    council of jerusalem (or apostolic conference) is a name applied by historians and theologians to a christian apostolic age council that was held in jerusalem and dated to around the year 50 ad. it is unique among the ancient pre-ecumenical councils in that it is considered by catholics and orthodox to be a prototype and forerunner of the later ecumenical councils and a key part of christian ethics. the council decided that gentile converts to christianity were not obligated to keep most of the law of moses, including the rules concerning circumcision of males. the council did, however, retain the prohibitions on eating blood, meat containing blood, and meat of animals not properly slain, and on fornication and idolatry, sometimes referred to as the apostolic decree or jerusalem quadrilateral. descriptions of the council are found in acts of the apostles chapter 15 (in two different forms, the alexandrian and western versions) and also possibly in paul's letter to the galatians chapter 2.whether or not galatians 2:1â10 is a record of the council of jerusalem or a different event is not agreed. paul writes of laying his gospel before the others "privately,&quo
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