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Efforts by Jewish Christians to proselytize Jews go back to the first Century when Paul preached first at the synagogues in each city he visited.

However, early accounts of missions to the Jews, such as Epiphanius of Salamis ' record of the conversion of Count Joseph of Tiberias, and Sozomen's accounts of Jewish conversions, do not mention converted Jews playing any leading role in proselytization.

Notable converts from Judaism who themselves attempted to convert other Jews are more visible from at least 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.