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The Torah distinguishes two types of enticers to idolatry: mesit (Hebrew: מסית) (Deut. 13:7) is a Jew who seduces an individual to idolatry, while a madiach (מדיח) (Deut. 13:14) is someone who publicly entices many into idolatry. An enticer to idolatry may be both.[1][2] Enticement to idolatry in Judaism is a capital offence under the Law of Moses.
- ^ Peter Schafer Jesus in the Talmud - Page 68 2009 "The mesit is someone who seduces an individual to idolatry,27 whereas the madiach is understood as someone who publicly entices many into idolatry.28 Jesus, the Talmud tells us, was both: he not only enticed some individual but all of"
- ^ Jastrow fr.—Esp. מסית or מסית (with ref. to Deut. XIII, 7, sq.) he who stirs people up to worship idols. Snh. V I I, 10. Y.ib. 1. c. מי. ..בלטון גבוה וכי the massith speaks in a loud voice, the maddiah ( (נדח'.ד in a low voice;