T i m e l i n e

 (Exp. I)

 

Roman

Jewish

Christian

Augustus (Octavian)

Herod, 37-4 BCE

 

31 BCE-14 CE*

 

Jesus, c.6/4 BCE-30/33 CE

Tiberius, 14-37 CE

 

  Paul, d. c. 62/64 CE

 

Philo c.15 BCE-c.50 CE

  Vision of Jesus, c.34 CE

 

 

Mission to Gentiles, c.50 CE

Caligula, 37-41 CE

Agrippa I, 37-44 CE

 

 

King of Judea, 41-44 CE

 

Claudius, 41-54 CE

 

 

 

Agrippa II, 53-mid-90s CE

 

Nero, 54-68 CE

 

  Pauline epistles, 50-58 CE

 

First Jewish Revolt Against Rome

 

 

66-70 CE

Gospel of Mark, c.68 CE

 

Destruction of Temple, 70 CE

 

 

Fall of Masada, 73/74 CE

 

Vespasian, 69-79 CE

 

 

           Yohanan b. Zakkai

         Academy at Yavneh c.70 CE

          Beginnings of Rabbinic Judaism

 

            Josephus, 37-c.100 CE                            Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John

Titus, 79-81 CE                                                      Jewish War, 75-81 CE                            c.70-100 CE


           Gamaliel II

Domitian, 81-96 CE                                                Emergence of patriarchate

         c.90 CE

Trajan, 98-117 CE

           Diaspora revolt, 115-117 CE

 

Hadrian, 117-138 CE                                              Second Jewish Revolt against

          Rome, 132-135 CE                                    Didache, c.2nd century CE

          Simon Bar-Kokhba, d. 135 CE

          R. Akiva, c.50-135 CE

         Jerusalem rebuilt as Aelia Capitolina,

          c.135 CE

         Judea became Syria Palaestina

 

            Academy moved to Galilee

         c.140 CE                                                  Justin Martyr, c.140-170 CE


            Judah ha-Nasi, fl.** 175-220 CE             Irenaeus, fl. 175-c.195 CE

         Growth of patriarchate

Severan Dynasty, 193-235 CE                                                                                               Origen, c.185-253 CE

            Completion of Mishnah

         200-220 CE

Decius, 249-251 CE

           Emergence of rabbinic academies

            in Babylonia

           Rav and Samuel, c.220-250 CE

                                                          Monumental Galilean Synagogues 

                                                          late 3rd/4th centuries CE       Beginning of monastic movement

Diocletian, 284-305 CE                                                                      late 3rd century CE

Empire divided into East and West 

                                                                                                             Empirewide persecution of Christians,

Constantine, 306-337 CE                                                                305-311 CE

Battle at Milvian bridge, 312 CE

                                                                                                          Eusebius of Caesarea, 260-340

                                                                                                            Ecclesiastical History 303-324

 

                                                                                                          "Edict of Milan," 313 CE Religious

                                                                                                            freedom for Christian,

 

                                                                                                          Christianity declared official religion

                                                                                                            324 CE

 

 

                                                                                                          Council of Nicaea, 325 CE

                                                                                                            Nicene Creed

Constantius, 337-361 CE                 Gallus revolt, 351 CE                Arian controversy, 318-381 CE

 

Julian the Apostate, 361-363 CE                                                    Council of Constantinople, 381 CI

                                                                                                            Doctrine of Trinity

                                                       Establishment of permanent    John Chrysostom, 354-407 CE

                                                       Jewish calendar-Patriarch

                                                       Hillel II (c.359 CE) 

 

                                                       Julian's abortive attempt to    St. Augustine, 354-430 CE

                                                       rebuild the Temple, 363 CE     The City of God

 

Theodosius I, 379-395 CE                                                              Christianity became official religion

                                                       Jerusalem Talmud, c.400 CE    of empire, 392 CE

 

                                                                                                           Sack of Rome by Visigoths, 410

Disappearance of patriarchate Council of Carthage, 419 CE

                                                       c.425                                       Adopted New Testament canon

 

Justinian, 527-565 CE                                                                    Council of Chalcedon, 451 CE

                                                       Babylonian Talmud,

                                                       c.500/600 CE                          Nicene Creed acknowledged

                                                                                                             Definition of Faith

 

MUSLIM CONQUEST 634-640 CE

 

* Dates given for political figures are for years of their reign, others cover lifetime, unless otherwise specified.

** Flourished, dates of major activity.

Adapted from: Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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