described magnificently in vv. 17–25. YHWH is about to “create new heavens and new earth‚” and the “former” things will not be remembered anymore (v. 17). According to v. 18‚ YHWH’s act of creation centers on Jerusalem. Verses 19–25 delineate the blessed and peaceful conditions of restored Jerusalem. It seems‚ then‚ that Isa 65:17–25 depicts the restoration of Judah after the exile‚ that is‚ a time when the devastated shall be reinstated (cf.‚ 61:2–4;
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Alexander died in Babylon in three hundred and twenty three BC his generals separated what was the Persian Empire into two distinct parts. In Egypt‚ the Ptolemies took charge‚ and in the east from Syria the Seleucids ruled. The Ptolemies conquered Jerusalem‚ also known as Palestine during the time‚ in three hundred and twenty BC and ruled for about a hundred years. Under the Ptolemies‚ the Jews were not allowed to elect a king‚ but they still were able to choose a high priest of their own. Palestine
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success of the First Crusade? Muslim disunity was an important factor which lead to the success of the First Crusades. This is because it meant that due to the Muslims not being united they lost many battles which helped the Christians recapture Jerusalem. However it can’t be said that Muslim disunity was not the only reason for the success of the first crusade‚ this is because there are other factors such as religious beliefs and the supernatural‚ such as having relics and seeing spirits‚ the tactics
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– 2:52)‚ mainly Galilee (3:1 – 9:50)‚ then spends a long time on Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem “teaching his disciples along the way as he prepares to go to the cross” (Beals‚ New Testament Survey B201.2‚ 109)‚ and lastly Jesus in Jerusalem. During His way to Jerusalem is pretty climatic because it has been mentioned heavily in the text. The hinge of Luke is in 9:51 – 19:27where He set His face like stone to Jerusalem. Finally‚ when Jesus arrived‚ it was here where God’s redemption plan took place.
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Pope Urban II proposed the First Crusade as a way for Frankish peoples to “liberate the church of God at Jerusalem” (Lambert)‚ while Robert the Monk justified it as a chance to “avenge” alleged misdeeds done by people “from the lands around Jerusalem and the city of Constantinople‚” and Guibert of Nogent framed the Crusade as a chance to “restore some parts of the East to the faith.” Whereas Solomon Ben Simson‚ a victim of the attack on the Jews at Mainz‚ believe that their people are “people chosen
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missionary journey started off very well. But‚ before we go to the second stop‚it is worth mentioning here‚ the sudden decision of the young boy John Mark to leave the missionary journey and return to Jerusalem. Why he left? No reason is given. Acts 13:13‚ simply states: "John left them to return to Jerusalem." Paul must have taken it very seriously‚ because‚ when later‚ the two apostles decided to begin their second missionary journey‚ this is what happened. "After some time Paul said to Barnabas
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one of the most violent military campaigns in the world. Added to that‚ the Crusades cause many positive things‚ but also caused some negative things as well. Before the Crusades‚ most Muslims did not allow Christians into the sacred places like Jerusalem‚ this sparked the Crusades. The Crusades had a massive effect on the conflict between Christians and Muslims. The Crusades started at the beginning of the 11th century Europe was becoming one of the largest civilization on the planet‚ but they had
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Each of the english monarchs had grown more and more power. William tightened the iron fist by creating feudalism 2.0‚ the domesday book‚ and built plenty of castles. Henry I followed suit‚ establishing the exchequer and creating traveling judges to try courts‚ then Henry II‚ started a 12 man jury and allowed nobles to buy their way out of becoming a knight. So when Henry II died and left his son‚ John‚ to the throne‚ it seemed natural that the king’s power would continue to grow...well not exactly
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of El‚ who was the head God‚ and Yahweh was one of his concourses that was elevated to be the main God. When the Babylonians emerged and destroyed the temple in Jerusalem during 586 BCE‚ the emergence of monotheism is in response to the devastation of Jewish people towards the exile.1 The evil slander against Israelis pulled out of Jerusalem and into the exile did not lead Jewish individuals to believe that the Babylonian God diminishes their God‚ but they lead to believe that God was punishing them
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The purpose of this paper is as stated: “Doing Missions in a Pluralistic Society‚” to be specific‚ the concept of strategy in mission works where Christianity is one religion among many. It is the intention of this writer to examine such purpose in light of Scriptures that deals in this area‚ namely the book of Acts‚ with the focus of establishing factors that hope to contribute to the success of Christianity. To this we wish to simply state that doing missions within a pluralistic society is nothing
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