Tag Archives: Yohanan b. Zakkai

Evidence that Lesbianism was a Capital Crime in First-Century Judea

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Ron Goetz

“What evidence is there that lesbianism was legally a capital crime in Jewish law?” This is a jackpot question. At the outset, let me emphasize that Jewish law includes two basic sources, not just one source. The first source is, … Continue reading →

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A List of Posts on the Trial of the Gay Jew Jesus

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Ron Goetz

This is a list of what I have published on the trial of the Gay Jew Jesus. Quest for the Historical Jesus, or Discovery of an Unknown Trial? What are “Zakkai’s Formularies”? ySanhedrin 7:5 Massekhet Semahot 8:7 Mishnah Sanhedrin 1:2 … Continue reading →

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Sanhedrin 7.5

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Ron Goetz

The following passage is from the Talmud, and is attributed to Yohanan b. Zakkai (ca. 1-80 C.E., Galilee, Jerusalem, Yavneh). ___________________________ And so too, if a woman approaches any beast and lies with it, you shall kill the woman and … Continue reading →

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What Are “Zakkai’s Formularies”?

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Ron Goetz

Zakkai’s Formularies are what I call three legal documents in the Talmud that I am convinced were used by Yohanan b. Zakkai to prosecute gay and lesbian couples in first-century Galilee. According to this conjecture, two trials were adjudicated (judged) … Continue reading →

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Quest for the Historical Jesus, OR Discovery of th toe Unknown Trial

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Ron Goetz

Someone wrote that I was on the classic Quest for the Historical Jesus, and that my theory was based solely on the hazy meaning of Luke 17:34-35. He was not yet aware of some key facts about the Bethsaida Trial … Continue reading →

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Mishnah Sanhedrin 1:2

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Ron Goetz

Mishnah Sanhedrin 1:2 Antigonus the Prince asked Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai, “The ox will be stoned and the master also die (Ex. 21:29). Why?”He said to him, “The accomplice of a thief is like a thief.”When he went out, the … Continue reading →

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Gay Jew Jesus: Luke 17:34-35 was not Spoken BY Jesus, but is ABOUT Jesus

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Ron Goetz

The realization that Jesus was a gay Jew came to me at the end of a decade of research. A year ago I was forced to answer the question, “What do you really believe happened?” I’ve known for years that … Continue reading →

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Anti-Gay Persecution in the Bible

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Ron Goetz

There is evidence of homophobic persecution recorded in a gospel, two deaths occurred, but the evidence is complex. It’s like discovering a grave site in some woods in Poland and having to figure out what happened to the victims, when … Continue reading →

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