==Decree of the Council of Jerusalem==

After listening to Paul's opinion that Christ will be no benefit to people with no Israelite ancestry who allow themselves to be circumcised and concluding that circumcision is not required for ~~non-Jews~~those who are not Zera Yisroel, James, the leader of the [[Council of Jerusalem]] says:

15:19 “Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles<ref>εθνοσ,n {eth'-nos}

1) a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together 1a) a company, troop, swarm 2) a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus 2a) the human family 3) a tribe, nation, people group 4) in the OT, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles 5) Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians</ref> (1) who are turning to God, 15:20 but that we should write them a letter telling them to (12) abstain from things defiled by idols and (23) from sexual immorality and (34) from what has been strangled and (45) from blood. 15:21 For Moses has had those who (56) proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

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Apparently setting down ~~four (or five) prohibitions~~six prerequisites in addition to the Roman laws against theft:

# turn to God

# abstain from things defiled by idols

# from sexual immorality

# from what has been strangled (Treif)# from blood(killing)

# proclaim him in every town

These ~~prohibitions~~ rules are variously interpreted. The prohibition against "things strangled", apparently refers to [[Treif]] meaning animals which had been improperly slaughtered according to Jewish law, i.e., without the draining of blood. Some, accordingly, take the prohibition against "blood" as a reference to murder. The two, eating blood and murder, are closely associated in Genesis 9:3-6, in commands given to Noah and his descendents.

Compare Jubilees 7:28, which also combines the two as part of the Noachite covenant. Leviticus 17:10-18:30 was also an important text. There the immoral "ways of the nations", particularly eating blood and sexual immorality, are forbidden to the "stranger who resides among you" (the ger toshav) as well as the Israelite.

One possible correspondence to the Seven Laws is as follows:

# (turning to God) — [[Prohibition of Blasphemy]] #2

# ειδωλον (idols) — [[Prohibition of Idolatry]] #1

# πορνεια (sexual immorality) — [[Prohibition of Sexual Immorality]] #4

# αιματοσ (from blood) — [[Prohibition of Homicide]] #3

# κατα πολιν (in every town) — [[Imperative of Legal System]] #7

~~# (missing) — [[Prohibition of Blasphemy]] #2~~

# (missing) — [[Prohibition of Theft]] #5

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