“... After the Jerusalem church adopted the three pre-rabbinic Noachide laws as a code of conduct for gentile believers, the Decree circulated separately in the early Christian communities in an oral and/or written form. It was probably known to the community in which Did 6:2-3 was created and it is likely that the prohibition of idol food was worded in terms of the Decree in order to confer on this basic obligation the undisputed status which the apostolic decision widely enjoyed. The reduction of the number of basic obligations to the mere rejection of idol food indicates that this commandment was the primary issue for the author of Did 6:2-3 and for his community. Yet, it is obvious that this prohibition represented the minimum standard. The real way to "perfection" is to submit to the whole Law, including the specifically Jewish precepts such as the observance of food laws, sabbaths, and festivals. The composer of Did 6:2-3 was an exponent of a group of Jewish-Christians who remained within the ambit of Tora-observance. Compliance with the entire Tora is the ideal but the text shows a tolerant attitude to those who are not capable of bearing "the whole yoke of the Lord." ...”