Antioch

The term 'Christian' likely emerged because the diverse community of Jewish and Gentile believers needed a new identity. They could no longer be classified simply as a Jewish sect. The name, meaning 'followers of Christ,' may have been coined by outsiders to describe this distinctive group.

Peter had been eating with Gentile believers, but when certain men came from James, Peter withdrew and separated himself. Paul saw this as hypocrisy that undermined the gospel's message that both Jews and Gentiles are justified by faith in Christ, not by observing the law.