Jews stoning Yeshua. But I though only Romans could kill

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In John 8:59 the jews pick up stones to stone Yeshua but he slips away. I thought only the Romans could authorize capital punishment. I have a few theories.

Indeed, when Jesus/Yeshua was before Pilate, the Jews present stated that it was not right for them to legally kill anyone (John 18:31). As ever, it seems this was honored more in the breach than in the observance...
 
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Hebraic name of Christ. When the Bible was written in Greek, it was written as "Iesous", and then in Latin as "Iesus", and finally in English as "Jesus".

I always thought it was Yahshua in Hebrew.
 
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Indeed, when Jesus/Yeshua was before Pilate, the Jews present stated that it was not right for them to legally kill anyone (John 18:31). As ever, it seems this was honored more in the breach than in the observance...
john 8:59 would be just after Christ's third Passover in John 8:4 but before his fourth Passover in John 11?

Maybe the Jews lost the authority in the last year of Jesus is ministry on Earth?
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In John 8:59 the jews pick up stones to stone Yeshua but he slips away. I thought only the Romans could authorize capital punishment. I have a few theories.
Maybe the point was to try to get the Romans to hang him on a tree so that he would incur eternal curse. So as to quash the movement?
 
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The Romans permitted the Jews to kill other Jews who "defiled" Judaism, unless that person was a Roman citizen. (Remember how frightened both the Romans & many Jews became when, after beating Paul, they found out he was a Roman citizwn?) Stoning was a traditional Jewish killing method, so the Romans generally permitted it. However, crucifixion could only be done by the Romans, & only to a non-citizen. (Citizens were executed by decapitation, or being elected captain of the javelin-catching team. Often, the Jews simply stabbed a Jewish offender with a sword, which the Romans generally ignored. Remember, the Romans used double standards & overlooked Jews murdering Jews when it served their interest, but public crucifixions were THEIR baby.
 
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