The Truth about the Noahide Laws

By Judicial Notifier

Apr 07, 2023

What are They?

The Seven Laws of Noah, or “Noahide Laws,” or “Noachian” Laws, are apparently Talmudic in origin, with no direct reference to some such set of laws that would only apply to non-Israelites in the Hebrew Bible. According to the authoritative Jewish sources such as the Jewish Encyclopedia 1906, “They declared that the following six commandments were enjoined upon Adam: (1) not to worship idols; (2) not to blaspheme the name of God; (3) to establish courts of justice; (4) not to kill; (5) not to commit adultery; and (6) not to rob…A seventh commandment was added after the Flood-not to eat flesh that had been cut from a living animal.”

According to the same Jewish Encyclopedia, “The Talmud frequently speaks of ‘the seven laws of the sons of Noah,' which were regarded as obligatory upon all mankind, in contradistinction to those that were binding upon Israelites only. (Tosef., ‘Ab. Zarah, ix. 4; Sanh. 56a).”

These laws are homologous to the 10 commandments, with both sets of laws seemingly descending in order of significance, and with both being the foundation of a normative ethical system. As told in the Bible, the 10 commandments were given to Moses at Mt. Sinai, which are, according to the Jewish tradition, applicable and binding on the Jews, as opposed to the Noahide Laws which are binding on non-Jews.

The implied fate of Christians under Noahidism(Talmudism)

DIRECTLY FROM THE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE ON ‘NOAHIDISM’

“According to the Jewish law, non-Jews (Goyim) are not obligated to convert to Judaism, but they are required to observe the Seven Laws of Noah to be assured of a place in the World to Come (Olam Ha-Ba), the final reward of the righteous.[2][3][6][7][8][9] The penalty for violating any of the Noahide laws is discussed in the Talmud,[6] but in practical terms it is subject to the working legal system which is established by the society at large.[6] Those who subscribe to the observance of the Noahic Covenant are referred to as Bnei Noach (Hebrew: בני נח, "Sons of Noah") or Noahides (/ˈnoʊ.ə.haɪdɪs/).”(Wikipedia-Noahidism)

The punishment for non-Jews violating the Noahide laws is, in no uncertain terms, execution by decapitation in almost all cases. Conviction for a ‘Noachide’ is less rigorous relative to a Jew, and a Jew apparently cannot be convicted of blasphemy the same way a non-Jew can, be it ‘blaspheming’ one of the names of God’s attributes. All of these laws are conditioned by the interpretations of Rabbinic Judaism, so Christian Trinitarianism would be blasphemy, and worship of Jesus would be idolatry, necessarily.

“In the elaboration of these seven Noachian laws, and in assigning punishments for their transgression, the Rabbis are sometimes more lenient and sometimes more rigorous with Noachidæ than with Israelites. With but a few exceptions, the punishment meted out to a Noachid for the transgression of any of the seven laws is decapitation, the least painful of the four modes of execution of criminals (see Capital Punishment).

The many formalities of procedure essential when the accused is an Israelite need not be observed in the case of the Noachid. The latter may be convicted on the testimony of one witness, even on that of relatives, but not on that of a woman. He need have had no warning ("hatra'ah") from the witnesses; and a single judge may pass sentence on him (ib. 57a, b; "Yad," l.c. ix. 14). With regard to idolatry, he can be found guilty only if he worshiped an idol in the regular form in which that particular deity is usually worshiped; while in the case of blasphemy he may be found guilty, even when he has blasphemed with one of the attributes of God's name—an action which, if committed by an Israelite, would not be regarded as criminal (ib. 56b; see Blasphemy).”(Jewish Encyclopedia 1906)