It is clear that ‘keeping nothing of the sort’ in the Western witnesses here refers to observance of the Torah as a whole; rather Gentile believers should merely assent to the three items given. The terms of the ([false] Western) decree do not in any way enforche Torah observance upon Gentile Christians.
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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