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Capital punishment among the jews

Capital punishment among the jews

by David de Sola Pool

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About this eBook

Author
Pool, David de Sola, 1885-1970
Title
Capital punishment among the Jews : a paper read before the New York Board of Jewish Ministers
Original Publication
New York: Bloch Publishing Company, 1916.
Credits
deaurider, PrimeNumber and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare
Subject
Capital punishment (Jewish law)
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 77702
Release Date
January 16, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AMONG THE JEWS
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.The Four Methods of Capital Punishment — (a) Stoning — (b) Burning — (c) Beheading — (d) Strangulation
  4. 4.Jewish Attitude Towards Capital Punishment
  5. 5.Rabbinical Modifications
  6. 6.Legal Restrictions
  7. 7.Practise and Theory
  8. 8.Post-Talmudic Development — FOOTNOTES:

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