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The first followers of Jesus were Jews, since his ministry was in Jewish Israel. After Jesus ascended into heaven, an issue arose among his followers as to whether it was necessary for Christians to be circumcised in accordance with the Abrahamic covenant, as advocated by the [[Judaizer]] party.
It was necessary to hold a meeting to resolve the issue. The [[Council at Jerusalem]] was held approximately 49 AD to establish a policy. The Council determined that [[circumcision]] is not necessary to be a Christian and wrote a letter stating that.<ref> The requirement for [[circumcision ]] was omitted from the requirements in the letter.<ref>
{{REFweb
|title=Acts of the Apostles 15:20-31
|date=
|accessdate=2022-08-13
}}</ref>This is the general view of Christians to this day with the exception of a denomination in Egypt.
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