Commentary for Avodah Zarah 51:17
תני רבי אבהו קמיה דר' יוחנן העובדי כוכבים ורועי בהמה דקה לא מעלין
R. Abahu taught in front of R. Yohanan: Idolaters and [Jewish] shepherds of small cattle need not be brought up [from a pit]
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
There are types of people who may actively be murdered. It is hard to know exactly who these people are, especially what the difference between “heretics” and “apostates” is. There are also other versions of this list. “Informers” seems to be akin to what we call “traitors” a crime that is still considered extremely serious and for which one can be executed or jailed for an extremely long time.
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