Synopsis
At the council of Jerusalem, St Paul's vision of how the Christian faith should spread triumphed over other ideas.
- Programme: David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul
- Episode: 1
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Religious Education | Christianity | The Christian Church through a study of the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church | The birth, development and beliefs of the church
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