[af_vet_1981]

You may recall that the opinion of James was the one the Council went with....not Peter's. Looks like James had the leadership role. So there was no "leader" as you presuppose.

Not at all; Peter was the Apostle of all the Jews (like the Pope) while James was the leader in the church at Jerusalem (like a Bishop). You will never be able to separate the Jewish Apostles from Messiah, or from each other, to mimic the rebellions, reformations, and reconstructions among the Gentiles who call themselves disciples but reject one holy catholic and apostolic church.

[ealgeone]

Your leaps of logic never cease to amaze me.