Jerusalem College Essays Samples For Students

The Haredim:

Haredim refers to the group of orthodox Jews that are politically, socially and theologically conservative. The Haredi men often put on black suits while the women are long dark dresses and thick stockings. The followers of this religion are easy to identify, but very difficult to understand them. The observance of both written and the oral Torah keeps the Haredim people together. The religious group in Jerusalem aimed at preventing any influence from outside and also avoiding contamination of their practices and values. This religious group as aimed at achieving strict observance of the Jewish faith in Jerusalem by ...

In the first crusade, the Christian knights captured the Jerusalem in 1099. This is taken from two accounts by Fulcher of Chartres, who followed the crusaders to the Holy land and Ibn al-Athir which account is found in the Muslim world. Although the two account explain what happened in the first crusade, they are extremely different. The Christian knight siege to Jerusalem caused severe harm to the inhabitants. Therefore, the paper will focus on the events that took place in two accounts and highlight their differences. Similarly, the paper will focus on the effect of the Christian knight siege ...

The First Crusade

The first religious crusade took place in 1096 and lasted three years ending in 1099. The crusade was started by Pope Urban II in November, 1095 in response to the request of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who sought the help of the western volunteers to resist the invasion of the Seljuq Turks from Anatolia (RF, 2014). Soon an additional goal of recapturing the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land became the primary objective of the crusaders, who alongside also wanted to liberate the Eastern Christians from the bondage of the Muslim rulers. Though the seeds of ...

For a very long time the Jewish people maintained physical and religious allegiance to the land of Israel and Jerusalem for that matter. Jerusalem is a unique city in the world because it has a special cultural and religious importance to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. According to the Jews, it is a holy city because of very important religious events that took place there centuries ago. In fact, the city is synonymous to hope to the Jews that they will at some point return to Zion, and the Zion is in Jerusalem. When King David unified all Israel, he established it as ...

Ethics, well known as moral philosophy is what recommends the concepts of wrong or right conducts. Ethics has been ranked into three major areas of study namely meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Paul joins theology and ethics and insists that none can exist without the other (Harrington et al., 2010). The ontology of ethics further explains that non-descriptivist and non-cognitivism thinkers have a belief named the anti-realist position and have no position in explaining what ethics is. This essay aims at explaining what ethics is and the theological basis on which Paul derives his understanding of ethics. Further, this ...

The first crusade, which took place between 1096 and 1099, was an attempt to recapture the Holy Land (Jerusalem), which had been captured by the Muslims in 1076. The First Crusade had significant part in Medieval England. After the capture by the Muslims, the Christians faced a hard time paying pilgrimage to the city. The City of Jerusalem held great significance to the Christian community. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher commemorated the tomb of Christ’s burial and the hill of crucifixion. The Muslim soldiers made life very difficult for the Christians. The First Crusade was the successful attempt ...

Compare and Contrast a Traditional Narrative of Columbus’s Motivations to a More Modern Scholarly Treatment of Columbus

The journey of Columbus presents him as a scientist who was always against religious superstition. Moreover, Columbus was seen as person who was so ambitious in locating America. Columbus has played a major role in defining modernity in history of Europe, Islam and America. Columbus massive interest was in the recovery of Jerusalem. According to reliable sources, Columbus was only looking as well as locating for the mythical Island known as Antillas along the Atlantic. A mysterious pilot as revealed in his journals was guiding him all through the entire journey. Throughout his entire discovery, Columbus journey was characterized by strong motivation ...

The city of Jerusalem’s history traces back to 5,000 years back, which its relevant across the religions; Christianity, Judaism and Muslim. For the Christians, Jerusalem is where death and resurrection of Jesus took place, for the Jews it symbolizes the temple whereas the Muslims is a symbol, for the Prophet’s journey to heaven. Evidently, Jerusalem serves as a holy symbol to almost three quarter of the world today (Masumder & Sanjoy 386). For Christians, apart from the significance of Jesus’s death and resurrection, there are more meanings and symbols to Jerusalem. Therefore, this paper will seek ...

Jerusalem

How has each of the major monotheistic religions left its mark on Jerusalem?
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The three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have all left their particular mark on the city of Jerusalem. Founded in the early days of Solomon, Jerusalem has always been an important bone of contention, both as a historic city but also as a point of reference for religion. Naturally it has also been an important rallying cry for Christianity in the days of the Crusades as well as the development of the story of Jesus Christ. However today, one can say that it has ...

Patterns of Polity

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In this excellent book, the author discusses the way in which the Church is governed and how several institutions are merged together to provide one common whole.

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The three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have all left their particular mark on the city of Jerusalem. Founded in the early days of Solomon, Jerusalem has always been an important bone of contention, both as a historic city but also as a point of reference for religion. Naturally it has also been an important rallying cry for Christianity in the days of the Crusades as well as the development of ...

One of the most elongated conflicts in the world has surely been related to the Jews and Arabs over the territory that defines the modern state of Israel. What many people fail to notice is the gravity of the conflict and how the conflict surely is not recent. What makes both the conflict and the peace process so complex between these two groups is that their cultures and religious beliefs date back thousands of years, (Jospe, R., 1995). To this end, they have many religious holy sites, for example, that are sacred to both faiths due to the territorial ...

Some cities were imagined, designed and created wholly or partially in a way that forever provided shape for their histories and identities, governments and religions as well as for the economies of their citizens. An example is the great city of Jerusalem. Whatever they were or however they developed later in time, the details of their foundation, along the momentous and monumental contractions that redesigned or redefined various sectors within them make them case studies in the historical processes that surround cities as well as their regional and continental effects. The paper attempts to identify the evolution of Jerusalem ...

The conflict between the Israelites and the Palestinians is due to struggle for land and territorial boundaries. They both believe that the land belongs to them. Israelites believe that the land they are fighting for, called Israel, is theirs and they are entitled to it. On the other hand, the Palestinians believe that they are entitled to the land, called Palestine. Both the sides claim over the same land, only that they call it different names. The Palestinians believed that the land was given to them by Allah, and therefore it is rightfully theirs. The Israelites believe that God ...

The Dome of the Rock is the first imperial structure made for Islam and also the second most important Islamic site after Mecca. It was built in the 7th century in Jerusalem by Caliph Abd al-Malik, also known as the Umayyad. As an edifice, the Dome of the Rock is not a mosque, but more of a religious shrine. Like Mecca, the Dome of the Rock stands on a sacred stone this is the period of the Islamic culture, which also involves Mohamed. Mohamed was born in the 6th century in Mecca. The Dome of the Rock has its ...

Introduction

A connection between religion and a sacred place is immense. It represents the beliefs invested into the religious domain, a symbolic meaning to the parishioners, and the history encapsulated in a particular place. That is why all religious buildings were constructed in the locations that are significant for the believers and to a particular religion. In some instances it may happen that a sacred building plays a role of a holy place for several religions, as it is the case with Jerusalem. This city is the epitome of holiness, as it contains the places of particular importance for Christians, ...

In the Bible of the Hebrews, the books of Nehemiah and Ezra are one book. Due to this fact, it is believed that Ezra must have been the person who wrote the book of Nehemiah. There is a likelihood that this book was first written probably between the years 445 and 420 BC. Ezra had led an early return to the Israel land where he did the work of restoration of worship in the temple of Jerusalem that had been rebuilt. Zechariah the prophet had done people to rebuild the temple before that time and so Ezra’s duty ...

What led up to the Maccabean Revolt?

The Maccabees were a Jewish family that led a rebellion against Greece and the influences of Hellenism. It all started when there were efforts to eliminate Judaism and solidify Greek culture in the Palestinian regions. Seleucid soldiers were sent to enforce anti-Jewish edicts around Jerusalem. In the middle of all of this, they met resistance from one local Jewish leader, Matthias, a priest who had five sons (Feldman 371).
Jerusalem, during this time, was in trouble. Hellenistic rules were being forced upon everyone. Anyone who read the Torah was put to death, mothers who insisted that their sons be circumcised were ...

Melchizedek from the bible is the king of Slaem and is the priest of El Elyon. Reference to Melchizedek is found in the 14th chapter of Genesis. The name referred to twice in the Bible in the books of Psalms and Genesis.
Ark of the Covenant from the biblical perspective was a wooden chest clad. The stone tablets that engraved the Ten Commandments, Aron’s rod and the pot of manna were covered in gold.
Moriah is the name of a mountain range mentioned in the bible in the book of Genesis as the Isaac sacrificial mountain. The Muslim ...

Comparison Essay on Architectural History of a Building

Introduction
The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat as‐Sakhrah) is a religious edifice structure built in the7th century that is located in Jerusalem. It was built by Caliph Abd al‐Malik, the Umayyad. This edifice is not a mosque, but may be described as a Muslim shrine. Like the Mecca Ka'ba, the Dome of the Rock is built on a sacred stone. It is widely believed to be the place from which Muhammad the prophet ascended into heaven in the process of his night journey into heaven. The sacred stone over which this edifice is built was long considered ...

Purpose Statement

Introduction
Nehemiah 1: 5-11 is a prayer that demonstrates the importance of faith in pursuing the moral path in relation to the cultural values that one holds. The characteristics that are presented within this passage demonstrate the importance of belonging to a community, which transcends the boundaries of the physical world. Within the passage, Nehemiah prays for the success of the request he made to Artaxerxes to help his people, who had been defeated and broken, many in captivity or exiled. With the gates and walls of Jerusalem broken their sense of safety and community had been destroyed. In ...

Group A. Q1 Christianity and Islam in Spain

The crusades were religious and politically motivated wars that were dominated the 1096-1291 with the aim of controlling the holy land Jerusalem. In the first crusade, (1096-1102) initiated by pope Urban II was aimed at helping the Christian Byzantine empire which had been invaded by the Muslim Seljuk Turks. In this crusade, the Europeans were able to capture Jerusalem in 1099. This led to the merging of various Muslim faction against the Christians forces which had occupied the holy land. However, in 1291, the Muslims were able to control Jerusalem and parts of the coastal areas, which they controlled ...

The Old Testament is believed to have been written before the time of Jesus (BC). Different books in this period of time feature known faithful and prophets such as Abraham, Moses, David and his son Solomon. The book of Ecclesiastics, in the Old Testament, has been regarded as one of the most controversial books in the bible. Officially, it is believed to have been authored by a Hebrew named Qoheleth. However, given the style of writing and the way the author evokes the reader’s emotion, most people believe the book was authored by none other than Solomon. The ...

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The Rights of an Accused in Canonical Penal Procedures

IS THERE A CURSE? [I Samuel 17:21-31]
Because of the Opportunities, There is a Curse: In the evil of war, the opportunity to subdue a nation through hatred and violence brings with it the curse of the aggressor, the Philistines. The fear that descended among the Israelites from the menacing presence of the monstrous Goliath of Gath (The Jerusalem Bible OT365; v. 24) broke the stronghold of faith in God among those who supposed to be soldiers of God. However, God’s opportunities are never curses. To David, whose heart responded with indignity ...

In December 2016, the US Secretary of State stated that, Israel would either have to be a Jewish State that does not intrude into Palestinian “land” or it should be democratic whereby Palestinians would be given equal rights as dignified citizens of one-state of Israel. This was something many Republicans and Conservatives found to be negative and Anti-American. The purpose of this paper is to argue that the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians cannot be solved. This paper will use elements of persuasion to establish a case to prove that America must stay away from imposing its will on ...

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The Islamic influence in Spain was a strong one lasting for a long period of time. Islam offered more than just a territorial succession to the public, but it was the religion that offered intellect and social structure as well as a great privilege to society. Islamic principles did conquer the thought, language and architecture of Spain, particularly in the cities of Granada and Al-Andalus. Islamic influence was deeply ingrained in the Spanish society. Hence it led to the development of Islamic thought that promulgated deep in the society, and much of the former Christian world ...

The Quran and the Bible have some similarities as well as differences. However, in the recent years, believers of the two religions have focused on the differences more than the similarities. These differences have brought about enmity and misunderstanding among believers of the two religions. The rivalry between Christians and Muslims began during the Crusader Era (1095-1291). This was a period when the Crusaders were trying to free their “Holy Land” from the yoke of Islam (Trautman and Peterson). To understand the genesis of these differences, which have highly been exaggerated in the contemporary society, it is important to ...

History of the Crusades is described in detail in the ancient chronicles, widely reported in the scientific works, and has become a favorite subject for the cinema. It has been less known that the Crusader invasion led to mass destruction and annihilation of the local Muslims and Christians: Orthodox, Jacobites, and Armenian Monophysites. It was from then on that they became a humiliated, despised minority, which currently is only suffering on their own territories. Very quickly, Arabic supplanted the Aramaic language of the indigenous population. Now only residents of three small villages north of Damascus speak it. The Crusades ...

The Western world continues to have misunderstandings and misgivings about the religion of Islam. Marred by increasingly violent global politics against Islamic extremist groups and nativist fears against Islam at home, the world have increasingly viewed even Islam’s benign activities through a lens of trepidation. While it is hard to argue that Islamic terrorism should be viewed negative, even more typical Muslim activities, such as the celebration of Ramadan can be met with mixed reactions. The following essay will look at what aspects of Ramadan major news carriers focus on and how they present Islam’s holy month.

Ramadan ...

The documentary called “Promise” is about the lives of seven children. Some of them are Palestinian and the others are Israelis. They live in a small territory but they are torn by politically induced hatred. B.Z., the director of the film talked to all of them to hear their points of view. It was interesting to see the perspective of children on politics and religion.
All of the children talk about issues that are inappropriate for their age. It is the result of having been born and raised in a war inflicted country. The country was divided between the Palestinians ...

Introduction

Israelites used to live under the rule of judges before the establishment of united monarchy. Abimelech rule the Israelites but was later killed .As a result, Israelites tribes united to form a stronger kingdom that could defend itself against foreign enemies. The reason that motivated the idea of forming a monarchial system of rule was that the philistines conquered them and took away the ark of covenant. Other reasons include increased population growth and inadequate food. Moreover, the tribes lacked unity and the leadership of judges was inconsistent. (Dick, 2008). The judges could not rule the tribes uniformly. The wicked behavior of ...

Report on six (6) pieces of art work of the Louvre Museum

The aim of this essay is to present you with a detailed description of six (6) different pieces of art work which are to be found and seen in the Louvre Museum. A description of these art works along with a brief background informative on their creation, their artists as well as their thesis in the field of art, are to be analyzed in this essay.
In addition, the thoughts of me while observing them and seeing them in the Museum, the personal reflections, along with the portraying of the feelings generated within myself, which followed the experience of looking ...

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The period after 323 BC to 30 BC, marked by the death of Alexander the Great and ending with Cleopatra’s death, did subsequently see the annexation of Egypt into the Roman Empire. It however, largely represent a time of considerable assimilations of Greek cultural traditions assimilated into the Empire. Hellenism grew strong on the Mediterranean shore, which saw the emergence continuous Greek civilizations, whose influence spread across the East Jordan River, Palestine, Panias and other regions where Judaism had already taken root (Hadaf 27). The contact between Semites and Greeks does however go as far back as the Mycenaean times, ...

Introduction

Judaism is one of the major religions of the world. It encompasses the religious beliefs, practices as well as the way of life of the Jews. Among the major aspects of Judaism are religious symbols and rituals, which are of great significance to the Jewish faith. However, it has faced challenges over the centuries that have led to several changes especially in the belief system and the way of life among the Jews. This paper explores Judaism in the three major periods in its history.

Ancient Judaism

It entails the earliest forms of Judaism. It encompasses the basics of the religion ...

Define religion as used in philosophy, and using one or more theories in the philosophy of religion, how might the philosophy of religion help us understand if not solve the problems in the Middle East among Christians, Jews, and Muslims, beginning from the premise that these problems find some roots in religion.
All three monotheistic religions have something in common, they worship one God and he can said to be common to all of them. Although Islam may appear to be a religion which is more focused on wars and other similar confrontational issues, at the end of the ...

Introduction

Judaism is one of the major religions of the world. It encompasses the religious beliefs, practices as well as the way of life of the Jews. Among the major aspects of Judaism are religious symbols and rituals, which are of great significance to the Jewish faith. However, it has faced challenges over the centuries that have led to several changes especially in the belief system and the way of life among the Jews. This paper explores Judaism in the three major periods in its history.

Ancient Judaism

It entails the earliest forms of Judaism. It encompasses the basics of the religion ...

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Nehemiah 1: 5-11 is a prayer that demonstrates the importance of faith in pursuing the moral path lain out by Christian ideologies. The characteristics that are presented within this passage demonstrate the importance of belonging to a community, which transcends the boundaries of the physical world. Within the passage, Nehemiah prays for the success of his request to help his people, who have been lost to despair. In thinking after his people, praying and fasting in order to promote their well-being, and the ultimate presentation of pleas to his new King for the capability to help them his pious ...

Essay

Establishment of Jewish homeland in Palestine
Stability of the Middle East remains questionable up to nowadays. An important part of the Middle East conflict is the struggle for the control of Jerusalem between the Jews, Christians and Muslims.
In the field of International Politics, it can be considered to be a very deep-rooted conflict. It was considered, and remains to be, one of the most widely- and passionately-debated conflicts in the Middle East.
‘The Arab-Israeli conflict in the modern era is now in its 67th year (1948-2015), and is paralyzed’ (Anderson 2015). In my opinion, it can be explained ...

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Introduction
The Israel-Palestinian conflict, as its name implies, is the ongoing struggle between the two nations of Israel and Palestine that began in the middle of the 20th century. This conflict is complex and involves many issues between the two nations such as recognition of each other as a separate state, matters of territories and boundaries, control of Jerusalem, water issues, Palestinian freedom and rights, among other things. Since there are many issues at hand, the conflict between the two countries is ongoing until now, with no chance of a solution or point of compromise in the near future. ...

The multi-part film “From Jesus to Christ” looks at the origins of Christianity and Christianity’s early relationship with Judaism and the Roman Empire, using archaeological facts, experts in the field, historical reference and writings from the Dead Sea scrolls and both the old and new testaments. Although there were interviews with numerous scholars, it is difficult to ascertain the accuracy of the information presented since there are few primary documents of the time period.
In “From Jesus to Christ”, one scholar, Dr. Cohen begins in a matter of fact manner to present what is known about Jesus’s ...

Hannah Arendt (Oct.14, 1906 - Dec. 4, 1975) was a German born American philosopher. The subject of her works is the nature of power. They deal also with politics, authority, direct democracy, and totalitarianism.
Her best work Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) gives full retrospection of the phenomenon totalitarianism. She followed it to the anti-Semitism in the nineteenth century, imperialism, and the decomposition of the traditional nation-state.
Her flowing style of writing allows even the non-professional readers to apprehend her ideas and to ask themselves questions as how far can man go in losing the possibility to distinguish what is ...

1) “By the Rivers of Babylon”: Exile as a Way of Life (Diaz, 149-163) is an essay about how a Cuban in exile relates her life story to Psalm 137. It is about sorrow, longing, nostalgia, hope, vengeance, struggle and forgiveness of those exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon and the Cubans who seek refuge to the United States of America since Castro’s regime. The writer explained through a literary review why she keeps holding on the Psalm as she tries to keep life going in a foreign land. Like the Christians who were forced to exile in ...

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Four years ago, 4.69 billion of people around the world, representing 68 percent of the 6.9 billion world population, have no knowledge of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ (Harper, n. p.), whom He sent to reconcile with Him. Still the hunger for God is in their hearts, the God they already adore with knowing Him unambiguously. Thus, after 20 centuries, the world still contains people, like that of Athens in the time of Paul, who kept an altar in their hearts wherein inscribed the cry: “To An Unknown God” (Luke ...

Historians have tried so much to set the record straight by giving accounts of the Crusades because there are too many misconceptions about them. In the eleventh century, Christianity and Islam were not at their best in terms of peace. Immediately after the death of Mohamad, Islam waged war against Christianity and invaded formerly Christian dominated regions of the Middle East. They targeted the area around the Mediterranean and were successful so much so that Christianity succumbed. The Roman Empire that had dominated the region for very many years was reduced to nothing (Bentley & Herbert 187). Now the problem ...

Introduction Islam is termed as the fastest growing religion as compared to other religions. It believes in one God who is known as Allah becoming a monotheistic region. It was brought to humanity by Muhammad the prophet who was revealed by God these things. Islam developed in a place known today as Middle-East in the 7th century C.E Islam means surrender and or submission, Allah. Quran is the sacred book of Islam for it contains teachings taught by Muhammad after being revealed to him by Allah. Due to Muslims are characterized by praying five times to Allah in a day. Islam does ...

The scripture discuss about the righteousness .The sons of God are to keep peace among themselves and preserve the rights of the church. Believers are required to give aid to brethren who live in the east that are in urgent need.
Sons of God are encouraged to be strong just as the Turks and Arabs even after being attacked them eventually conquered the territory of Romans. Christ protects the Christians and those that destroy them, and their churches the faithful of God will much more widely attack them.
The person that wrote this document was a Christian leader because ...

Judaism and Christianity are two different religions that are set apart from one another by their distinct qualities. Despite the differences between these two religions, there came a time when it was almost improbable to speak of one without referring to another and this was attributable to their similarities and the fact that Christianity emerged from Judaism. If Judaism and Christianity were once not entirely distinct from one another, what caused their divergence? How distinct did each religion become after it has established itself as having its own distinct characteristics? What were the proofs that would support the divergence of ...

Abstract

Paul is considered the greatest Christian missionary and its first theologian who was born in 5 AD. His home town was in Tarsus—present day Turkey—and his parents were Jews who called him Saul. According to the Bible, he was a dedicated Christian persecutor before being converted by Jesus into a missionary and theologian. This paper will outline and summary of the events in the three missionary journeys that Paul underwent in spreading the gospel of Jesus.

First Mission

The journey took place in 46-48 AD and is considered his shortest missionary despite the fact that it was very iconic in the ...

The Acts of the Apostles is the fifth book of the New Testament, which tells the story of the establishing the Christian church and the spread of its holy message on the territory of the Roman Empire. It is considered to be the cornerstone in the history of Christianity (Schmemann, 120).
Purpose: to provide a history of the early Christian church. The emphasis of the book is put on the importance of Pentecost and witnessing Jesus Christ`s deeds. Acts tells the story about the apostles witnessing Christ's miracles in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and it is aimed to send ...

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Micah, Book of
Micah 1:1 attributes the authorship to Micah of Moresheth. This was during the time of the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. His visions were particularly directed at Samaria, and Jerusalem. This makes the writings current with the dates of their reigns. Thus, it would be the dates as Jotham (c. 742-735 BC), Ahaz (c. 735-715 BC), and Hezekiah (c. 742-735 BC) Micah is often referred to as the prophet of the poor, as he preached judgment against the people of Jerusalem – the city folk (Mariottini n.p.). Micah falls under the literary genre of prophetic writing. ...

Introduction

Islam, though one of the youngest religions in the world, is one of the fastest growing and the second in terms of adherents. Statistics from the Pew Research Center show that out of the 200 countries under consideration, the religion had 1.6 billion followers which represented 23.2% of the estimated world population of 6.8 billion people as of 2010. The statistics reveal that as of 2050, more than 29% of the world’s population will be made up of Muslims. As such, one in every four people is likely to be a Muslim going by these statistics and this ...

The Holy Crusades were a series of nine major military campaigns led by Roman Catholic Church to take back Jerusalem from Muslims. Religion played a much larger part of everyday life in the time of the crusades, so it is difficult for modern people to truly understand the motives of people involved in the crusades. While the crusades did seem to be fought generally in the name of God, it appears many people involved in the crusades fought more out of self-interest rather than some deep religious devotion. The Holy Crusades were not very holy.
Evidence suggests that one of ...

Introduction

Over the course of history the Jews in the diaspora have come under a lot of political, economic and cultural persecutions. This mainly occurred in Europe. This discrimination led up to the infamous holocaust and the gas chambers in Auschwitz where millions of Jews died under the rule of Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler. This made the Jewish community to think twice about returning back to their mother land. Various past and present Nobel Prize winners have been Jews. The aim of this paper is to review and analyze the history of the Jewish community as represented by the ...

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Punic Wars
Punic wars are the term coined by the historians about the war fought by Rome and the Carthage in 264-146 BC. The result of the Punic Wars is the dominance of the Romans to the large area of the Western Mediterranean basin (Backman, 182). Punic wars have been referenced to the Carthage ancestries since the word Punic comes Latin term “Punicus” which is associated with the Carthaginian Empire. The main reason for the emergence of the Punic wars is the Roman Expansion. which created the conflict between them and the Carthaginian Empire. In the first War, ...

Introduction

The modern practices and belief systems are traceable to ancient societies. These modern societies are a product of the evolution of the ancient civilizations through a period spanning many centuries. The modern society has not replicated the ancient civilization; it has modified the ancient practices to fit the current needs and geographical conditions. The modern social systems in art, fashion, religion, language, science, economy and political administration have their foundation in the ancient ideologies. One of the ancient civilizations that have a profound effect to the modern society is the ancient Mesopotamia. Through its successive insightful and visionary leaders, it emerged as ...

Introduction

Sexuality is a very polemic topic now days. There is not a clear understanding of what abstinence and intimacy are. What is the purpose of courtship and the reason and essence of marriage? This paper aims to provide lights into what these are. It will start by saying why abstinence is important, the reasons for it and how it leads to a much fully satisfying life once married. It will also develop the topic of intimacy, what it is, why it is needed and how to increase intimacy.

It is not uncommon to hear young people say that they would like to ...

The Differences among Gospels Scholars call Mathew, Mark, and Luke synoptic gospels because these books present the reader with a biography of Jesus from an almost same narrative with close perceptions on Jesus life and ministry. Luke starts by dedicating the gospel of Luke to Theophilus by stating that he will record the life and ministry of Jesus (Ehrman 112). As I read the book of Luke I keep asking myself the validity of Luke. He was not present during Jesus birth but he narrates the story of Jesus explicitly. He even ties a connection between Jesus and John the Baptist, ...

For nearly seven decades global foreign policy and international relations has been concerned with conflict between the government of the State of Israel and the Arab inhabitants of its surrounding neighbors as well as the ancestral Jewish homeland itself. Since before the state was formed, contention and hostility, as well as open bellicosity has dominated the political landscape in this small sliver of the world, fueled by religious tensions and upheld by a foundation of distrust and a history of violence. The conflict centers on the clash of Zionism, the ideology of an independent Jewish state in the ancestral Jewish homeland, ...

In the old Jewish culture, the Jews used to worship and perform rites in a temple. The Jerusalem Temple built by King Solomon as an abode for the Ark of the Covenant was the primary place of veneration to God by the Jews. Unfortunately, the magnificent Jerusalem Temple was demolished by the Babylonians. It was reconstructed by Herod though smaller but was destroyed again by the Romans and never been rebuilt since. The Ark of the Covenant, which was lost in the destruction of Solomon’s temple, has never been recovered to date.
After the destruction of the two ...

The factors that contributed to Europe’s economic growth between 950 and 1100, otherwise known as the Early Middle Ages, were the development of new technology like crop rotation as well as the improved climate which allowed farmers to produce more crops which they could trade with thus helping the economy (Norton 2010). The increase in towns and commerce also helped as the “agricultural revolution served as a foundation for a new commercial revolution” (Norton 2010). Thus the towns became a symbol for the relationship which they shared with those who lived in the countryside as the goods that ...

And their purpose, key verse(s), themes, objectives, context.

And their purpose, key verse(s), themes, objectives, context.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the Four Christian Evangelists  and the authors of the four Gospels in the New Testament. The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are defined as the Synoptic Gospels, as they include many identical stories, sometimes even in the same progression. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are called evangelists, people who announce good news, as their books are to tell people the "good news" ("gospel") of Jesus Christ.
The Gospel According to Matthew is the first gospel book of the New Testament. It tells the ...