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What was the method to execute adulterers in jesus' time?

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IR_2017

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November 20, 2021 - 12:20 pm

John 8:4-5 says stoning. Sifra kedoshim 10,8 san 52 b says strangulation.

IR_2017

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November 20, 2021 - 12:21 pm

Did both methods exist?

did strangulation replace stoning?

Jill_L

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December 16, 2021 - 2:36 pm

It’s my understanding that what is written and what actually took place are two different things.

Robert

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December 16, 2021 - 5:27 pm

Stephen

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December 16, 2021 - 9:46 pm

I have to ask. Did they strangle both or just the woman? We saw how the stoning went.

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