Council of Jerusalem
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| - | :''[[Religion and sexuality]], [[sexual morality]], [[Catholic teachings on sexual morality]]'' | ||
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| - | Christianity supplemented the Jewish attitudes on sexuality with two new concepts. First, there was the idea that [[marriage]] was absolutely [[exclusive]] and [[indissoluble]], thereby restricting the sphere of [[sexual activity]] and eliminating the husband's ability to divorce at will. Second, there was the notion of [[virginity]] as a moral ideal, rendering marital sexuality as a sort of concession to [[carnal weakness]] and the necessity of [[procreation]]. | ||
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| - | =====New Testament===== | ||
| - | The [[Council of Jerusalem]] decided that, although [[Jesus]] may have admonished Jews to keep to their traditions and laws, these were not required of [[gentiles]] converting to Christianity, who did not, for instance, need to be circumcised, and could continue to consume shellfish. The Council's final communication to the various gentiles' churches was, | ||
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| - | :''That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.'' | ||
| - | :::Acts 15:29 | ||
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| - | It is unclear exactly which sexual practices are considered ''[[fornication]]'' (sometimes translated as ''sexual immorality''). Throughout the New Testament, there are scattered injunctions against adultery, promiscuity, homosexuality, and incest, consistent with earlier Jewish ethics supplemented by the Christian emphasis on chastity. | ||
| - | *It is good for a man not to touch a woman. (1 Corinthians 7:1 ([[King James Version|KJV]])) | ||
| - | *They that have wives be as though they had none; (1 Corinthians 7:29) | ||
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| - | =====Later Christian Thought===== | ||
| - | A general consensus developed in medieval Christianity that sexual acts were at least mildly sinful, owing to the necessary lust involved in the act. Nonetheless, marital relations were encouraged as an antidote to temptations to promiscuity and other sexual sins. St. [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]] opined that before Adam's fall, there was no lust in the sexual act, but it was entirely subordinate to human reason. Later theologians similarly concluded that the lust involved in sexuality was a result of [[original sin]], but nearly all agreed that this was only a venial sin if conducted within marriage without inordinate lust. | ||
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| - | In the modern era, many Christians have adopted the view that there is no sin whatsoever in the uninhibited enjoyment of marital relations. More traditional Christians will tend to limit the circumstances and degree to which sexual pleasure is morally licit. | ||
| + | The '''Council of Jerusalem''' (or '''Apostolic Conference''') is a name applied subsequently to a meeting described in [[Acts of the Apostles]] chapter {{bibleverse-nb||Acts|15|NIV}} and possibly referred to in [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]]'s [[Epistle to the Galatians|letter to the Galatians]] chapter {{bibleverse-nb||Gal|2|NIV}}.{{ref|6}} The events described there are generally dated to around AD 50, at the latest some time before the death of [[James the Just]] in 62, and before the [[First Roman-Jewish War]] in 66, and before the [[Destruction of the Second Temple]] in 70, events recorded by [[Josephus]]. | ||
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The Council of Jerusalem (or Apostolic Conference) is a name applied subsequently to a meeting described in Acts of the Apostles chapter Template:Bibleverse-nb and possibly referred to in Paul's letter to the Galatians chapter Template:Bibleverse-nb.Template:Ref The events described there are generally dated to around AD 50, at the latest some time before the death of James the Just in 62, and before the First Roman-Jewish War in 66, and before the Destruction of the Second Temple in 70, events recorded by Josephus.
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