a german state has handed back priceless mayan artefacts to the ambassadors of guatemala and mexico. some of the objects date back to 250 ad. they re thought to have been looted by tomb raiders from pre colombian cities in what are now guatemala and mexico. they then found their way to the cellar of a private collector in eastern germany, where they were discovered in late 2020. the handover is the latest in a recent trend of european countries returning looted cultural artefacts to their countries of origin. 3,000 baby river turtles native to the amazon rainforest have been released into a river in peru after hatching from eggs kept on artificial beaches as part of a conservation effort. the river turtles are considered vulnerable and have for many years been killed for human consumption, or kept as pets. that s it from us for now.
around 50 ad, 20 years after the execution of his brother jesus, james presides over a council of the movement s leaders. the outcome will decide the future. will they remain a small jewish sect, or will christianity stand alone? paul comes to defend the salvation afforded by the death and resurrection of christ that also extends to gentiles, and he brings a saved christian to jerusalem in order to try to prove his point. here is my friend, titus the uncircumcised greek, and he s bringing him to everyone that says so what are you going to do about this? the only thing that counts is faith. when we read the acts of the apostles, it s quite clear that there s tension, and there s especially tension between james and paul. so if you were jesus brother and this upstart came along preaching and teaching a
his letters to new christian communities, the epistles, make up a third of the new testament. his teachings show how determined he is to reach out to gentiles. jesus said, go and make disciples of all the nations, and that meant not just the jews. if i were james and i had heard about paul and what paul was doing, i would be hugely frustrated. paul never met the human jesus. here was james, who was jesus brother, and this upstart was presuming to teach jesus message and go out among the gentiles with this message. things get so bad in the relations between paul and james that ultimately they have to have a big conference in jerusalem to sort it out. around 50 ad, 20 years after the execution of his brother jesus, james presides over a council of the movement s leaders.
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