Siege of Jerusalem

St. Bernard of Clairvaux played a pivotal role in the preaching of the Second Crusade. Though the Second Crusade is generally regarded by historians as a massive failure, the opinion of Bernard of Clairvaux has not changed over time, nor has the way historians regard his influence on the Second Crusade. This is made apparent by the views portrayed by George Dickson Kerr in Bernard of Clairvaux and Christian Society in the Twelfth Century, published in 1966 and The Second Crusade: Scope and…

to search for King Philip and other high-ranking French leaders who might be attempting to flee. However, they stumbled upon a large group of French troops, including prominent religious figures such as the Grand Prior of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the Archbishop of Rouen. Initially mistaking them for their own countrymen, the English soon realized the truth. With no mercy shown, nearly all of the troops, along with the clergy, were mercilessly slaughtered, resulting in a death toll…

This religious study will define the betrayal of Flavius Josephus in the First Jewish-Roman War and the haphazard application of the Jewish messianic tradition in regards to the victory of Vespasian over the Zealots. Josephus was a leader of the zealots during the early stages of the First Jewish Roman War, yet he was defeated and taken prisoner by the Romans at the city of Jotapata. The writings of Josephus reflect the haphazard application of the Jewish messianic tradition when he foretells…

Kyle Pettine November 16, 2015 HONR238R Abu Nidal Sabri Khalil al-Banna hails from a very wealthy family and had 25 half-siblings and siblings. Sabri and his family were displaced from their home many times in his life. He was displaced in his childhood and early adult years because of a conflict between Arab and Jewish forces. This developed a hatred of Israel for Sabri, which led him to take up the alias of “Abu Nidal” and become the leader of one of the most feared and dangerous terrorist…

Ahaz was an unfaithful king who built altars to other gods and did not trust in the Lord. He did not seek out the Lord for when the kings of Aram and Ephraim were about to siege his city, but the Lord came to him. When faced with a similar military attack, King Hezekiah trusts in the Lord’s promise to deliver Jerusalem and does not invest his hope in military power. King Hezekiah immediately seeks out the Lord for His guidance by “sending Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna, the…

Throughout the countless centuries war has ravaged, destroyed, and devastated the many people and countries involved. The Crimean war began in October 1853 and ended in February 1856. The war was between the Russians, British, French, and Ottoman Turkish with the help of the Sardinia-Piedmont army. The war was fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula. The Crimean Peninsula is located in southern Ukraine, in Eastern Europe. The Crimean War was an important event of the history of Europe, its…

(1451-1506). On the morning of Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus stepped ashore on an island in what has since become known as the Americas. The arrival of his ships in the Western Hemisphere was one of the pivotal events in world history. It opened up a new world for Europeans and initiated the spread of Western civilization to a new hemisphere. But if these lands were a new world for Europeans, they were a very old world for the inhabitants Columbus and his successors encountered. Cultures…

was meant for a specific church or small community, there would have been multiple copies sent out to sister churches for edification. During this time the churches were struggling and the Jews were fighting against the Romans. In 70-AD the Siege of Jerusalem devastated the Jewish people and many of their temples were destroyed. The Jews revolted against Rome then in 66-AD. Understanding this relationship between the Jews and the Romans allows us to see their circumstance. Not only were the…

through all this he continued to fight. He was injured often, but continued to fight. He was devoted to the Palestinian cause all his life up to his death on November 11, 2004. Yasser Arafat lost his mother at age 5 and lived with his uncle in Jerusalem for most of his growing up years. His original name was Mohamed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa Al-Husseini. He later moved back to his birthplace, Cairo, and studied engineering at the University of Cairo where people began to…

Many people do not know much about Spain 's history. However, like a lot of European countries that had to go through finding a nationality and trying to keep it from other countries. At one point in Spain’s history find their self-identity and take back their country from foreign invaders. Also, there were some tension between the Spanish and the Muslims that were living in Spain at the time. This could have been the domino effect that lead into the Reconquista. Here I am going to be discussing…