What may soldiers eat if they are starving during an enemy invasion and find only forbidden food?
The Rambam permits soldiers in enemy territory to eat even the most forbidden foods — neveilot, treifot, pig, and idol wine — when starving with no other option. Survival overrides these prohibitions in the field.
Question 2
When is a soldier forbidden to have relations with a captive woman a second time?
After the initial permitted relations during captivity, the soldier may NOT have relations again until he formally marries her. He must bring her to his home, give her the mourning period, and then marry her properly.
Question 3
What happens to a captive woman who refuses to convert after 12 months?
After 12 months, if she refuses conversion, she must accept the seven Noachide laws and is set free as a resident alien (ger toshav). The soldier may not marry her, as it is forbidden to marry a non-convert.
Question 4
What distinguishes a 'pious gentile' (chasid umot haolam) from others who observe the seven laws?
The Rambam specifies: only one who accepts the seven laws because God commanded them in the Torah through Moses qualifies as chasid umot haolam. If he follows them from personal reasoning alone, he is not counted among the pious.
Question 5
What was the Oral Tradition's understanding of the verse 'houses filled with all good things' in Deuteronomy 6:10-11?
The Rambam cites the Oral Tradition's interpretation: 'houses filled with all the good things' refers to pig products and similar non-kosher spoils — the basis for permitting soldiers to eat forbidden food in enemy territory.