Council of Jerusalem

which he recounted his experiences surviving the Holocaust which has been translated into many languages. It is said to be the most empowering and thought provoking novel ever created. He was the chairman of the United States holocaust memorial council. Since 1976 he had been a professor of the humanities at the Boston University. He is the author of a number of books including, A Beggar…

were mutually united in Christ and since the holy Virgin brought forth corporeally God for this reason we should also call her Mother of God. The Council of Ephesus, which was held in 431, was crucial in affirming the truth of the title “Mother of God.” People had been calling Mary that for quite some time, but it was not dogmatically defined until the Council of Ephesus. In denouncing Nestorianism, the bishops affirmed the unity of the divine and human natures of Christ. Given that one cannot…

In today’s society Christianity is the largest religion with over two billion followers that come from hundreds of Christian dominations. Christianity was started from the Jewish religion, as Jesus and his twelve disciples were Jews. Christianity is based on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus was the messiah that was mentioned in the Old Testament and that he was to come to save mankind from their sins. The religion of Christianity spiked years…

people. “Generations of Arab school children have been taught that the crusades were a clear case of good versus evil… Arab leaders continue to evoke this recovered memory of Saladin… The great and heroic leader led the Muslims to victory capturing Jerusalem and defeating the invaders” (Madden 203). As for the economical long term effects of the crusades on the Middle East, the book states, “The Muslim world was growing to ever new heights of power and prosperity long after the destruction of…

“In the name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit”. These words characterize a Christian and Catholic mass. Through mass, when beginning or ending a prayer, each member of the church makes the sign of the cross and mutters these famous words. The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit. For centuries, Christians have debated the relationship between the three within the Trinity. The most common belief among Christians is that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three entities apart of…

The causes of the considerable development known as the Byzantine Empire can be followed to 330 A.D., when the Roman sovereign Constantine I devoted "another Rome" on the site of the antiquated Greek province of Byzantium. In spite of the fact that the western portion of the Roman Empire disintegrated and fell in 476, the eastern half made due for 1,000 more years, bringing forth a rich convention of workmanship, writing and learning and serving as a military support between the conditions of…

Joseph of Arimathea, who was a follower of Jesus and a member of the council asked Pilate for Jesus’ body to be released to him so that they could put it to rest before sundown when the Sabbath started. He wrapped Jesus body in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb that was cut into stone then rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb. Some of Jesus’ female followers had followed Joseph to the tomb and saw where Jesus was laid to rest. They went home to prepare spices and observe the…

true faith because they allow themselves to be so heavily affected by the condition of the cross. The Christian View of Muslim Virtues The European Christians often describe the Muslims as possessing characteristics of Satan. In “History of the Jerusalem Journey”16 by Peter Tudebode, a Christian knight is captured by the Muslims and faces being put to death if he does not convert to the Muslim religion. The knight refuses and gracefully accepts death rather than convert. In the story the…

St Paul St Paul, originally named Saul, was born in Tarsus, Cilicia and grew up in Jerusalem, where he studied the Hebrew Scriptures under Gamaliel (a leading authority in the Jewish religious establishment). Being raised as a Pharisaic Jew, during his early life he was a Pharisee - a group of Jewish people who controlled the law. Saul did not believe in Jesus as the Messiah and thought all these messages about him was rubbish so in his early life, he was a persecutor of the church and also a…

Paul was an educated man who had an encounter with Jesus and began preaching the gospel to the Gentiles while helping to establish the church through missions. He was a very passionate man who was inspired by the Holy Spirit to spread the gospel. He was formerly known as “Paul of Tarsus”. He had a troubled beginning before he took a journey down Damascus Road. After his conversion, Paul wrote 13 books in the New Testament. Many people’s lives were transformed by Paul’s willingness and…