Council of Jerusalem
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title:
Council of Jerusalem
text:
The Council of Jerusalem or Apostolic Council is a council described in chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles, held in Jerusalemc. 48–50 AD. The council decided that Gentile converts to Christianity were not obligated to keep most of the rules prescribed to the Jews by the Mosaic Law, such as Jewish dietary laws and other specific rituals, including the rules concerning circumcision of males. The council did, however, retain the prohibitions on eating blood, meat containing blood, and meat of a
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First Christian synod (c. 48–50 AD)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Jerusalem
date created:
2004-06-03T09:21:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T16:00:45Z
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