Council of Jerusalem

The Importance of the Crusades The crusades were fought by the Muslim and Christians over the “Holy land” of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is where the founder of the Muslim, Muhammad, lived. It is also where the Christian, Messiah, spent most of his life, and where he was crucified. The Crusades may have been called the “Holy Wars”, but there was nothing holy about them. There were thousands of people killed in this pointless war that probably would not have even happened if not for Emperor Constantine’s

Christianity has a vast influence on individuals, society and the way christians go about their everyday life. By providing ethics, morals and practices, christian are guided everyday through their lives. The impact and effect of Paul of Tarsus is represented through his contribution towards theology and sacred texts which has led him to being referred to as the founder of Christianity, and the most significant figure in Christianity after Jesus Christ. There is not much known about Paul during

Grace School of Theology NORTH OR SOUTH: Destination and Date of Galatians A Paper Submitted to Gregory P. Sapaugh, Th.M. Ph.D In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of RS-503: Research Methods, Writing, and Technology by William (Brant) Wallace Houston, Texas February 25, 2015 Contents Introduction 1 General Debate 1 Geography of Galatia 2 Diversity and Strategy 2 Advantage for Missional Activities 3 The North 3 Evidence for the Northern

knight name Hugues de Payens and eight other acquaintances, they were to protect the Christian pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. Originally called the Poor Knights of the Temple of King Solomon they pledged to protect the Christians, they put headquarters on the sacred Temple Mount granted by the king of Jerusalem, Baldwin II. In 1124 Hugues de Payens attended a meeting with the Council of the Catholic Church, he had got them to agree on letting the Knights Templar become an official military-religious

The first crusade were a large wave of military pilgrimages, comprising of Western Christians. Their purpose was proclaimed by the papacy in reclaiming Jerusalem from heretics (Saracens and gentiles), as well as surrounding areas which compromised the Holy Land. Whilst this aim was achieved by the crusaders, it was disorganised and was plagued by misinformed beliefs and ideologies. Large groups which formed the crusade were motivated by political and/or economical gains. It can be argued that these

The Fulcher of Chartres begins when the Franks surrounding Jerusalem with its armed forces to prepare to lay siege upon the city. It describes the city’s location in the mountainous region, lacking rivers, woods, and springs. The only source of water that they are able to derive water from is from the Fountain of Siloam, that empties out it’s water at the foot of Mount Zion, flowing into the brook of Kedron, then from there, flows into the valley of Jehosaphat during the winter. The city is laid

Peter reveals to Jerusalem that salvation has come to gentiles as well  11:19–26 The disciples called Christians in Antioch  11:27–30 Great famine revealed thru Agabus  12:1–5 Peter imprisoned  12:6–17 Angel of the Lord frees Peter  12:18–19 Search for Peter, guards executed  12:20–23 Angel of the Lord strikes Herod dead  12:24 The word continues to spread  12:25 Barnabus and Saul return to Jerusalem with John Mark

Emperor, I hone the best qualifications as a leader and I am a more than just a powerful candidate at the War Council of Acre. In the name of the Lord, I believe that it is my duty as a fellow Christian to protect the Holy Lands and in the honor of my fellow alliances, I will like to collaborate alongside Master Robert, the leader of the Knights Templar, and Patriarch Fulcher,

over the holy Land, Emperor Alexius I Comnenus of the Byzantine Empire asked Pope Urban II for help. The new pope saw an opportunity for power and called together the council of Clermont in France to unite the eastern and western Christians He challenged all the lords in Europe to come together and join forces to help retake Jerusalem from the Turks, whom the pope called “Infidels” - those who do not believe in Christianity By doing so, the pope promised their sins would be forgotten. 1096 – across

Constantinople was in danger of conquest. Alexius I of Constantinople asked for protection from the western cities, Pope Urban responded because he feared the consequences if the Turks were to invaded in to Constantinople. Pope Urban II then urged his council in his sermon to: “Resume the powers of their faith and arouse in themselves a fierce determination to overcome the machinations of the devil, and to try fully to restore Holy Church, cruelly weakened by the wicked, to its honorable status as of