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Gentiles are killed for participating in forbidden sexual relationships, for murder, and for blasphemy. The rabbis argue about whether these three crimes are always punishable by death. They also argue about whether these are the only three crimes punishable by death. A large part of this conversation focuses on different acts of theft and how those acts might be punished if not with capital punishment.
We explore the noachide laws and their application in Jewish Gentile relations in antiquity.