the nascent Sanhedrin is not yet in a
position to establish courts to enforce these laws, it is the clear
intention to do so.

From Jewish Encyclopedia 

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=113&letter=L

LAWS, NOACHIAN:
By : Isidore Singer   Julius H. Greenstone   

The Seven Laws.

Laws which were supposed by the Rabbis to have been binding upon mankind 
at large even before the revelation at Sinai, and which are still binding 
upon non-Jews.

[... ...]

In the elaboration of these seven Noachian laws, and in assigning punishments
for their transgression, the Rabbis are sometimes more lenient and sometimes
more rigorous with Noachidae than with Israelites. With but a few exceptions,
the punishment meted out to a Noachid for the transgression of any of the
seven laws is decapitation, the least painful of the four modes of execution
of criminals (see Capital Punishment). The many formalities of procedure
essential when the accused is an Israelite need not be observed in the case
of the Noachid. The latter may be convicted on the testimony of one witness,
even on that of relatives, but not on that of a woman. He need have had no
warning ("hatra'ah") from the witnesses; and a single judge may
pass sentence
on him (ib. 57a, b; "Yad," l.c. ix. 14). With regard to idolatry, he can be
found guilty only if he worshiped an idol in the regular form in which that
particular deity is usually worshiped; while in the case of blasphemy he may
be found guilty, even when he has blasphemed with one of the attributes of
God's name - an action which, if committed by an Israelite, would not be
regarded as criminal (ib. 56b; see Blasphemy).

[... ...]

Noahides (gentiles) are clearly considered to be less than Jews when it
comes to a trial; testimony of one witness (not a woman) being enough,
single judge (no jury?) - mandatory Noahide Courts will not be Courts
as we have now, which will be handy when it comes to beheading large
numbers of followers of Jesus Christ when the time comes - no need for
lengthy trials and appeals processes as we have now.

Cheers, Steve..

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