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    Jesus and his twelve disciples around Jerusalem. When Paul was on a mission he made his way to Damascus while doing this, Jesus appeared in front of Paul and was struck

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    most dominant faith traditions; Islam and Christianity. Regardless of my own religious beliefs, there is no denying that Islam and

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    Despite, there are a lot of differences between these religions, Christianity and Judaism are similar. Both Christianity and Judaism are monotheistic. It means that believers of these religions believe in one God who is a creator of the world. Christians have the Holly Bible, which is a book that describes, a history of the religion, prophecies, and the rules of life. Jews, similarly, have their holly book and they call it Torah. Christianity, like Judaism have the same important place called

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    Abrahamic Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam ​The Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the three key Western Religions they all exercise monotheism, achieving peace though justice, God’s love and mercy, all three trace back to the prophet Abraham in some way, even though he was first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. These three religions are very closely unified because they share many common beliefs and thoughts, and they all rely on holy books or scriptures as a life-guided

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    father took part in the Albigensian Crusade, Louis grew up in a family of past crusaders with chivalry tradition. Therefore, he had a strong sense of justice and religious identity. Louis was passionate about leading his own crusade in order to save Jerusalem and restore the honor of the Church. He used most of France’s resources to fund the crusades during the preparation process. Louis also gained Innocent IV’s trust since the pope gave Louis one tenth of his church’s revenue. Even after losing his

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    Dome Of Rock

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    The Dome of the Rock is among the largest Islamic shrines that are located in Jerusalem. Built almost thirteen centuries ago, this shrine remains one of the most gorgeous and treasured architectural buildings in the world. It is adorned with a splendid gold dome and an elaborate inscription that represents the Islamic religion. This shrine is built on a sacred rock that was considered to be holy before Islam started. To the Jewish, this rock was the very spot where Abraham was meant to sacrifice

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    Rise of Christianity Among the many religions, Christianity is one of the world's most widely spread, it has the most number of believers and its teachings spread all over the world, the congregation distributed in various countries, it is certainly the world's first religion. The core of the Christian faith is Jesus, mainly after progress of the initial of the belief in Paul and John theology, Peter's Church believes. This huge religion, its origin and development also experienced various ups and

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    Pope Urban II gave the speech, “Fulcher of Chartres on Clermont and Jerusalem”, to convince sinners to go on a pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is the act of traveling or seeking something. In this case, it would be for religious beliefs. Before the First Crusade, the Islamic Empire became arguably the most intelligent civilization. Baghdad was the second biggest city in the world because it included complex economic practices, the center of a trade, and higher educations. Alongside the rise of the Islamic

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    was imperative as it was the key factor for the disciples as they committed their lives toward the development of Christianity. “With little more than passion for the message of Jesus as their guide, the early Christians overcame numerous obstacles to ensure his legacy was maintained for the world.” The early christians not only had to live their existence in the hopes to make Christianity a recognised religion, but they needed to have the passion at the very heart of their existence for this idea to

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    Moses Mendelssohn’s thoughts on Judaism, mainly laid out in Jerusalem, Or on Religious Authority and Judaism, were meant to show non-Jews that Judaism was already compatible with enlightenment ideas as is. He had no thoughts on changing how Jews practiced Judaism in any way. Mendelssohn himself remained an observant Jew and felt he could do so while still studying and contributing to secular subjects. However, early reformers believed that the practice of Judaism needed to be changed for Jews to

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