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Study Guide Sanhedrin 90 Today's daf is sponsored by Rachel Savin in loving memory of her father, Shalom ben Shmuel, on his third yahrzeit. Rabbi Shimon and the rabbis disagree about the death penalty for a prophet who tries to sway the people to worship idols. Rav Chisda and Rav Hamnuna disagree about whether their debate extends to a prophet who tries to sway the people to uproot a different commandment entirely or is it limited to idol worship only. A braita relating to this issue is quoted and Abaye explains it according to Rav Chisda, and Rava explains it according to Rav Hamnuna. Two approaches are brought to explain why the Torah specifically brought a verse about a prophet who uses signs to show he is telling the truth and then tells the people to worship idols. Is it because idol worshippers have the power to make signs, or is there a concern that a true prophet may turn bad and try to sway people to worship idols after having shown signs as a true prophet? The eleventh chapter of Sanhedrin begins with a list of who has a part in the world-to-come and who does not. The first topic the Gemara delves into is the resurrection of the dead, as one who does not believe in that does not have a part in the world-to-come. What is the source for the resurrection of the dead in the Torah? Several debates are brought between gentiles or heretics who argued with the rabbis about belief in the resurrection of the dead and the proofs of the rabbis.