At a meeting of the governing body of first - century Christians held in 49 C.E., the disciple James stated: “Symeon [Peter] has related thoroughly how God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name. ”
कृत्ये १५: १४) यहोवाच्या नावाने ओळखल्या जाणाऱ्‍या या नव्या लोकांत यहुद्यांचाच नव्हे, तर विदेश्‍यांचाही समावेश असणार होता.