>>22803690 (OP)Roughly 18-20 years (at the very least 17 years, See Note 1) after the alleged death of jewsus, james and the elders still required jews (including paul) to obey the law of moshe and to practice circumcision.
Note 1:
Galatians 1:18
>Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with CephasAccording to paul, he visited jerusalem three years after his encounter with jewsus.
Galatians 2:1
>Fourteen years later I went up again to JerusalemAccording to paul, fourteen years later the jerusalem council occured (Acts 15).
Explanation:
Acts 21:17-24
>17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.>18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.In jerusalem, paul met with james and the elders.
>19 Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the gentiles through his ministry.>20 When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.james and the elders informed paul that thousands of jews believed [in jewsus] and all of them were zealous for the law (torah-observant).
The "thousands of jews" were the laymen of the jerusalem church (some for 17+ years).
There were three thousand jews in the jerusalem church since Acts 2:41 and more jews continued to join in Acts 2:47.
Later in Acts 9:31, the church throughout in judea, galilee, and samaria grew in strength and numbers.
Were there other christjews that were also zealous for the law after the death of jewsus? Yes.
ananias is described as a christjew that had a vision with jewsus and as a devout observer of the law (torah-observant).
Acts 9:10
>In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!”Acts 22:12
>There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there1/2