Compare And Contrast The Christian And Muslim Attitude Towards Merchants

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Some people have always wondered how others have felt about them, like the merchants of the mediterranean up till 1500 C.E. These documents show the christian and muslim attitude towards the merchants of these times. Throughout the years the christian’s attitude towards trade and merchants slowly, increase where the muslims attitude decreases. During 70-80 C.E. Matthew, a disciple of Jesus writes in the Bible describing an instance where Jesus had said,”a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.” This can be described as a negative attitude towards merchants of the time, because they were some of the wealthier men in their areas. Later in 1170 C.E. Reginald, a monk of Durham and a friend of St. Godric, tells the reader of his