PASSAGES RELATING TO JESUS
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deal with him ? They put two disciples of
the wise in the inner chamber, and he sits in
the outer chamber, and they light the lamp
so that they shall see him and hear his voice.
And thus they did to Ben Stada in Lud ;
two disciples of the wise were chosen for
him, and they [brought him to the Beth Din]
and stoned him.
(20) j. Sanh. vii.
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(25°, d).-The deceiver ; this
denotes a private man. Not a Sage?
[i.e. a
Rabbi]. No. From the time he deceives he
is no longer a Sage. And from the time he
is deceived he is no longer a Sage. How do
they deal with him to work craftily against
him? They conceal (in his case) two witnesses
in the inner chamber and make him sit in
the outer chamber, and they light a lamp
over him that they may see him and may
hear his voice. Thus did they to Ben Stada in
Lud, and they concealed in his case two
disciples of the wise, and they brought him
to the Beth Din and stoned him.
The Babylonian Gemara has the following
version of this incident :-
(21) b. Sanh. 67a.-[The passage of which the ex-
tract No. 1 above (the part enclosed in [ ] ),
forms the conclusion.]
For it is tradition that in regard to the
rest of all who are worthy of death according
to the Torah, they do not use concealment
except in this case
[i.e.
of the deceiver]. How
do they deal with him ? They light a lamp
for him in the inner chamber and set witnesses
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