1. Q. What are some Christian beliefs? Explain what they mean.
A. There are many Christian beliefs out there. One of the beliefs of Christianity is of monotheism of God. Monotheism is the belief that there is only one god. Another belief is that Jesus is the son of God and the savior of humanity in the Old Testament. A very important belief of Jesus Christ is that he suffered, died, was buried and resurrected from the dead, defeating the Devil after 3 days. He did this in order to give eternal life to the people that believed in him for the taking away of their sins. The Bible and Ten commandments is also believed to be true to Christians.
2. Q. What led to the Jews leaving Jerusalem after the death of Christ (around A.D.33) and in A.D. 66?
A. In the time of when Jesus was crucified, many events happened for the Jews. After he died, Helena of Adiabene, a vassal Parthian kingdom in Mesopotamia, converted to Israelite religion. Significant numbers of Adiabene population follow her, later also providing limited support for Jews during Jewish-Roman wars. In the following centuries, the community mostly converts to Christianity. Then Jewish-Christianity developed. After this in around 66 A.D, there was a Jewish revolt against Roman occupation. In this time, the Second Temple was destroyed and the fall of Jerusalem occurred. 1,100,000 people are killed by the Romans during the siege, and 97,000 were captured and enslaved.
3. Q. What are some similarities between Judaism and Christianity?
A. Here are many similarities between Jewish and Christianity. Both religions were started by Abraham. Both religions also believe in one God, which is monotheism. Both are very popularly seen around the world and many well-known people are Jewish or Christian. Both believe in the Ten Commandments. Both of the religions believe in the books Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy in the Bible. Both religions believe that God is the ultimate being in the universe that created it and made us; that he is immoral and perfect.
4. Q. What happened during the first 4 Crusades?
A. The crusade was about the Pope wanting to get back the holy land with Jerusalem and its surrounding biblical cities. They had been taken over by the Muslims in their conquest, and now they were wanted back by the Christians. The First Crusade took place from 1095 to 1099 and was the only crusade to capture Jerusalem. Before the Crusades, there were many restless knights with nothing to do but fight each other, so this crusade was a good outlet for their excess energy. The leaders of this Crusade were Godfrey of Bouillon, Pope Urban II, Walter the Penniless, and Peter the Hermit. The outcome of this Crusade was that they captured Antioch and Jerusalem, and established the Crusader states.
The 2nd Crusade took place from 1145 to 1148 and the mission was to recapture Edessa. Edessa had been captured by the Muslims while the Crusaders were busy elsewhere.
Edessa was one of the Crusader states, and it was important enough to want to get back. The leaders of this Crusade were Emperor Konrad III, Louis VII of France, Bernard of Clairveaux, and Pope Eugenius III. The Crusaders did not actually get Edessa back, and because of this, everyone began to lose hope, since a Holy Crusade had failed.
The 3rd Crusade started in 1187 and ended in 1191. The mission of this Crusade was to regain Jerusalem now that Saladin had taken it back. This Crusade is famous for its leaders. These were Richard the Lion-Hearted, Emperor Fredrick Barbarossa, and Philip Augustus, King of France. Now this Crusade wasn't exactly a failure, like the second, but it wasn't really a success either. Jerusalem wasn't completely taken, it still had Muslim control, but Christians had free access to it. But there were other places taken by the Crusaders too, these were Cyprus and some towns along the coast of the Mediterranean.
The 4th Crusade was from 1198 to 1204. This crusade was a disgrace to all Christians and a complete mess of failure. The mission was a very general one: try to attack the Muslim powers holding the Holy land, but they never even got there. The cities they did sack though were Christian. First Zara, then Constantinople itself. The reason was because they had no money or supplies, but it was still inexcusable.
5. Q. What are some signs and symbols of Christianity?
A. There are many, many signs and symbols of Christianity. A very important sign is a cross. It is important because that was what Jesus was crucified on. Another important sign is the dove. This symbol represents the Holy Spirit. A third symbol is an anchor. This symbol represents hope in Christ.
6. Q. What are the similarities between the Torah and the Holy Bible?
A. The Torah and Holy Bible have a number of similarities for each other. Both the Torah and Bible have Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Both have text involving monotheism to God. Both also have been used and are being used today in their religions. The Torah and Bible have the Ten Commandments as well.
7. Q. What are some differences between the two largest Christian denomination-Catholics and Protestants?
A. There are a lot of differences between the two largest Christian denomination-Catholics and Protestants. Catholics have a Pope, which they consider a vicar for Christ — that heads the Church. Protestants believe no human is infallible and Jesus alone heads up the Church. There is holy water for Catholics, but Protestants do not have it.
8. Q. Find a current map that shows Christianity and explain how Christianity moved from SW Asia to various locations around the world.
A. In Asia, there are roots of the very inception of Christianity, which originated from the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christianity in Asia then spread through the missionary work of Jesus' apostles. Christianity first expanded in the Levant, taking roots in the major cities such as Jerusalem and Antioch. According to tradition, further eastward expansion occurred via the preaching of Thomas the Apostle, who established Christianity in Iran and India. The first Asian nations to adopt Christianity as a state religion were Armenia in 301 A.D and Georgia in 327 A.D.
9. Q. How did Judaism flourish throughout the world even though Jews were exiled and living in various places?
A. Jewish people throughout the world now are being accepted by other cultures. Judaism is still flourishing throughout the world even though Jews were exiled and living in various places. There were two great waves of Jewish immigration to the United States-the early arrivals from Germany in the mid-1800s. The Great Migraton between 1881 and 1923 also came forth, which brought two and a half million Jews here in the U.S.
10. Q. What happened during the Jewish Holocaust in Europe and what was the role of Christians during this time in Europe?
A. Many bad, horrible things for Jews happened during the Holocaust. Oddly, Christians have to do with it in a negative way unfortunately. An average of 5,860,000 people that were Jewish, including children, were killed. About 5 million people that were not Jewish were also killed. This event was planned and started by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The reason why such a horrible event was because of in World War II, Germany started to make Judaism inferior and kill people that were Jewish. This whole incident event was of discrimination to an incredibly high level and Christians had to do with it then. They were involved because some stood by, or even participated in the Holocaust against their other religious people that believe similar to them, in God.
A. There are many Christian beliefs out there. One of the beliefs of Christianity is of monotheism of God. Monotheism is the belief that there is only one god. Another belief is that Jesus is the son of God and the savior of humanity in the Old Testament. A very important belief of Jesus Christ is that he suffered, died, was buried and resurrected from the dead, defeating the Devil after 3 days. He did this in order to give eternal life to the people that believed in him for the taking away of their sins. The Bible and Ten commandments is also believed to be true to Christians.
2. Q. What led to the Jews leaving Jerusalem after the death of Christ (around A.D.33) and in A.D. 66?
A. In the time of when Jesus was crucified, many events happened for the Jews. After he died, Helena of Adiabene, a vassal Parthian kingdom in Mesopotamia, converted to Israelite religion. Significant numbers of Adiabene population follow her, later also providing limited support for Jews during Jewish-Roman wars. In the following centuries, the community mostly converts to Christianity. Then Jewish-Christianity developed. After this in around 66 A.D, there was a Jewish revolt against Roman occupation. In this time, the Second Temple was destroyed and the fall of Jerusalem occurred. 1,100,000 people are killed by the Romans during the siege, and 97,000 were captured and enslaved.
3. Q. What are some similarities between Judaism and Christianity?
A. Here are many similarities between Jewish and Christianity. Both religions were started by Abraham. Both religions also believe in one God, which is monotheism. Both are very popularly seen around the world and many well-known people are Jewish or Christian. Both believe in the Ten Commandments. Both of the religions believe in the books Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy in the Bible. Both religions believe that God is the ultimate being in the universe that created it and made us; that he is immoral and perfect.
4. Q. What happened during the first 4 Crusades?
A. The crusade was about the Pope wanting to get back the holy land with Jerusalem and its surrounding biblical cities. They had been taken over by the Muslims in their conquest, and now they were wanted back by the Christians. The First Crusade took place from 1095 to 1099 and was the only crusade to capture Jerusalem. Before the Crusades, there were many restless knights with nothing to do but fight each other, so this crusade was a good outlet for their excess energy. The leaders of this Crusade were Godfrey of Bouillon, Pope Urban II, Walter the Penniless, and Peter the Hermit. The outcome of this Crusade was that they captured Antioch and Jerusalem, and established the Crusader states.
The 2nd Crusade took place from 1145 to 1148 and the mission was to recapture Edessa. Edessa had been captured by the Muslims while the Crusaders were busy elsewhere.
Edessa was one of the Crusader states, and it was important enough to want to get back. The leaders of this Crusade were Emperor Konrad III, Louis VII of France, Bernard of Clairveaux, and Pope Eugenius III. The Crusaders did not actually get Edessa back, and because of this, everyone began to lose hope, since a Holy Crusade had failed.
The 3rd Crusade started in 1187 and ended in 1191. The mission of this Crusade was to regain Jerusalem now that Saladin had taken it back. This Crusade is famous for its leaders. These were Richard the Lion-Hearted, Emperor Fredrick Barbarossa, and Philip Augustus, King of France. Now this Crusade wasn't exactly a failure, like the second, but it wasn't really a success either. Jerusalem wasn't completely taken, it still had Muslim control, but Christians had free access to it. But there were other places taken by the Crusaders too, these were Cyprus and some towns along the coast of the Mediterranean.
The 4th Crusade was from 1198 to 1204. This crusade was a disgrace to all Christians and a complete mess of failure. The mission was a very general one: try to attack the Muslim powers holding the Holy land, but they never even got there. The cities they did sack though were Christian. First Zara, then Constantinople itself. The reason was because they had no money or supplies, but it was still inexcusable.
5. Q. What are some signs and symbols of Christianity?
A. There are many, many signs and symbols of Christianity. A very important sign is a cross. It is important because that was what Jesus was crucified on. Another important sign is the dove. This symbol represents the Holy Spirit. A third symbol is an anchor. This symbol represents hope in Christ.
6. Q. What are the similarities between the Torah and the Holy Bible?
A. The Torah and Holy Bible have a number of similarities for each other. Both the Torah and Bible have Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Both have text involving monotheism to God. Both also have been used and are being used today in their religions. The Torah and Bible have the Ten Commandments as well.
7. Q. What are some differences between the two largest Christian denomination-Catholics and Protestants?
A. There are a lot of differences between the two largest Christian denomination-Catholics and Protestants. Catholics have a Pope, which they consider a vicar for Christ — that heads the Church. Protestants believe no human is infallible and Jesus alone heads up the Church. There is holy water for Catholics, but Protestants do not have it.
8. Q. Find a current map that shows Christianity and explain how Christianity moved from SW Asia to various locations around the world.
A. In Asia, there are roots of the very inception of Christianity, which originated from the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christianity in Asia then spread through the missionary work of Jesus' apostles. Christianity first expanded in the Levant, taking roots in the major cities such as Jerusalem and Antioch. According to tradition, further eastward expansion occurred via the preaching of Thomas the Apostle, who established Christianity in Iran and India. The first Asian nations to adopt Christianity as a state religion were Armenia in 301 A.D and Georgia in 327 A.D.
9. Q. How did Judaism flourish throughout the world even though Jews were exiled and living in various places?
A. Jewish people throughout the world now are being accepted by other cultures. Judaism is still flourishing throughout the world even though Jews were exiled and living in various places. There were two great waves of Jewish immigration to the United States-the early arrivals from Germany in the mid-1800s. The Great Migraton between 1881 and 1923 also came forth, which brought two and a half million Jews here in the U.S.
10. Q. What happened during the Jewish Holocaust in Europe and what was the role of Christians during this time in Europe?
A. Many bad, horrible things for Jews happened during the Holocaust. Oddly, Christians have to do with it in a negative way unfortunately. An average of 5,860,000 people that were Jewish, including children, were killed. About 5 million people that were not Jewish were also killed. This event was planned and started by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The reason why such a horrible event was because of in World War II, Germany started to make Judaism inferior and kill people that were Jewish. This whole incident event was of discrimination to an incredibly high level and Christians had to do with it then. They were involved because some stood by, or even participated in the Holocaust against their other religious people that believe similar to them, in God.
Here is a map of Christianity in the U.S. (Number 8)