Complex sentence: The document advocated the abolition of the Jewish sacrifices, esteemed James the brother of Jesus as the leader of the Jerusalem church, and denigrated Paul of Tarsus as a Gentile and an opponent of Jewish Law.
Split into simpler sentences: The document advocated the abolition of the Jewish sacrifices. It esteemed James the brother of Jesus as the leader of the Jerusalem church and denigrated Paul of Tarsus as a Gentile and an opponent of Jewish Law.