Council of Jerusalem facts for kids
"Council of Jerusalem" is a common name for a meeting of early Christian leaders reported in the Acts of the Apostles chapter 15. The meeting must have happened about the year 50, at the latest some time before the death of James the Just in 62.
The issues
A common interpretation is that the council came together because there was disagreement within the Early Christian community between those who believed the church must observe the rules of traditional Judaism, and Paul of Tarsus, who believed there was no such necessity. The "rules of traditional Judaism," the Halakha of Rabbinic Judaism, were not finished at this time
The central issue was circumcision, as the author of Acts relates the initial confrontation in Antioch, where Paul had been preaching:
- "And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved." (Acts 15:1) KJV
See also
In Spanish: Concilio de Jerusalén para niños
 | Manuel J. Fernandez |
 | Robert Cardenas |
 | Richard G. Candelaria |
 | Oscar F. Perdomo |
