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Posted by Dave on Sat Dec 24 22:08:47 2011, in response to Re: What is So Terrible About Anchovies?, posted by Easy on Sat Dec 24 20:35:35 2011. Only the Jews accepted the Torah so there is no imperative for a non-Jew to eat only kosher food. Non-Jews who follow the Seven Laws of Noah are considered Righteous Gentiles. The laws are:Prohibition of Idolatry Prohibition of Murder Prohibition of Theft Prohibition of Sexual immorality Prohibition of Blasphemy Prohibition of eating flesh taken from an animal while it is still alive Establishment of courts of law The Jewish Encyclopedia: New Testament — Spirit of Jewish Proselytism in Christianity states: "For great as was the success of Barnabas and Paul in the heathen world, the authorities in Jerusalem insisted upon circumcision as the condition of admission of members into the church, until, on the initiative of Peter, and of James, the head of the Jerusalem church, it was agreed that acceptance of the Noachian Laws — namely, regarding avoidance of idolatry, fornication, and the eating of flesh cut from a living animal — should be demanded of the heathen desirous of entering the Church." By many interpretations, Acts and the Pauline Epistles make clear that the Jewish dietary laws as a whole are not binding on gentile Christians. |
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