After religion‚ Fulcher characterizes the people of the near-east based on heritage and political ties. Fulcher defines the Turks as “a Persian people” and the editor of A History of the Expedition to Jerusalem‚ Harold Fink‚ specifies that they are “Seljuk Turkish nomads” (Fulcher 66‚ 80). The Turks are governed by the Atabeg of Damascus‚ which is clear from the way Fulcher describes the Turkish army as the Atabeg’s Turks (Fulcher 266). Thus‚ the Turks are defined by their religion as Muslims‚ their
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Pope Urban II’s decision to launch the First Crusades altered Medieval Europe politically‚ socially‚ and economically. The Pope stressed the religious and economic importance of the Eastern churches and Jerusalem that had both been taken over by Muslim Turks. Previously Vikings and Muslims had been attempting to invade most Western European countries and were troubling them but were soon defeated. All across Europe countries were economically recovering and looking for ways to expand. With the growth
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The general setting in the New Testament is the Roman Empire. This is the world that the writings of the New Testament are born in and interact with. The Roman Empire provides a political‚ economic‚ societal‚ and religious framework for the New Testament’s claims‚ language‚ structure‚ and scenes. The Roman Empire was being run by Augustus Caesar around the time of Jesus’ birth‚ around 5 or 6 B.C. Luke 2:1 tells us‚ “And it came to pass in those days‚ that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus
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stated goal of capturing the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims‚ but this was more easily said than done. The motions that set this in place began “in 1071 when the Seljuk Sultan of Baghdad defeated the main Byzantine field army at Manzikert in Eastern Asia Minor and during the next few years Turkish war bands occupied most of the Asiatic Provinces of Byzantium. This made it hazardous for western pilgrims to make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem unless they were rich enough to pay a large
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economic gain? Christians and Muslims fought in a series of wars for nearly 200 years. The drive to gain control of the Holy Land was the biggest motivation. Christians wanted the Holy Land because this was where Jesus lived. The Muslims also wanted Jerusalem because this was where Muhammad preached. The biggest debate about the crusades is whether it was caused by political and economic gain‚ I believe the biggest motivation was for religious devotion. I believe that the crusades were started
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State at Edessa. They captured Antioch. Disagreements over the rule of Antioch slowed their progress and split their forces‚ but in August 1098 crusaders reached Jerusalem and the attack lasted over a month‚ by then its keepers surrendered. One of the brothers died‚ Godfrey‚ so Baldwin became the first King of the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem. * European lords worked to keep rule over Edessa (when a crusader state was attacked‚ the Holy Order of Knights fought back). In the second crusade (1147-1149)
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the battles were to take control of the Holy Land Jerusalem‚ and the battles were always bloody and many people died. Many of the people who fought in the crusades died for what they believed in. The crusades were a series of military expeditions there were a total of nine crusades‚ but the first four were seen as the most important. The crusades were taken on by Western European Christian armies in an attempt to regain the holy places around Jerusalem from the Muslim conquerors. The crusades were fought
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debate was centered on the Jewish Law‚ customs‚ and how it was to be taught now versus Paul’s version. It was decided‚ and more or less agreed‚ Paul would minister to the Gentiles and St. Peter (a gentleman’s agreement)‚ and the other apostles in Jerusalem would minister to the Jewish converts. James‚ the brother of Jesus‚ likely wrote his book of ‘James’ between 49 A.D.–50 A.D. I would recommend reading the short book of James and learning how he interpreted his personal theology of ‘Christ and
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the Holocaust. In 1948 the Jews made up 33% of the population of Palestine‚ and owned only 5% of the land. The UN then later voted to split Palestine 55% for the Jews and 45% for the Palestinians to establish a Jewish and Arab States while keeping Jerusalem an internationally controlled area. On November 30th‚ 1947 war officially broke out between the two groups. The Palestinians were defeated and depopulated by the overpowered Israeli force. This sparked the beginning of a greater Israel-Palestine
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news delivered by the pope is that Islamic forces have invaded Jerusalem and converted the churches into mosques. The Pope was distraught that the Christians’ sacred Jerusalem was just taken by the Turks and they did not do anything about it. Pope Urban II frowned upon the Turks as pagans. He calls them “enemies of God… whose hearts are not steadfast with God.” He also accuses them of enslaving and murdering the Christians. Jerusalem‚ an equally holy place to the Christian and Islamic worlds was
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