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The early Church had an important decision to make, whether gentile converts were required to be circumcised and follow Jewish dietary restrictions, or whether converts could avoid all that.
Paul and Peter forcefully made the case that Jewish law was not binding on followers of the new Christian faith, and they prevailed.
Had the decision been the opposite, the Christian religion would never have been more than a small sect of Judaism, and would probably not survived to the modern day.
Circumcision controversy in early Christianity - Wikipedia
Paul and Peter forcefully made the case that Jewish law was not binding on followers of the new Christian faith, and they prevailed.
Had the decision been the opposite, the Christian religion would never have been more than a small sect of Judaism, and would probably not survived to the modern day.
Circumcision controversy in early Christianity - Wikipedia
