c. AD 49
Council of Jerusalem
Whether Gentile converts had to be circumcised and keep the Mosaic law.
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- Location
- Jerusalem
- Leaders
- Peter, James, Paul, Barnabas and the elders
- Issues discussed
- Circumcision of Gentile believers
- The place of the Mosaic law in the new community
- Decisions made
- Gentiles were not required to be circumcised
- Four practical abstentions were requested and sent in a letter
- Historical impact
- It opened the mission to the Gentile world and gave the pattern of conciliar decision-making.
Sources and References
- Acts 15:1–29biblegateway.com