This put them in dangerous territory as the Jews were defenseless against the king and never knew whether their money would be returned, or if the king would decide that the Jews themselves could not return. King Edward I of England, for instance, solved some of his money problems by throwing all the Jews out of England in 1290 and they were not allowed back for more than 300 years. Other English Jews tried to move to France, but King Philippe threw them out of France in 1291. ... Christians were also able to receive all of the benefits from the Jews without having to include them in their soc...

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They did not believe Jesus was the Messiah because he did not seek to become a king, and rather than freeing the Jews, he preached that they were somehow already blessed. Before beginning his ministry, Jesus faced three temptations: Satan asked him to turn a stone into bread, bow down to Satan in exchange for power over all nations, or jump from a great height and allow God to save him. ... All four Gospels give detailed accounts of Jesus' death. ...

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It is a system of sanctification in which all is to be subsumed under God's rule. ... Christians teach that God is almighty in dominion over all that is in heaven and on earth, righteous judgment over good and evil. ... The Islamic culture also believes that there are fundamental things for all Muslims to do so they go to heaven. ... All forms of Judaism have been rooted in the Hebrew Bible. ... Finally in 800 an independent Western Empire was born when Pope Leo III crowned Frankish king Charlemagne emperor. ...

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This majority attraction to Pharisaism enabled the Pharisees to hold majority power over Jews, with their greatest power served under the reign of King Herod. ... By all accounts, one might say that the Pharisees are responsible for the intermingling of Jewish culture into the world of the Gentile. ... Rowland states, "While all apocalypses offer revelation, much of which is in effect confirming what was traditionally believed already, most do not offer an unambiguous answer to questions. ...

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(Dorling & Kindersley, 1997) Beginning when King Solomon built the First Temple (between 965 and 928 BC), the origin of Jewish pilgrimage stems from the directive given in the Jewish sacred text, the Torah, (Deuteronomy 16.16: "Three times a year all men appear before the God in the place that God will choose, on the festivals of Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks), and Sukkot (the Festival of Booths). ... (My Jewish Learning, 2011) Jews from all over the country would ttravel to Jerusalem for the three pilgrimage festivals, in order to bring gifts at the Temple, study the ...

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After all, devotion to spiritual matters would be meaningless if no one were listening, and the best evidence that God was listening was the fact that he had placed man at the center of things. ... Jesus of Nazareth was "the King of Jews,"" and apart from the fact that he claimed to be the son of the Jews' god, he delivered the traditional humanism message, rejecting the worship of gods which regulate the details of daily life. ... Dualism controlled the Christian military forces and secular governments, but Humanism crossed all boundaries to control commerce in the rapidly expanding ...

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In all of the religions of the world, one of the primary questions that they are to answer is that of the meaning of life and life after death. ... For all acts one must repent both to God and to those who were wronged. The one who was wronged must be repented to first, for as God is all knowing he will know of your atonement and recognize it. ... The practice of Islam is considered to be merely a proving ground for all of humanity for the Day of Judgement as prophesied. ... The life of a Muslim is to be in the service of Allah at all times and to be mindful of Allah's view of him an...

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