Bits of Torah Truths – New Gentile Converts were to Keep Kosher before Learning the Rest of Torah – Episode 49
Acts 15:28–29
כח נִרְאֶה לְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְלָנוּ שֶׁלֹּא לְהַטִּיל עֲלֵיכֶם שׁוּם מַעֲמָסָה נוֹסֶפֶת מִלְּבַד הַדְּבָרִים הַנְּחוּצִים הָאֵלֶּה׃ כט לְהִמָּנַע מִזִּבְחֵי אֱלִילִים וּמִדַּם, מִבְּשַׂר הַנֶּחֱנָק וּמִן הַזְּנוּת. אִם תִּשָּׁמְרוּ מֵאֵלֶּה תֵּיטִיבוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת. שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם.״
Acts 15:28-29
28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; 29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. (KJV)
This is a very important observation in Acts 15:28-29. Here we are told how New gentile converts were to keep kosher before learning the rest of the Torah. Note that these things listed in Acts, foods offered to idols/eating blood/eating things strangled/sexual immorality are all part of kashrut. (Shemot / Exodus 20:3, Vayikra / Leviticus 7:26, 17:12, 22:8, Devarim / Deuteronomy 14:21)
