Reply To: The Real Problem

Dear Joseph,
1. Mishna in Sanhedrin (9: 5) we discussed it above. #1876951
1a Was not sufficiently warned.
2. Nobody. What was a threat to the state was dealt with by the state.
2a Idolatry in Jerusalem is a major crime against the Sanhedrin controlled rulers. They would deal with like any government. Nobody ever suggested that the Chashmonaim where acting as a Beis Din killing the Yevanim for transgressing the Sheva Mitzvos.