Why don't the Jews still support stoning, and extreme penalty?

Question

If they were good Jews wouldn't they support extreme punishment as outlined in the old testament?

For Jews, not Christians.

Do they still? I am uninformed I guess. For adultery etc?

Answer 1

contrary to popular mythology, the ancient jews did not go around stoning people for every little sin. the rabbis made laws against the death penalty so strict that it was very rarely applied.

"During Temple times all capital cases were decided by a Beth Din of 23 members. Certain situations required a special Beth Din (the Sanhedrin) comprising 71 members. Capital cases could only be judged in the Holy Land. 40 years before the destruction of the Second Temple (in 70 CE) the rabbis ceased to hear capital cases.

Capital cases required at least two witnesses who actually witnessed the crime (no circumstantial evidence was accepted). The accused had to have been warned that his actions would incur the death sentence. Witnesses in capital cases were cross examined extensively by the judges. If their testimony did not concur fully the case was dismissed. If the witnesses were found to be deliberately telling untruths they themselves would be tried for murder.

The verdict in capital cases was decided by a majority – a majority of one in order to exonerate the accused, but a majority of two was necessary in order to convict him. Interestingly, if all 23 judges gave a guilty verdict the accused could not be put to death, since there “cannot be a Jew in whom nobody sees the good.”

Conditions for convicting and executing a person were so restrictive that a Beth Din that put to death more than one person in 7 years, and some say in 70 years, was referred to as a “destructive court”.1

Answer 2

answer: No. that could want to be blasphemous in Judaism. 2 - Jews became from the worship of G-d at situations yet continuously lower back. 3 - G-d set the criteria for animal sacrifice to Him. He rejected human/deity sacrifice. 4 - sacrifices won't be able to be performed without the Temple 5 - Yahweh is a Christian wager call for the call of G-d and is no longer utilized by technique of Jews. # # # save interpreting Leviticus - G-d set the rules on the type of the Temple, the priesthood AND animal sacrifices. the tale of Abraham and Isaac shows that G-d rejected human/deity sacrifice, that animals were the reduce of sacrifice. Leviticus and Exodus also shows that G-d widely used grain and incense as sacrifice. The Essenes were an unusual, small crew of Jews that were outdoors mainstream Judaism and what G-d taught Jews.

Answer 3

well if you give me two non related eye witnesses to the crime who cannot contradict each other in any way.

a warning to the accused right before he committed the crime stating if he commits ___ action he will get stoned.

and a court with the knowledge and understanding to sentence and carry out the punishment.

then I will consider it.


"a court that sentences a person to death more than once in every 70 years is called a blood thirsty court"

-Rabbi Akivah 100 BC

Answer 4

Well-said gravtol, bravo.

People, the asker was asking about Jewish law, not about Christian law. According to Jewish law, extreme punishments exist. I believe he was asking Jews this question, not Christians.

Answer 5

I know lots of Jews who get stoned.

Answer 6

And good christians shouldnt have long hair, be able to stone bad children to death, sell their daughters, and not be around women when they are on their period.

Answer 7

the olt testament laws were abolished when Jesus came on to the scene

Answer 8

Perhaps they are to cheap to buy a gun or even a rope.

Keep in mind rocks are free!

Answer 9

As well as animal sacrifice, and burnt offerings.

Answer 10

the law was nailed to the torture stake with Jesus...we are not under the old law...we are under 2 commandments..love God and neighbor as yourself