All the writers, including Paul, were closely united with the original governing body of the early Christian congregation, consisting of the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem. ​ — Acts 15: 2, 6, 12 - 14, 22; Galatians 2: 7 - 10.
Visi, kas rakstīja Jauno Derību, ieskaitot apustuli Pāvilu, bija cieši saistīti ar agrīnās kristiešu draudzes vadošo padomi, ko veidoja apustuļi un vecaji Jeruzalemē.