According to the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, that “the inclination of the Jewish people to confirm all possible statements by an oath ” was very strong may be discerned from passages of the Talmud, which painstakingly specifies which oaths were to be considered binding and which were not.
थिऑलॉजिकल डिक्शनरी ऑफ द न्यू टेस्टामेंटनुसार, शपथ घेणं ही यहुद्यांमध्ये किती सर्वसामान्य गोष्ट होती, हे टॅलमूड या यहुदी लिखाणातून दिसून येतं.