The country was devoid of cellular telephony until 1999 when the Ministry of Communications and Technology (MoC) granted national PTO the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE) permission to begin a trial GSM service in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo and Latakia. In conjunction with Siemens and Ericsson, which also partly financed the project, STE installed ten base stations in the capital and six in Aleppo and Latakia. The pilot was launched in February 2000, with two operators selected
John of Damascus was the Patron Saint of the makers of the crucifix. Saint John of Damascus was born in Damascus,Syria. At this time the Arabs had conquered Damascus by laying siege on the capital forty years before John was born. Saint John was baptized immediately after his birth so he can follow in his father’s footsteps. A man whose fields of interest and contribution included law, theology, philosophy, and music, he is said to have served as an Administrator to the Muslim caliph of Damascus before
HIS 235 Melody Wang 108521269 Primary Source Analysis: Abd al-Hamid, Letter to the Secretaries (before 750) Abd al-Hamid is often considered as the foremost writer of the Umayyad period. He produced numerous letters on topics ranging from advice to rulers and kings, codes of conduct, treatment of non-Arab subjects, to friendship. Although much of his work has been lost, a number of them were later incorporated into the works of later writers. His Letter to the Secretaries is a classic example, having
SAUL’S CONVERSION (Acts 9:1-30; Acts 26:1-32) Damascus may be the oldest continuously occupied city in the world. It is mentioned first in Genesis 14:15 and Genesis 15:2. Also, Abanah and Pharpar, the two rivers that Naaman said contained better water than the Jordan, are near Damascus. (II Kings 5:12) When and by what means Christianity had its beginning in Damascus is not known. But there must have been a good size church there for Saul to think it worthwhile to travel about one hundred fifty
The sun bore down on Saul and his group, it was around midday. Saul planned to enter Damascus that day and bring back the “blasphemous disciples” in chains. He had the backing of the Jewish hierarchy, it would surely be a worthwhile trip. Suddenly, a bright light shone upon Saul and he heard the voice of Jesus speak to him. At this moment, Saul’s life was forever altered as the Messiah called him by name. Saul’s call was beyond any mere conversion experience or commission into ministry; instead it
‘convert’ upon Paul suggests a disconnection, a thorough turning away from his previous religious life and the adoption of something new. This, he argues, is not evident in the personal accounts Paul gives, ... ... middle of paper ... ...Road from Damascus: The Impact of Paul's Conversion on His Life, Thought, and Ministry, edited by R. N. Longenecker. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1997. Polhill, John B. Paul and His Letters. Nashville, TN: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1999. Sanders, E. P. Paul
Engineers and architects have the potential to considerably affect communities and very possibly the entire world. Through combining ideas, designs, and materials, they innovate and create structures and systems for people to utilize. Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent master of architecture and engineering, as well as sculpture, during the 2nd century AD. He worked mostly during the reign of Roman Emperor Trajan, and lived up to Vitruvius’s standards regarding how architects should be highly skillful
two un-cohesive agendas. This division of power and lack of military organization ultimately led to the massacre of thousands of Christian Crusaders and crushing losses along the way in the Crusaders' attempts to recapture the cities of Edessa and Damascus. The Second Crusade was the beginning of the fall of power of the Christian Crusaders for the first time in decades. At the start of the Second Crusade, it had been four decades since the First Crusade had taken place and the stories from the first
because he is invisible and unknowable to man. Also, that it goes against the teachings of God because it was believed that honoring the icon was not, in fact, showing worship to God but the material that the icon was depicted on. However, St. John of Damascus argued that these beliefs were part of the old Orthodox Church and shouldn’t be relevant in the new teachings. He refutes these arguments by saying, “I do not draw an image of the immortal Godhead, but I paint the image of God who became visible
him and the lord said, it was He who Saul had been persecuting. At this point Saul had been blinded and the Lord told him to continue to the Damascus and he would be given further instructions when he arrived. The men traveling with Saul stood speechless hearing a voice, but identifying physically who it was. Saul continued to lead his people into Damascus. The lord spoke to Ananias and told him to lay his hands on Saul so he could receive his sight and be baptized. This when the conversion of Saul
Iba Jubayr, a Spanish Muslim traveler and geographer, loves the city of Damascus as the type of paradise on earth (Doc 1). Among many Muslim cities, Damascus is a center of the Islamic faith and greatly contributed to the spreading of the Islamic faith. The Umayyad Caliphate based the Islam core in Damascus and the city’s power reached its highest point. Though Iba Jubayr provides a sufficient observation upon Damascus, his opinions were hidden due to his occupation. Being a traveler and geographer
To describe the life of Saul of Tarsus is to pursue the question: “How did this zealous Jew, Saul the Pharisee, who by his own admission had been an active persecutor, a hater, of the early Jesus-movement, suddenly emerge as a fervent follower of the risen Christ?”. For the sake of understanding, Paul’s life can be neatly separated into three distinct stages: his identity prior to his conversion experience, his conversion experience, and his life as a follower of Jesus. In the following pages, these
The conversion had major implications on the past and the present. Saul traveled on Damascus Road when he encountered Jesus and his life changed that very day. During Paul’s Damascus Road experience, Jesus commissioned him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. For the most part, the Gentile nations did not have an opportunity to accept Jesus as their Savior; however, there were some Gentiles who the Bible mentions in Acts 13:1 who accepted Christ as their Savior. Judaism was very strong and many
Jesus spread his philosophy through the Middle East and left an ever-lasting impact on the world. Jesus’s last documented conversations in the Bible was with Paul, while he was traveling on the road to Damascus and then he instructed Ananias of Damascus to heal Paul when he arrived in Damascus. He then he reveled to John a revelation. The second biggest philosopher to spread the philosophy of Christianity was Saul of Tarsus, better known as Paul the Apostle. Fourteen of the twenty-seven books of
County of Edessa Edessa, located in Armenia, in Celicia, was the most important of the Armenian cities. On the Euphrates, the population was comprised of the Armenian faction (Separated Church) of the Eastern Church. It was actually under the rule of Constantinople, but was in the middle of the expansion of the Seljuk Empire. It was overseen by the Armenian Thoros. He had captured it from the Turks in 1094. Having held it for two years, it was only because of the inability of the Turks
of the tribe of Benjamin, speaking the Aramaic and Hebrew tongues from infancy. He was an enthusiastic student and a stringent devotee of the Torah. He was the man that later had a peculiar meeting with the Lord Jesus Christ while on the road to Damascus. His life and duty were considerably altered and in turn eventually changed the course of the development of Western Civilization and culture. There is a lot that has been said about the missionary trips of this distinguished servant of Christ which
Various theologians argue whether Saul was called or converted on the road to Damascus. This essay enters the call/converted dialogue and suspects Saul’s transforming and illuminating experience on the road to Damascus stripped Saul down to his fundamental identity. Examining Saul’s experience found in Acts 9, specifically verses 8-9 and 18a, reveals that Saul went physically blind(9:8) then as his sight was restored scales fell from his eyes(9:18). First, a historical understanding of blindness
Bashar al-Assad has been the president of Syria since July 17, 2000. He was born on September 11, 1965 in Damascus, Syria. Before becoming president, Assad had been Commander in Chief of the armed forces from 1994-1999 after his brother, Bassel, died in an accidental auto accident. Bashar al-Assad studied Ophthalmology at the Tishrin military hospital in Damascus, SDyria from 1988-1992. He has previously continued to study Ophthalmology in London. When Assad became president in 2000, he was taking
brighter than the noonday sun suddenly engulfed him. A voice inquired; “Saul, Saul, why do you continue to persecute me?” Saul responded: “who are you lord?” The voice was identified as Jesus of Nazareth! The stunned persecutor was instructed to enter Damascus where he would be informed as to what he “must do.” Blinded as a consequence of this miraculous vision in which Christ actually appeared to him (acts 9:17; I Corinthians 15:8), Saul was led into the
Although the Arabian Peninsula is covered in deserts and mountains, such as the Asir Mountains, it served as the birthplace for multiple civilizations. With the use of key geographic features, various groups of people were able the thrive and prevail. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers provided civilizations with a water source and fertile land that allowed for sustenance and an agricultural-based economy. Deserts, like the Syrian Desert, protected the people from invasion and promoted the economy with