The Jews: National Character of Attachment to Customs of the Law

For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.