Ancient Texts

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Sanhedrin–Rules and regulations concerning the four kinds of death prescribed in the scripture and how they ought to be executed…

p. 149 CHAPTER VII. RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE FOUR KINDS OF DEATH PRESCRIBED IN THE SCRIPTURE, AND HOW THEY OUGHT TO BE EXECUTED. THE ENUMERATION OF THOSE WHO COME UNDER THE CATEGORY OF STONING. HOW THE EXAMINATION CONCERNING BLASPHEMY SHOULD BE CONDUCTED. CONCERNING THOSE WHO TRANSFER THEIR CHILDREN TO MOLECH; FAMILIAR SPIRITS, ETC. CONCERNING CURSING FATHER

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Sanhedrin–Rules and regulations concerning a stubborn and rebellious son, at what age and what has he to do to be charged as such…

p. 201 CHAPTER VIII. RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING A STUBBORN AND REBELLIOUS SON. AT WHAT AGE AND WHAT HAS HE TO DO TO BE CHARGED AS SUCH? HOW IS IT IF e.g., HIS FATHER CONDEMNS HIM, BUT NOT HIS MOTHER, OR vice versa. IF ONE OF HIS PARENTS WERE LAME OR BLIND, ETC. IF HE RUNS AWAY

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Yomah–Regulations concerning the he-goats of the Day of Atonement and the sending to the desert, and the confession threat.

p. 87 CHAPTER VI. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE HE-GOATS OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT AND THE SENDING TO THE DESERT, AND THE CONFESSION THEREAT. MISHNA: It is a merit that the two he-goats for the Day of Atonement should be equal in color, stature, and price, and both (bought) at the same time; but if they are not equal,

The Gospel of Judas

Introduction Note: The following is a historical text and not a canonical book of the Christian Bible. The Gospel of Judas is a non-canonical Gnostic gospel. The content consists of purported conversations between Jesus and Judas Iscariot. Given that it includes late 2nd-century theology, it is widely thought to have been composed in the 2nd century (prior

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Kama (The First Gate) – Rules concerning placing vessels on public ground, injuries caused by pedestrians to each other and their loads…

p. 57 CHAPTER III. RULES CONCERNING PLACING VESSELS ON PUBLIC GROUND. INJURIES CAUSED BY PEDESTRIANS TO EACH OTHER WITH THEIR LOADS. THE VICIOUS AND NON- VICIOUS OXEN--IF THEY HAVE DONE INJURY TO EACH OTHER OR TO HUMAN BEINGS, ETC. MISHNA I.: If one places a jug on a public ground and another person stumbles over it and breaks

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Kama (The First Gate) – Rules in regard to oxen repeatedly goring other oxen and human beings, oxen of orphans and guardians and what is considered guarded.

p. 82 CHAPTER IV. RULES IN REGARD TO OXEN REPEATEDLY GORING OTHER OXEN AND HUMAN BEINGS. OXEN OF ORPHANS AND GUARDIANS AND WHAT IS CONSIDERED "GUARDED." MISHNA I.: An ox that gores four or five oxen one after another, the last of them must be paid from the body of the goring ox (if he was yet considered

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Kama (The First Gate) – Rules concerning a goring ox, excavations on public and private premises, excavations made by partners, etc.

p. 106 CHAPTER V. RULES CONCERNING A GORING OX; EXCAVATIONS ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PREMISES; EXCAVATIONS MADE BY PARTNERS, ETC. MISHNA I.: Should an ox gore a cow and the new-born calf be found dead at her side, and it be not known whether she gave birth to it before the goring or by reason of the goring,

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Kama (The First Gate) – Regulations concerning the guarding of animals against doing damage, concerning starting of fire…

p. 131 CHAPTER VI. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE GUARDING OF ANIMALS AGAINST DOING DAMAGE. CONCERNING THE STARTING OF FIRE; IF IT PASSES OVER A WALL. FOR WHAT DISTANCES PASSED BY A FIRE IF THE ONE WHO STARTED IT LIABLE? MISHNA I.: If one drive his sheep into a sheep-cot and properly bolt the gate, but still they manage to

Jewish Babylonian Talmud – Tract Baba Kama (The First Gate) – Rules and regulations concerning the payment of couble, and four and five collusive witnesses, the raising of young cattle in Palestine, etc.

p. 149 CHAPTER VII. RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF DOUBLE, AND FOUR AND FIVE COLLUSIVE WITNESSES; THE RAISING OF YOUNG CATTLE IN PALESTINE, ETC. MISHNA. I: The payment of double (in cases of larceny) is more rigorous than the payment of four and five fold; for the former is applicable to animate as well as to