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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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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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