Christian Beliefs
Christians believe in Jesus Christ which is the son of God. They believe that he was the one who died for us. without him, we wouldn't be here. He died on the cross. Jesus in the New Testament is "Son of God." In the Old Testament, this phrase had a general meaning of "belonging to God." It was applied to the people of Israel in general and especially its rulers
They believe in The Virgin Mary, Mother Of Jesus. Because of her humility, piety and role as the mother of the Savior of humanity, Mary has been accorded great respect in all branches of Christianity and is a favorite subject in art, music and literature. In Catholic and Orthodox Churches, Mary is the pre-eminent saint and the focus of much popular devotion
The Holy Spirit is another belief in the Christian religion. In Christian theology, the Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity, co-equal with the Father and the Son as a part of the Godhead. Being personal like the other members of the Trinity, the Spirit is referred to as a "he," not an "it."
They also believe in Angels. Belief in angels is common to Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The concept of angelic beings is very similar in all three faiths: angels are spiritual beings who were created by God before the world was created.
In the Christian Religion, they have this thing called "The Seven Deadly Sins" Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride. The Seven Deadly Sins are a list of rebellious tendencies that afflict fallen humanity, so classified by traditional orthodox Christianity.
What led the Jews leaving Jerusalem after the death of Christ?
The split of early Christianity and Judaism took place during the first centuries of the Common Era. It is commonly attributed to a number of events, including the rejection and crucifixion of Jesus, the Council of Jerusalem, the destruction of the Second Temple and institution of the Jewish tax in 70, the postulated Council of Jamnia, and the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132–135. While it is commonly believed that Paul the Apostle established a primarily Gentile church within his lifetime, it took centuries for a complete break with Judaism to manifest, and the relationship between Paul and Judaism is still disputed.
What are some similarities between Judaism and Christianity?
Christianity has a close relationship with Judaism, both historically and theologically. Jesus, the twelve disciples, the author of most of the New Testament, and the members of the earliest Christian churches were all Jews. Jesus' family followed Jewish customs and Jesus frequently quoted the Hebrew Bible. Jesus' followers believed him to be the messiah, a Jewish figure predicted in the Jewish Bible.
First Crusade
The First Crusade played a very important part in Medieval England. The First Crusade was an attempt to re-capture Jerusalem. After the capture of Jerusalem by the Muslims in 1076, any Christian who wanted to pay a pilgrimage to the city faced a very hard time. Muslim soldiers made life very difficult for the Christians and trying to get to Jerusalem was filled with danger for a Christian. This greatly angered all Christians.
Second Crusade
The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was the second crusade summoned by the Pope to defeat the Muslims who were still threatening to retake the Holy Lands. The fall of the County of Edessa the previous year marked the need for more military reinforcements so the Pope, along with many of the Christian rulers, deemed a crusade necessary. There were two big armies led by kings and a few smaller independent armies that were scattered throughout the Mediterranean. The Second Crusade had a devastating effect in Europe and was the first real sign of the decay of the Crusaders States in the Middle East.
Third Crusade
By March 1188, Henry II of England, Richard (Henry's son), Philip II of France, and the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I had sworn crusade vows. Henry II had died before even leaving on crusade, but Richard and Philip arrived in the Holy Land by the summer of 1191. This also ended in a truce on July 1, 1198 after Henry VI's death on September 28, 1197.
Fourth Crusade
In 1187, during the Second Crusade and just 15 years before the doge's fleet set sail, Jerusalem fell to the Muslim Saladin, who then stalemated a recovery attempt by the Third Crusade (1189-92). And now came the seeding of a new plan the crusaders could stop at Constantinople on their way to Egypt, overthrow the usurper Alexius III and put the young Alexius on the imperial throne. The elder Simon's moral scruples about crusading against Christians were short-lived, for it was he who later led the brutal Albigensian crusade, which ravaged much of southern France in the name of stamping out heresy.) After Zara, meanwhile, Pope Innocent III excommunicated the Venetians and threatened to excommunicate the entire crusade. In return for the crusaders' aid, he promised to pay off their debt to the Venetians and lead a Byzantine army in the proposed assault on Egypt. The final decision was to mount a double attack, the Venetians against the harbor wall and the French against the north end of the land wall, adjacent to the Palace of Blachernae. The late emperor, Alexius III, was a fugitive, and young Alexius now sat crowned beside his father as Emperor Alexius IV. Moreover, Byzantine hatred of the barbarians extended beyond the crusaders to embrace all the Western Europeans who lived in the city even the Pisans who had fought recently and well on the Byzantine side. Wooden superstructures were built atop the towers of the harbor wall, raising them two or three stories and reducing the effectiveness of the Venetian ships as floating siege towers. Word of this lie quickly reached the crusaders, who did the logical thing: they mounted standard and icon on a Venetian galley and paraded them back and forth under the harbor walls. Twice the harbor wall of Constantinople fell to direct assault from the ships of the Venetian fleet.
Signs And Symbols
The cross is one of the earliest and most widely used Christian symbol. In the most broad sense it symbolizes the religion of Christianity. More specifically, it represents and memorializes Christ's death. A great variety of crosses has developed, some with specific symbolic meaning and others that have simply become culturally associated with certain groups.
The four-pointed star symbol in Christianity is usually styled to resemble a cross. Also known as the Star of Bethlehem or natal star, this star represents both Jesus' birth and the purpose for which he was born. It is used especially for church decoration during the Advent and Christmas seasons
Dove, symbol of the Holy Ghost and used especially in representations of our Lord’s Baptism and the Pentecost. It also symbolizes the release of the soul in death, and is used to recall Noah’s dove, a harbinger of hope.
The Borromean Rings represent the trinity. There are many symbols of the trinity in Christianity. The Borromean Rings are three interlocking circles that symbolize the Christian trinity. The word “trinity” comes from the Latin noun “trinitas” meaning “three are one.” The trinity represents the belief that God is one Being made up of three distinct Persons who exist in co-equal, co-eternal communion as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The bread and wine represent the body and blood of Christ. Often times people associate drinking wine or eating bread with being holy or doing something akin with God or Jesus.
The Holy Bible is the Word of God.
What is the difference between the Torah and the Holy Bible?
Torah comes from the Hebrew word for "law" and refers to the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy—also known as the Pentateuch. The word torah is used also to refer to the scroll of parchment on which the Pentateuch is written. The scroll is considered a sacred liturgical object in synagogues and is often richly decorated and given other marks of respect. In Orthodox Judaism, the Torah also can refer to the entirety of the law, both in written form and in oral Tradition. When we as Catholics refer to the Old Testament, we are referring to all forty-six books of the Bible written before Christ, including the first five that the Jews call the Torah.
What is the difference between Christianity and Protestants?
There are quite a number of differences between Catholics and Protestants. One of the differences is that the Protestants believe in Sola Scriptura, which means that the Bible is the only source of God's revelation to the human race whereas Catholics believe that the Bible and Roman Catholic traditions are equally important. The Catholics also believe in the authority of the Pope whereas Protestants believe that Christ is the only head of the church.
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How did Judaism flourish throughout the world even though Jews were exiled and living in various places?
Jews are believed to have first arrived in the Caucasus region in the seventh century and since that time the Jewish population of the Russia area multiplied exponentially. Jews, and Judaism itself, suffered greatly under Communist rule and since the fall of the U.S.S.R. more than 1 million Russian Jews are believed to have immigrated to Israel. Today, the Jewish population of Russia stands at approximately 194,000 - the sixth largest Jewish community in the world.
What happened during the Jewish Holocaust in Europe and what was the role of Christians during this time in Europe?
Of the nine million Jews who had resided in Europe before the Holocaust, approximately two-thirds were killed. Over one million Jewish children were killed in the Holocaust, as were approximately two million Jewish women and three million Jewish men. A network of over 40,000 facilities in Germany and German-occupied territory were used to concentrate, hold, and kill Jews and other victims. Some scholars argue that the mass murder of the Romani and people with disabilities should be included in the definition, and some use the common noun "holocaust" to describe other Nazi mass murders, including those of Soviet prisoners of war, Polish and Soviet civilians, and homosexuals. Recent estimates, based on figures obtained since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, indicate some ten to eleven million civilians and prisoners of war were intentionally murdered by the Nazi regime. The persecution and genocide were carried out in stages.