Acts 15:2
And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Jerusalem
- WHEN
- c. AD 49
ON THE MAP
WHEN
c. AD 49
counted from the text
The decision that Gentiles do not have to become Jews.
WHO RULED
- Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
MEANWHILE
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c. AD 49 Italy
Claudius expels the Jews from Rome
That is why Aquila and Priscilla are in Corinth when Paul arrives, in Acts 18:2.
SOURCES
- date — The Council of Jerusalem, fourteen years after the conversion by the count of Galatians 2:1.
- Claudius — Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- Claudius expels the Jews from Rome — Suetonius, Claudius 25.4; Orosius VII.6
WHAT HAPPENED
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The Council of Jerusalem AD 49 (approximate date)
The question is whether a Gentile has to become a Jew to follow Jesus. The answer is no, and it defines Christianity as a separate religion.
SEE ALSO
- Acts 15:22-23 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas,…
- Acts 15:6-7 So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter. …
- Galatians 2:1-2 Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also. …
- Acts 11:30 This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
- Acts 15:4 On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
- 2 Corinthians 11:5 I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
- Galatians 1:6-10 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— …
- Galatians 2:5 We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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