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The First Jerusalem Council Beit Din

by Israel b. Betzalel

These are the names of the original members of the Beit Din. It is not a complete list.

Av Beit Din:
Yaakov ha-Katan b. Calphi ha-Taddik – James the Less the brother of Yeshua son of Alphaeus

Dayanim:
Shimon b. Yonah ha-Tzaddik – Simon Peter
Yochanan b. Zavdai – John son of Zebedee
Yaakov ha-Gadol b. Zavdai – James the brother of John
Andreas b. Yonah – Andrew son of John
Phillip
Nataniel b. Talmei – Bartholemew
Matityahu – Levi Matthew
Yehudah – Thomas
Yehudah b. Yaakov ha-Katan – Thaddeus Judas son of James
Shimon shel Yerushalyim – Simon the Zealot
Matthias

Chaver Beit Din:
Yosef b. Shabbat – Joseph Barsabbas (candidate with Matthias to replace Judas)
R. Shaul ha-Tarsi – Paul (most likely a member of the Sanhedrin)
R. Yosef ha-Ramathaim-Zophi – Joseph of Arimathea (most likely a member of the Sanhedrin)

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