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The Death Penalty According to The Mishnah

Summary/Abstract: The Mishnah lists four death sentences: stoning, strangulation,burning and beheading, although the latter was abandoned as it was considered barbaric. According to tradition, the death penalty was ruled by a court of twenty-three judges. The article, based on the original text of the Mishnah,briefly presents various types of judicial institutions, discusses the scope of judges’ powers, procedural law, and in particular the court procedure in criminal matters (hearing witnesses, judging, issuing judgments). It specifies the faults for which the specific death penalty is imposed and describes the methods of its execution.

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