This significantly shapes the context in which Peter’s
statement ‘Now therefore why do you make trial of God by
putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither
our fathers nor we have been able to bear.’ .... These
alterations result in a presentation of the council as a
discussion of the principle of Torah-keeping among Gentile.
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Peter Head "Appendix: Acts and the Problem of its Texts" The Book of Acts in its Ancient Literary Setting copy copy
Peter Head "Appendix: Acts and the Problem of its Texts" The Book of Acts in its Ancient Literary Setting copy