Christianity Tiyul
This tiyul was one of the most interesting tiyuls that we have been on. Not only did we get to see the beautiful architecture of the churches, but were educated about a different religion.
Ein Karem was the birthplace of John the Baptist, son of Elizabeth. Elizabeth was a relative of Mary, who was originally called Miriam. Once, while the two women were pregnant, Elizabeth's baby (John) started to kick as soon as Mary came near her. Elizabeth said that he was excited because Mary's son would become the messiah.
Mary named her son Yehoshua, which was later changed to the Greek name, Yeshu and it eventually became Jesus. When he grew up, he became a Pharisee rabbi and he preached in the north. He preached mostly to the lower class, which gave them hope. Jesus had a universal message that everyone can enjoy heaven.
Christianity was spread by a Turkish Jew, named Saul, whose name later became Paul of Tarsus. He was an Orthodox Jew that originally opposed Christianity. When Paul was on the road to Damascus, he had an epiphany and he decided to preach about the teachings and Gospels of Jesus. His message resonated with common Roman people.
In early Christianity, Christians were mad at the Jews for committing deicide; the killing of a god. St. Augustine said, "Since the Jews killed Christ, they deserved death but, like Cain who murdered his brother Abel, they were not to die but rather were doomed to wander the earth as witnesses to the ultimate truth of Christianity." Nowadays, most Christians and Jews get along peacefully and people realized that you cannot blame the Jews for something that their ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Christianity is a religion that I have always been curious to know more about. What is something new that you have learned about it and what did you find most interesting about the tiyul?
I thought the most interesting part of the tiyul was actually learning about Jesus, and his cousin John the baptist and the relationship that their moms had, that was really interesting. Sweet blog, your so cool.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting parts that I learned about on the tiyul was all about Jesus's story about how they knew he was something special (messiah) before he was born. I thought this tiyul was very interesting because I knew so little about christianity and the story of Jesus.
ReplyDeleteI learned that Christianity was very Jewish in its origins. Although I already knew it was a branch of Judaism and that Jesus was Jewish, I never really considered how deep its roots were in Judaism. As for the most interesting part of the Tiyul, I found it to be the spring. Although it really had nothing to do with Christianity, it was interesting to see how small and narrow it was and think about how people were able to make such a thing.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really interesting how Christianity stemmed from Judaism. And today it is clearly seen in more abundance internationally, which is something I never the origins of. It was very eye opening to see that the reason Christianity grew so quickly and so much is because Paul made the religion much more lenient and accessible.
ReplyDeleteI learned that Jesus' mother and her sister were pregnant at the same time and she was the one who told Mary that Jesus was the messiah. I thought the most interesting part of the tiyul was learning that the writings at the church were translated to so many different laguages so everyone could understand them.
ReplyDeleteI thought that the story about Jesus was very interesting. It was the first time I heard in depth and with details about that even when he was in the womb, they found out that he was the messiah. I had never heard the details before and did not know he came from Judaism.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who spent most of their time surrounded by christians and catholics I knew that they saw Jesus as their masaiah but they never really said anything else besides that. It was very nice to learn that everything really did stem from Judism. The most interesting thing about the tiyul (in my opinion) was seeing the original church areas at Johns church.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting or fascinating thing that I learned about Christianity was the perspective of Jesus. He was a Rabbi. I have always known that he was a Jew (#JesusWasAJew), but I had never considered how learned and devout a Jew he was. When Evan mentioned that if Jesus would pray to the temple if he were alive today, my whole perspective of him changed. The image of Jesus as a Jew became so much more real and the ties between Christianity and Judaism with that.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting or fascinating thing that I learned about Christianity was the perspective of Jesus. He was a Rabbi. I have always known that he was a Jew (#JesusWasAJew), but I had never considered how learned and devout a Jew he was. When Evan mentioned that if Jesus would pray to the temple if he were alive today, my whole perspective of him changed. The image of Jesus as a Jew became so much more real and the ties between Christianity and Judaism with that.
ReplyDeleteOne new thing that I learned was Saul's (Paul) original opposition to christianity. I found it very fascinating that he went from completely denouncing Jesus to worshipping him. I think that for christianity, it was smart for Paul to preach to the romans to gather followers, but what I find curious is that he actually gained so much support. My thoughts are, What did the roman aristocracy think of this? I would really be interested to learn more.
ReplyDeleteNice post Sonja! Usually when I think about Christianity, all the pops up is Christmas and Jesus. After this tiyul, I had a much better understanding of the religion, and the different key figures, more importantly Paul.
ReplyDeleteThis tiyul was very interesting to me as well. I thought that it was so interesting how Jesus was a Jew and how Christianity has a very strong connection to Judaism.
ReplyDeleteI have always known Jesus was a jew. What I did not understand was how long after and how much of an influence Paul had in the creation of this religion. This is also when I learned how loyal/stubborn Jews were about changing their religion.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of what I learned that was new was about Paul being the main affecter of starting the religion, not Jesus. It was the death of Jesus that helped, but it was not the main part, I also learned how connected Christianity is to Judaism.
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