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The Jerusalem Decrees (Acts 15.20, 29 and 21.25) and the Incident at Antioch (Gal 2.11–14)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2001

JUSTIN TAYLOR
JUSTIN TAYLOR
Affiliation:
École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem, PO Box 19053, 91190 Jerusalem, Israel
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Abstract

The ‘Jerusalem decrees’ of Acts 15.20, 29 and 21.25 can be interpreted both as ‘Noachide commandments’, implicitly keeping the separation between Jews and Gentiles, and as analogous to the decrees for resident aliens in Lev 17–18 and elsewhere, implicitly allowing Gentiles to associate with Jews under certain conditions. What is at stake is the status to be assigned to Gentiles by the community of Jewish believers in Jesus. These interpretations correspond to the attitudes towards Gentile believers at Antioch manifested, according to Gal 2.11–14, respectively by James and by Cephas.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Testament Studies , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , July 2001 , pp. 372 - 380
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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