What exactly makes Jerusalem such a special place of importance for Mulims , Christians , and Jews alike ?
As Christianity grew and evolved , Jewish Christians became only one strand of the Christian community , characterised by combining the confession of Jesus as Christ with continued adherence to Jewish practices such as Sabbath observance and observance of the Jewish calendar , observance of Jewish laws and customs , circumcision , and synagogue attendance , and a direct genetic relationship to the earliest Jewish Christianity .