Council of Jerusalem

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Christian council church council first council of the Christian Church

The Council of Jerusalem was an early Christian assembly, traditionally dated to around 50 CE, where apostles and elders decided that Gentile converts did not need to fully observe the Jewish Law, shaping the future of the Christian movement.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Council of Jerusalem canonical 12
Jerusalem Council 2
Apostolic Council 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian council ⓘ
church council ⓘ
first council of the Christian Church ⓘ
alsoDescribedIn Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ
Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ
surface form: Galatians 2
attendedBy Barnabas ⓘ
Apostle Paul ⓘ
surface form: Paul the Apostle

Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form: Peter the Apostle

apostles of Jesus ⓘ
elders of the church in Jerusalem ⓘ
convenedToAddress obligation of Gentile Christians to observe the Mosaic Law ⓘ
requirement of circumcision for Gentile Christians ⓘ
status of Gentile converts in the Church ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Apostolic Council

Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Jerusalem Council
hasApproximateDate c. 50 CE ⓘ
mid-1st century CE ⓘ
heldDuring apostolic age ⓘ
imposedRequirementOn Gentile Christians ⓘ
influenced development of Christian canon law ⓘ
relationship between Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians ⓘ
theology of law and grace in Christianity ⓘ
locationWithin early Christian community in Jerusalem ⓘ
precedes First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
presidedOverBy James the Just ⓘ
primarySource Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
surface form: Acts 15

Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
recognizedBy Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

most Protestant traditions ⓘ
relatedTo Pauline mission ⓘ
controversy over Judaizing ⓘ
early Christian law ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
resultedIn apostolic decree ⓘ
decision that Gentile converts are not bound to the full Jewish Law ⓘ
decision that Gentile converts need not be circumcised ⓘ
letter to Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia ⓘ
significance affirmed inclusion of Gentiles without full Torah observance ⓘ
marked separation of Christianity from Jewish ritual law ⓘ
shaped future mission to the Gentiles ⓘ
specifiedObligation abstain from blood ⓘ
abstain from food sacrificed to idols ⓘ
abstain from meat of strangled animals ⓘ
abstain from sexual immorality ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Jerusalem ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Acts of the Apostles → narratesEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Council of Jerusalem → hasAlternativeName → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apostolic Council
Council of Jerusalem → hasAlternativeName → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jerusalem Council
James the brother of Jesus → associatedWithEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Silas → associatedEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jerusalem Council
James the Just → participatedIn → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Titus (companion of Paul) → involvedIn → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
subject surface form: Titus
this entity surface form: Jerusalem meeting about Gentile circumcision (Galatians 2)
Barnabas the Apostle → participatedIn → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Apostolic Age → centralEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Gentile Christians → centralIssueIn → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Joses → associatedWithEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
James of Jerusalem → associatedWithEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Jerusalem church → hostedEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Jerusalem church → dateOfEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Council of Jerusalem, circa 48–50 CE
James the Righteous → associatedWithEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Acts → describesEvent → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
Saint Paul → associatedWith → Council of Jerusalem ⓘ