Reflections on the Jewry Oath in the Middle Ages
Joseph Ziegler
The Jewry Oath ( juramentum Judaeorum, Judeneid ) was the judicial oath demanded from Jews involved in legal litigation when summoned to appear a Christian court both as plaintiffs and defendants. special formulae which were created for Jews, who could not use formulae, usually included two parts: ceremony verbal part. be long elaborate, but short simple. swearing Jew asked lay his right hand on scroll of Torah, Pentateuch, or later thirteenth century, though more rarely, even Talmud. Sometimes specific instructions given, had laid page Ten Commandments, specifically commandment prohibiting taking name Lord vain (Exodus 20. 7). part an invocation God, declaration regarding nature obligation corroborated by oath, list maledictions would inflicted case perjury. itself taken synagogue at its gate, it conducted Jewish holy book kept there specially that purpose.
Studies in Church History