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"A goy (Gentile) who enquires into The Law (Talmud) is guilty of death."
Sanhedrin 59a

That's just 'commentary' from a Rabbi. I notice that you're ignoring the second part of the story because it suits your agenda. It is true that some figures in those stories have said that the majority (other than the basic laws) of the Torah belongs to the Jews because it is their culture but nothing is actually stopping you from reading it. Nobody has been put to death for reading the full thing while being a gentile, nor is that an actual Jewish law by the looks of it.

https://www.thejc.com/judaism/features/a...ah-1.18604

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The question of whether non-Jews should learn Torah was debated by the rabbis of the Talmud (Sanhedrin 59a). One rabbi took a universalist approach. He said that since the Torah is objectively true, anyone can study it. True, God revealed the Torah to the Jewish people, but even an idolater who studies Torah can benefit greatly, attain piety, and potentially even reach the exalted spiritual level of the High Priest.

This rabbi supported his argument with a biblical verse describing the importance of the Torah, "Keep my commandments which a person should perform and through which they will gain eternal life" (Leviticus 18: 5). The verse makes no distinction between Jews and non-Jews - Torah is there for everyone.

Others disagreed. They argued that the Torah is the narrative of the Jewish people. It is a specific covenant between the Chosen People and God. No one else should attempt to appropriate our heritage, nor should they create confusion by acting like Jews. If an idolater wants to be part of our tradition, then they should convert: if not, they should not study our texts. This rabbi also had a biblical verse to support his argument: "The Torah which God commanded us is an inheritance for the House of Jacob" (Deuteronomy 33:4). He interpreted this to mean it is our inheritance, not anybody else's.

The Talmud reconciles these apparently contradictory positions by suggesting that it is praiseworthy for heathens to study the Seven Noahide laws - the basic moral code which is binding on all of humanity since these passages are directed to them. However, the rest of the Torah, which is directed to the Jewish people, should remain exclusively ours.

While teaching Torah to idolaters was off limits, teaching it to people of other monotheistic faiths ,and in particular potential converts, was more complicated. The Rambam, for example, argued that it was permitted to teach Torah to Christians and others extend this to Muslims.

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"To communicate anything to a Goy about our religious relations would be equal to the killing of all Jews, for if the Goyim knew what we teach about them, they would kill us openly."

Libbre David 37

Okay, where did you find this quote? Google returns a lot of horribly designed, small conspiracy blogs and forums such as Stormfront. Not exactly reliable sources of information.