15:22–29 James’ recommendation met with the approval of the whole church (v. 22), that is, of all who were present. Outside the council, however, there remained a significant number of Jewish Christians who wished to take a much harder line with the Gentiles. They continued to disturb the Pauline churches for some years to come. Nevertheless, the council did represent a broad consensus of the church and was an expression of the real unity that was still felt by all Christians (cf., e.g., 4:32). In addition to the letter that James had proposed (v. 20), it was decided to choose some of their own men, meaning from among the Jerusalem representatives, to join with the delegates from the north in conveying the council’s decision to the church in Antioch (v. 22). The present participle, hegoum…