For more than 200 years‚ two great religions clashed in a fight for the possession of the Holy Land‚ or Jerusalem. To the Christians‚ Jerusalem was where Christ was crucified and resurrected. To the Muslims‚ Jerusalem was the place where their prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven to meet their god‚ Allah. The series of holy wars that these two religions fought for the possession of the holy land was called the Crusades‚ and they were one of the bloodiest wars in history. These wars were caused primarily
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According to McCloskey in his research “Transform Leadership- Working Model”‚ 4 R model identifies four critical leadership variables based on biblical theology and transformational theory. Nehemiah was actively involved to rebuild the city walls in Jerusalem by using a clear understanding of relationships‚ responsibilities‚ roles and result models of a leadership as a servant leader from start to end. Throughout the entire process of rebuilding the walls in 52 days‚ from Sheep Gate to Hananel Tower
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great luck for the people of Jerusalem. However‚ by examining the situation with a more powerful lens‚ one can see the powerful religious infuence such an event could have on a resident’s theology. If I were a Judean during this time‚ my faith would have faced the toughest test of my life. Going into such a conflict with a nation as strong as Assyria‚ I could not help but be afraid. My bones would tremble at the thought of destruction of the Holy City of Jerusalem‚ of the people of Judah‚ and
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least amount of change from its Hebrew beginnings. I believe that these verses from Isaiah are telling us that when war and destruction have almost destroyed the earth many people will seek out peace and will go up to the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem and will learn from the Lords teachings and will learn how to live by God’s law and word. Then these people will go out into the world and teach others these ways and this will be peace to the world and will end all fighting. In the King James
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the apostolic period‚ according to Jey Kanagraj‚ Jerusalem was not only the origin of missionary movement but also the center of on-going missionary activities. He sees Jerusalem as the origin of missionary proclamation to the whole of humanity as the fulfillment of the scripture.2 George Purves also stated that when time drew near for the disciples to begin‚ Jesus sent them back to Jerusalem to proclaim the Messiah in the holy city.3 In Jerusalem Jesus gave the Great Commission to his disciples
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Conflicts between Israeli and Palestinians consist of the occupation and status of Jerusalem‚ water rights being violated‚ refugees‚ borders‚ security wall and settlements. In an attempt to solve these problems in 1947 the United Nations intervened and set up a partition plan. Under this plan the United Nations gave away 55% of Palestine to a Jewish state despite the fact that the Jewish population only represented 30% of Palestine and owned fewer than 7% of
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celebration that commemorates the fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9 where Jesus makes his triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. The event took place one week prior to His resurrection‚ and it is a day that kicks off the Holy Week. But why the palms? The palms we now wave in our Palm Sunday celebrations represent the palms that were waved by the crowd and placed in Jesus’ path when he rode the donkey into Jerusalem. In many churches the palms are then saved to be burned after and used the following year in the Ash
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Vespacious restoring successfully administrative and financial matters in the Roman Empire with Titus‚ assuming leadership of the troops that remained in Judae‚ conquering all cities in the most bloody way‚ and finishing the war with the sack of Jerusalem. Titus succeeded his father‚ and brought military advancements to the Roman
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1 Jake Kelly 4/27/2012 Art History 130c Report Dome of the Rock: Jerusalem The Dome of the Rock is in an area surrounded by religious influences and not all these are Islamic. It is located on the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem‚ which has gone through many religious changes. Religious groups have been fighting over this area for thousands of years and the fighting still continues today. Many different groups have inhabited this region‚ but not many have made the impact as the group responsible
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conduct of Moses. The first Exodus we see in the Book of Mormon happens in 1 Nephi when Lehi is commanded to take his family and leave Jerusalem. The family is commanded to leave after Lehi has a vision that Jerusalem will be destroyed. 1 Nephi 17:37 states “And he raiseth up a righteous nation‚ and destroyeth the nations of the wicked.” The land of Jerusalem was becoming home to a large amount of wicked people‚ so in order to preserve the righteous‚ the Lord commanded Lehi and his family to participate
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