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  • From: MillerJimE AT aol.com
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  • Subject: [Corpus-Paul] Re:Galatians & Acts 15
  • Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 09:30:32 EDT



Does Acts 15's use of "whatever has been strangled" in verse 20
and 29 indicate a dietary restriction for the gentiles? 
Vince Endris



       The restrictions of Acts 15 seem to be based on the law of Noah (father of the gentiles) in Genesis 9:4-7.  (see Bockmuehl, New Testament Studies 35:291-295, 1989; Revue Biblique 102:72-101, 1995)  So the ban on things strangled, connected with a ban on blood, corresponds to the Genesis 9 ban on eating animal blood and on shedding human blood.  Yes, this would be a dietary restriction.
       The question remains whether Luke (or whoever wrote Acts) should be trusted as an authority on Paul's activities and teachings.  Within faith communities this is also a question of canon and its authority.
Jim Miller



  • [Corpus-Paul] Re:Galatians & Acts 15, MillerJimE, 05/28/2003

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