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The Council of Jerusalem or Apostolic Council is a council described in chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles, allegedly held in Jerusalem around c. 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 ...
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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 Gentile Christians obey the Mosaic custom of circumcision.
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COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM ( συνέδριον, G5284; tr. “council” in every occurrence in the NT, RSV. Heb. סַנְהֶדְרִין ), Biblical meaning: “an ecclesiastical assembly for deciding matters of doctrine or discipline” (RHD).
Religion. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Jerusalem, Council of. views 1,795,108 updated. 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.
The Jerusalem City Council is a body of 31 elected members headed by the mayor, who serves a five-year term and appoints eight deputies. The former mayor of Jerusalem, Uri Lupolianski, was elected in 2003.
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