Editing Messianic Judaism (section)

===Pre-19th century===
Efforts by [[Jewish Christians]] to [[Christian mission to Jews|proselytize to Jews]] began in the [[Apostolic Age|1st century]], when [[Paul the Apostle]] preached at the [[synagogue]]s in each city that he visited.{{sfn|Barnett|2002|p=367}} However, by the 4th century CE, non-biblical accounts of missions to the Jews{{efn|Such as [[Epiphanius of Salamis]]' record of the conversion of [[Joseph of Tiberias|Count Joseph of Tiberias]] and [[Sozomen]]'s accounts of other Jewish conversions.}} do not mention converted Jews playing any leading role in proselytization.<ref name="Stemberger"/> Notable converts from Judaism who attempted to convert other Jews are more visible in historical sources beginning around the 13th century when Jewish convert [[Pablo Christiani]] attempted to convert other Jews. This activity, however, typically lacked any independent Jewish-Christian congregations and was often imposed through force by organized Christian churches.{{sfn|Flannery|1985|p=129}}