Cornelius (Bible)
The centurion Cornelius (Greek: is in the tradition of Christian and according to the Acts of the Apostles , the first converted to Christianity in the first century AD.
Summary |
Cornelius was a centurion in the Roman army of occupation in Palestine, part, from the Acts of the Apostles a cohort italics , becoming the first Gentile to be allowed to participate fully in early Christian community, hitherto exclusively Jewish .
The Acts of the Apostles present this event as a work of the Spirit sent by Jesus of Nazareth to continue his work in a new Pentecost , and not as a personal initiative of Peter. It is indeed God through an angel leads to go and meet Pierre Corneille.
However, this admission will lead to fierce debates within the Christian community, Cornelius, a God-fearing , not being circumcised. But the decision will ultimately Pierre endorsed by the Just Jacques , head of the Jerusalem community during the episode known as the Council of Jerusalem , circa 50.
Tradition
The tradition may in fact be the first bishop of Caesarea, or that of Scepsis in Mysia. It is celebrated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church on February 2 and by the Orthodox Church on September 13.
References
- Acts 10. 1
- Acts 10. 1-11,18
- Irenaeus Paul Fransen, Peter went everywhere in the origins of Christianity, ed. Gallimard / Le Monde de la Bible, 2000 252
- Franois Brossier, Corneille, the first Gentile convert, in The Origins of Christianity, ed. Gallimard / Le Monde de la Bible, 2000 266
- Acts 10. 3
- Acts 11. 17
Bibliography
- Geoltrain Peter (ed.), The Origins of Christianity, ed. Gallimard / Le Monde de la Bible, 2000
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