Identifier: historyofchristicc00walk (find matches)
Title: A history of the Christian church
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Walker, Williston, 1860-1922
Subjects: Church history
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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ded, the Jerusalem leaders to continue the mission to Jews,of course with maintenance of the law, while Paul and Barna-bas should go with their free message to the Gentiles.^ It was adecision honorable to both sides; but it was impossible of fullexecution. What were to be the relations in a mixed church ?Could law-keeping Jews and law-free Gentiles eat together?That further question was soon raised in connection with avisit of Peter to Antioch.^ It led to a public discussion in theJerusalem congregation, probably in the year 49—the so-calledCouncil of Jerusalem—and the formulation of certain rulesgoverning mixed eating.^ To Paul, anything but the freestequality of Jew and Gentile seemed impossible. To Peter andBarnabas the question of terms of common eating seemed ofprime importance. Paul withstood them both. He mustfight the battle largely alone, for Antioch seems to have heldwith Jerusalem in this matter of intercourse at table. 1 Acts 15\ 2 Gal 21-10. 3 QaJ. 2-\ * Acts 15«-29.
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