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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.
1. But when Symeon also had died in the manner described, a certain Jew by the name of Justus succeeded to the episcopal throne in Jerusalem. He was one of the many thousands of the circumcision who at that time believed in Christ.
Mar 25, 2021 · The Jerusalem Declaration, so named because it is the initiative of a group of scholars who came together in 2020 under the auspices of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, makes clear that it was ...
Oct 4, 2023 · Jerusalem. holy city in ancient Judea, from Greek Hierousalem, from Hebrew Yerushalayim, literally "foundation of peace," from base of yarah "he threw, cast" + shalom "peace." Jerusalem "artichoke" (1650s) is folk etymology of Italian girasole "sunflower" (see girasole ).
Jan 3, 2020 · In Arabic the word for peace, “Salam”, sounds very similar and refers to a hope of world peace and the end of war. Meanwhile, the Hebrew word Shalom goes straight to the heart. Because the true biblical shalom means an inward sense of completeness or wholeness. Although it can also describe the absence of war, a majority of biblical ...
JUSTUS. jus'-tus (Ioustos): There are three of this name mentioned in the New Testament. (1) It was the Roman surname of JOSEPH BARSABBAS (which see) ( Acts 1:23 ). (2) A Corinthian proselyte (sebomenos ton Theon), whose house adjoined the synagogue and who received Paul when the Jews opposed him ( Acts 18:7 ).
