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Council of Jerusalem
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The Council of Jerusalem or Apostolic Council is a council described in chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles, held in Jerusalem c. AD 48–50.
Stained glass window at Norwich Cathedral with Saint Paul, Jesus and James the Less. The lower right image shows the Council of Jerusalem.
Stained glass window at Norwich Cathedral with Saint Paul, Jesus and James the Less. The lower right image shows the Council of Jerusalem.
James the Just, whose judgment was adopted in the Apostolic Decree of Acts 15:19–29, c. 78 AD: "we should write to them [Gentiles] to abstain only fro
James the Just, whose judgment was adopted in the Apostolic Decree of Acts 15:19–29, c. 78 AD: "we should write to them [Gentiles] to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood..." (NRSV)
The apostles dispute at the Council (Jim Padgett, 1984)
The apostles dispute at the Council (Jim Padgett, 1984)
The letter to the Gentiles is composed (Jim Padgett, 1984)
The letter to the Gentiles is composed (Jim Padgett, 1984)
Barnabas
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Barnabas, born Joseph or Joses, was a prominent Christian disciple, identified as an apostle in Acts 14:14. According to Acts 4:36, he was a Cypriot Levite. He undertook missionary journeys as a compa
Council of Jerusalem
…area after the destruction of the city until its rebuilding as Aelia Capitolina in c. AD 130, when all Jews were banished from Jerusalem. The apostles Barnabas and Paul went to Jerusalem to meet with the "Pillars of the Church": James the Just, Peter, and John. The Council of Jerusalem is generally dated to…
Detail from San Barnaba Altarpiece [Wikidata] by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1490
Detail from San Barnaba Altarpiece [Wikidata] by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1490
Saint Barnabas or Saint Matthew, attrib. Juan Martín Cabezalero, c. 1640
Saint Barnabas or Saint Matthew, attrib. Juan Martín Cabezalero, c. 1640
Barnabas curing the sick by Paolo Veronese, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, c. 1566
Barnabas curing the sick by Paolo Veronese, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, c. 1566
Saints Paul and Barnabas at Lystra (Sacrifice at Lystra) by Bartholomeus Breenberg, 1637, Princeton University Art Museum
Saints Paul and Barnabas at Lystra (Sacrifice at Lystra) by Bartholomeus Breenberg, 1637, Princeton University Art Museum