first Christian synod (c. 48–50 AD)
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Date c. 48–50 AD
Accepted by Most mainstream Christian denominations
Next council Ancient church councils and First Council of Nicaea
Date c. 48–50 AD
Accepted by Most mainstream Christian denominations
Next council Ancient church councils and First Council of Nicaea
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Council of Jerusalem - Wikipedia
6 days ago - The Council of Jerusalem or Apostolic Council is a council described in chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles, held in Jerusalem c. AD 48–50. The council decided that Gentiles who converted to Christianity were not obligated to keep most of the rules prescribed to the Jews by the Mosaic ...
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April 18, 2026 - Council of Jerusalem, a conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem about 50 CE that decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews. It was occasioned by the insistence of certain Judaic Christians that ...
Why did St. James preside over the Council of Jerusalem and not St. Peter?
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August 31, 2019What was the date of the Jerusalem council in Acts 15?
I don’t think you will get much more precise than a 20 year span. That’s quite precise given how long ago this was. More on reddit.com
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BYU Religious Studies Center
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The Jerusalem Council | Religious Studies Center
The fifteenth chapter of the book of Acts in the New Testament tells of a high-level council meeting in Jerusalem of the leaders of the Church. The date is not recorded, but the events leading up to the council indicate that the meeting was held in approximately AD 49 or 50.
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Jerusalem Council – Acts 15 and the Gospel to the Gentiles
March 13, 2026 - The Council of Jerusalem, also called the Apostolic Council, was the first general church gathering of apostles and elders held in Jerusalem around AD 49 Acts 15:1-35.
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AD 49 – The Jerusalem Council - Lange's Christian Chronicle
December 13, 2025 - The Great Council of Jerusalem (a.k.a.: the Apostolic Council, or the Zeroeth Ecumenical Council): Icon of the Council of Jerusalem The Great Council of Jerusalem was convoked by the apostles and convened in late A.D. 49 (as reported in the ...
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r/Catholicism on Reddit: Why did St. James preside over the Council of Jerusalem and not St. Peter?
August 31, 2019 -
So I was having a conversation the other day with an Anglican (High Church) friend and we were talking about the papacy. He pointed my attention towards this interesting tidbit in the Bible. In the Book of the Acts of the Apostles, when Peter and Paul disagree over the issue of circumcision they decide to hold a council (the first Ecumenical Council: the Council of Jerusalem). In the council, it was not Peter who was regarded as the head or even as the first amongst equals, it was James the Greater. James presided over the Council and ultimately gave his definitive verdict after hearing both arguments and conferring with the other Apostles. Peter was not treated as Pope, or First Amongst Equals, or as the Shepherd of the new Church. What do you guys think?
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At first, St. James was the bishop in Jerusalem, so probably, that is why he had last word in the Council of Jerusalem. Also papacy was given by Jesus, but was formed to what we know today. If you asked someone in 19th century what pope does, he would answer differently to a 20th century person and to a today person. It evolves, but it still is the same. In 19th century not pope, but monarchs chose bishops, pope only affirmed them. Currently pope chooses bishops (except eastern patriarchs, but it is different chapter).
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Jerusalem Council & James, Bishop Of Jerusalem Jerusalem Council & James, Bishop Of Jerusalem
February 2, 2024 - James was the bishop of Jerusalem at the time of the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15; thought to have occurred around 48-51 AD). Despite generally arguing against monepiscopacy in the first two centuries, they somehow manage to make an exception ...
Quora
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Who was at the council at Jerusalem in Acts 15? - Quora
(AD 50) They were requested to meet by Paul, the person that established Churches in Gentle areas. They met because Paul taught that working for salvation (following Jewish Law) is not required to be a Christian.
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What was the decision of the Council of Jerusalem? - Quora
Answer: This was a meting between James+Paul held in Jerusalem in 49 CE (possibly 48 or 50 CE) .James was the brother of Jesus (Mk 6:3) and also the head of the embryonic Jesus movement in what is now Israel.The key issue under discussion was ...
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Apostolic Council of Jerusalem - OrthodoxWiki
The Council of Jerusalem was an ... Nicea, in 325. At the Council, after everyone listened quietly as Barnabas and Paul tell about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles, and advice offered by the Apostle Peter (Acts 15:7–11), ...
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What was the Jerusalem Council? | Join The Journey
Acts 15:1–35 The Jerusalem Council. A conference was held in Jerusalem (c. A.D. 48 or 49) to discuss conditions for Gentile membership in the church. The “Pharisaic” group in the Jerusalem church (vv.
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The Jerusalem Council
July 1, 2023 - All at the council agreed to James’s proposal, so they sent letters and representatives to Antioch and other Christian congregations to inform them of this policy (see Acts 15:23–29).
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JERUSALEM, COUNCIL OF Name given to the meeting described in Acts 15.1 to 15.35, which determined that Gentile Christians were not bound by the Mosaic Law. Acceptance of the date c. a.d. 50 is based on the fact that Gallio, to whose tribunal in Corinth Paul was summoned during his second missionary ...
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May 1, 2023 - James presided over the Council of Jerusalem, which was held in AD 50 and dealt with the question of whether Gentile converts to Christianity needed to follow Jewish customs, such as circumcision.
ScriptureCentral
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Why Was the Jerusalem Council Important? | ScriptureCentral
May 31, 2024 - 5. Robert J. Matthews, “The Jerusalem Council,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006), 261. ... 7. Judd, “Jerusalem Conference,” 64, notes: “Recall that Peter’s reputation had suffered because of his association with Cornelius and other Gentiles at Caesarea (see Acts 11:1–4). In addition, James was the leader of the Jerusalem branch, many of whom seem to have been in attendance (see Acts 15:4, 22).
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r/AskAChristian on Reddit: What was the date of the Jerusalem council in Acts 15?
March 7, 2024 -
As far as I can tell, the limiting factors are:
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I don’t think you will get much more precise than a 20 year span. That’s quite precise given how long ago this was.
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Here's a page on BibleHub with one person's proposed NT timeline . Perhaps the date of the Jerusalem council is based on what someone figured was the year in which Paul did his first missionary journey (with Barnabas), and that the council occurred between his first journey and his second journey.
GotQuestions
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What was the meaning and importance of the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15)? | GotQuestions.org
September 16, 2010 - Jesus’ half-brother James, who had become a leader of the church in Jerusalem, agreed with Peter and declared, “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God” (Acts 15:19).
Reading Acts
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Acts 15:13-21 – James and the Jerusalem Council - Reading Acts
February 28, 2019 - One of the most interesting things about the Jerusalem meeting is that it is James who appears as the key leader and is described as rendering a decision on the matter of Gentiles and the Law (Acts 15:13-21). The structure of the Jerusalem community seems to center around elders, and James ...
BYU Religious Studies Center
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The Jerusalem Conference: The First Council of the Christian Church | Religious Studies Center
The final speaker at the meeting was James, the brother of Jesus.[31] By the time of the Jerusalem Council, Paul recognized James as one of the “pillars” (Galatians 2:9) or leaders of the Church alongside Peter and John.[32] While Peter was the overall leader of the early Church, James seems to have been functioning as the local leader of the branch of Jewish Christians in Jerusalem.[33] James acknowledged Peter’s experiences concerning the Gentiles and declared that they fulfilled Amos’s prophecy that non-Israelites would seek after the truth of the Lord (compare Acts 15:16–17 with Amos 9:11–12).