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Why is this person deserving of death?
The Maharsha asks this question, and answers that this is the reason why the Rif changed the girsa from Elyahu to instead refer to a non Jew
חלף אליהו וחזייה אידמי ליה כטייעא כו'. ברי"ף ל"ג ...
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Why is this person deserving of death?
Tosfos, Berachos 6b (ד"ה אחורי בית הכנסת) says that
מיחזי כשתי רשויות
Meaning the guy's making it look like there are two gods of equal power. Avodah Zara is a capital crime, so it seems to fit....
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