Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.. The council decided that Gentiles who converted to Christianity were not obligated to keep most of the rules prescribed to the Jews by the Mosaic Law, such as Jewish dietary laws and other specific rituals, including the rules concerning circumcision ...
These restrictions are independent of the copyright status. Public domain Public domain false false I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain .
The precursor of the Community Council of Jerusalem (Va'ad HaKehilla) was established circa 1864 to represent the interests of the Jewish community to Ottoman authorities; beginning with Mandatory Palestine it dealt with British Empire authorities.
This work is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship. Captions English
This work is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship. This image shows a flag , a coat of arms , a seal or some other official insignia .
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Iconoclasm was officially condemned by the Western and Eastern Churches at the Second Council of Nicaea in 787 AD (the Western Church was not represented, but approved the decrees later). This decision was based on the arguments including that the biblical commandment forbidding images of God was because no-one had seen God.
The court could meet wherever necessary, not solely in Jerusalem. After around 1120 the court also included bishops, and according to tradition new crusaders were entitled to sit and vote; the first time this occurred was the Council of Acre on 24 June 1148 during the Second Crusade, when the fatal decision to attack Damascus was made.