Acts 15:10
Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear?
This argument came from the pro Torah party. It was against the the arguments of the Talmud party
I cover this topic in some detail here:
Paul on the Law: Galatians 1
Galatians 1 (CLV)
1 Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through a man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, Who rouses Him from among the dead), 2 and all the brethren with me, to the ecclesias of Galatia:" 3 Grace to you and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 Who gives Himself for our sins, so that He might extricate us out of the present wicked eon, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to Whom be glory for the eons of the eons. Amen! 6 I am marveling that thus, swiftly, you are transferred from that which calls you in the grace of Christ, to a different evangel, 7 which is not another, except it be that some
who are disturbing you want also to distort the evangel of Christ."
Some who are disturbing them at the Church of Galatia.
Who would/could be disturbing them, and how?
They also want to distort Messiah's teaching.
Who would set out to do that? What would be their motive?
Which teaching(s)?
8 But if ever we also, or a messenger out of heaven, should be bringing an evangel to you beside that which we bring to you, let him be anathema!" 9 As we have declared before and at present I am saying again, if anyone is bringing you an evangel beside that which you accepted, let him be anathema!" 10 F
or, at present, am I persuading men or God? Or
am I seeking to please men? If I still pleased men, I were not a slave of Christ."
Apparently this teaching comes from men, not YHWH. Apparently this teaching pleases men. Which men?
11 For I am making known to you, brethren, as to the evangel which is being brought by me, that it is not in accord with man."
This clearly has something to do with the teachings of men.
12 For neither did I accept it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ." 13 For you hear of my behavior
once, in Judaism, that I inordinately persecuted the ecclesia of God and ravaged it."
It appears that these men are Jewish. Paul is teaching the message of Messiah. He was Pharisee when he was disturbing Yahshua's disciples.
(CLV) Php 3:5
in circumcision the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews, in relation to law, a Pharisee,
Yahshua rebuked the Pharisees for transgressing YHWH's Law because of their man made laws.
(CLV) Mt 15:1
Then, coming to Jesus from Jerusalem are Pharisees and scribes, saying,
(CLV) Mt 15:2
"Wherefore are your disciples transgressing the tradition of the elders? For they are not washing their hands whenever they may be eating bread."
(CLV) Mt 15:3
Now He, answering, said to them, "Wherefore are you also transgressing the precept of God because of your tradition?
14 And
I progressed in Judaism above many contemporaries in my race, being inherently exceedingly more
zealous for the traditions of my fathers." 15 Now, when it delights God, Who severs me from my mother's womb and calls me through His grace, 16 to unveil His Son in me that I may be evangelizing Him among the nations, I did not immediately submit it to flesh and blood, 17 neither came I up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I came away into Arabia, and I return again to Damascus." 18 Thereupon, after three years, I came up to Jerusalem to relate my story to Cephas, and I stay with him fifteen days." 19 Yet I became acquainted with no one different from the apostles, except James, the brother of the Lord." 20 Now what I am writing to you, lo! in God's sight, I say that I am not lying." 21 Thereupon I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 Yet I was unknown by face to the ecclesias of Judea which are in Christ. 23 Yet only they were hearing that "He who once was persecuting us, now is evangelizing the faith which once he ravaged." 24 And they glorified God in me.
Paul opens up this letter as a warning not to be pressured into following the Pharisees; but to follow the Law of YHWH, as Yahshua taught.
Paul on the Law: Galatians 2
In chapter 2 there is this little gem:
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having perceived that a man is not being justified by works of law, except alone through the faith of Christ Jesus, we also believe in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by the faith of Christ and not by works of law, seeing that
by works of law shall no flesh at all be justified."
What law is this? Let's look at what Paul said in Romans:
(CLV) Ro 2:13
For not the listeners to law are just with God, but the doers of law shall be justified.
Now I don't believe that Paul had mental issues. Obviously "Works of Law" is something different than the Torah.
Paul kept the Torah:
(CLV) Ac 24:14
"Yet I am avowing this to you, that, according to the way which they are terming a sect, thus am I offering divine service to the hereditary God, believing all that is written, according to the law and in the prophets,
I don't see "Works of Law" mentioned in the Torah. I don't see it mentioned of it by Yahshua. Where is Paul getting this?
It is mentioned 1 time in Romans and 6 times in Galatians.
It is also mentioned in the Qumran Scrolls.
Q394 (4QMMTa) 4QHalakhic Letter
Dead Sea Scrolls Project: 4QMMT
Definition of halacha
: the body of Jewish law supplementing the scriptural law and forming especially the legal part of the Talmud
Definition of HALACHA
