The Jerusalem Council (c. 49-52 AD)

The First Century House Churches Saga (Book 5)

By: David Michael Curtis

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A single question threatens to tear the fledgling church apart: Must a Gentile become a Jew to be saved?

From the house churches of Rome to the inner chambers of Jerusalem, the faith of the first believers is put to the test. In this sweeping novel of the early church, the scholar Caius Septimius and the statesman Andronicus journey as delegates from Rome, seeking an answer that will save their mixed congregation from a heresy that demands obedience to the Law.

They arrive in Jerusalem to find the apostles locked in a monumental debate. Paul and Barnabas stand firm for the liberty of grace, while powerful men from Judaea argue for the unshakeable authority of circumcision. As the apostles—Peter, James, and John—weigh the very nature of salvation, the Roman delegates must navigate a city of whispers and spiritual warfare. In the shadows, agents of the sorcerer Simon Magus conspire to twist the outcome, while in Antioch, a public confrontation between Peter and Paul brews, threatening the new-found unity.

Book 5 of the 1st Century House Churches series, The Jerusalem Council is a story of the perilous journey to establish the truth of the gospel. It is a truth that must be defended not only in public councils but also in the hearts of believers—from the haunted tombs of the Decapolis to the dungeons of Philippi and the riotous synagogues of Thessalonica.