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Introducing the New Testament, 2nd ed. (ch. 12): Paul

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apostolic council

a meeting of leaders in the early church to discuss acceptance of gentiles into the new faith community (Acts 15); also called "Jerusalem council."

a surgical procedure that removes the foreskin of a penis; in the Jewish tradition, the rite is viewed as a sign of the covenant that God had made with Israel.

collection for Jerusalem

a fundraising effort conducted by the apostle Paul among gentile believers on behalf of Jewish believers in Jerusalem (see Acts 11:29-30; 24:17; Rom. 15:25-27; 1 Cor. 16:1-4; 2 Cor. 8-9; Gal. 2:10).

disputed letters of Paul

the six letters ascribed to Paul that many New Testament scholars believe to be pseudepigraphic: Ephesians, Colossians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus; also called the "deutero-Pauline letters."

from a Greek word meaning "thanksgiving"; the ritual meal observed by Christians in a manner that commemorates Jesus's last supper with his disciples; also called "Lord's Supper" and "Holy Communion."