Christianity
The Mosaic Covenant, which Christians generally call the "Old Covenant", in contrast to the New Covenant, has played an important role in the shaping of Christianity and been the source of serious dispute and controversy since its inception, such as Jesus' expounding of the Law during his Sermon on the Mount, the circumcision controversy in Early Christianity, and the Incident at Antioch which has led scholars to dispute the relationship between Paul of Tarsus and Judaism. After the Ascension of Christ and the establishment of the Apostolic Church, the first Christian martyr, after Jesus, recorded in the Book of Acts, Saint Stephen, is killed because of a controversy over the Mosaic Law and the Temple (6:13). Later, in Acts 15, the Council of Jerusalem addressed the circumcision controversy in early Christianity.
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