Saint Peter and Judaism

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The relationship between Saint Peter and Judaism is thought to have been fairly positive.

Apostle to the Jews

Peter was a leader at the Council of Jerusalem. He ultimately stood a middle-ground between the Jewish Christians and the Gentile Christians. It was agreed that avoidance of idolatry, fornication, and the eating of flesh cut from a living animal, should be demanded of gentiles who wished to become Christians.^[3]

Tosaphists

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According to an ancient Jewish tradition, Peter was sent by the rabbis in order to move Christianity in its own direction, to prevent it from being considered another branch of Judaism.[7]^{[need quotation to verify]}

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