YEAR

AD

CHURCH

EVENT

N.T.

BOOK WRITTEN

WORLD

EVENT

30

·    Jesus Death, Resurrection, Ascension

·    Day of Pentecost in Acts 2

 

 

31

·    Peter heals crippled man in temple (Ac.3)

·    Peter and John arrested by Sanhedrin (Ac.2)

 

 

32

·    Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus (Barnabus)
sells a field (Ac.4:36)

·    Ananias and Sapphira Die

·    The Jerusalem church meets by the temple
in Solomon’s Colonnade (Porch) (Ac.5:12)

·    Apostles perform many miracles

·    Apostles arrested but released by angel

 

 

33

·    Seven deacons chosen (Ac. 6)

·    Church is growing rapidly (Ac.6:7)

·    A large number of priests believe (Ac.6:7)

 

 

34

·    Saul arrives in Jerusalem

·    Stephen debates Jews coming from Cyrene,
Cilicia (ie. Saul), Alexandria (Ac.6:9)

·    Stephen arrested by Sandhedrin (Ac.6:12)

·    Stephen stoned (Ac.7:59)

·    Saul persecutes the church in Jerusalem

·    Philip goes to Samaria (Ac.8:4)

·    Philip meets Ethiopian Treasurer (Ac.8:26)

 

 

35

·    Saul converted on road to Damascus (Ac.9)

·    Saul is in Damascus

·    Saul leaves for Arabia (Gal.1:17)

 

 

36

·    Saul is in Arabia

 

 

37

·    Saul is in Arabia

 

Caligula is emperor

38

·    Saul returns to preach in Damascus

·    Saul’s life is threatened (Ac.9:23)

·    Saul escapes to Jerusalem

·    Barnabus introduces Saul to disciples

·    Saul stays with Peter 15 days (Gal.1:18-19)

·    Saul debates Grecian Jews (Ac.9:29)

·    Saul flees to Tarsus in Cilicia (Ac.9:29,30)

 

 

39

·    Saul preaches in Cilicia and Syria for
five years (Gal.1:21)

·    Persecution has ceased in Jerusalem

·    Jerusalem church continues to grow
(Ac.9:31)

·    Peter travels Judean Countryside (Ac.9:32)

·    Peter heals Aeneas in Lydda (Ac.9:33)

·    Peter raises Tabitha in Joppa (Ac.9:36)

·    Peter called to Caesarea by Cornelius (A.10)

 

 

40

·    Peter has to defend having preached in a
Gentile house to the church leaders in
Jerusalem. (Ac.11)

·    Missionaries from Cyrene in North Africa
come to Antioch in Syria and preach to
the Gentiles (Ac.11:20)

·    Saul is preaching in Cilicia and Syria

 

Emperor Caligula marches to the English Channel to invade Britain then orders his Roman troops to collect sea shells

41

·    Saul is preaching in Cilicia and Syria

·    Jerusalem expands the city walls which places
the site of the crucifixion inside the city

 

Caligula assassinated; Claudius is emperor

42

·    Saul is preaching in Cilicia and Syria

·    Barnabus is sent to visit the church in
Antioch by the Jerusalem church (Ac.11:22)

 

 

43

·    Saul is preaching in Cilicia and Syria
Barnabus leaves Antioch to look for Saul
in Tarsus (Ac.11:25)

·    Barnabus brings Saul back to teach in the
church in Antioch in Syria (Ac.11:26)

·    Saul teaches in Antioch for a year (Ac.11:26)

·    Believers are called “Christians”

 

Rome invades Britain

44

·    Agabus, a prophet from Jerusalem,
visits  Antioch church

·    Antioch church sends Paul and Barnabus
to Jerusalem with an offering (11:29,30)

·    James is beheaded by Herod Agrippa I

·    Peter is arrested but an angel releases him

·    Herod Agripp I dies in Caesarea (12:18)

 

Herod
Agrippa I

Dies

45

·    Paul and Barnabus return to Antioch

·    John Mark leaves Jerusalem to go
to Antioch with Paul and Barnabus

James writes
James
from Jerusalem

 

 

46

·        Paul and Barnabus leave for
first missionary journey

 

 

47

·        Peter has come to Antioch in Syria
(Gal.2:11)

·        Paul travels in Galatia to Antioch in
Pisida, Iconium, Lystra and Derbe

·        James sends Jews from Jerusalem
to Antioch (Gal.2:12)

·        Judaizers confuse the Antioch church

 

 

48

·        Paul returns through the same cities
and sails back to Antioch

·        Peter and Barnabus are led astray by
Judaizers from Jerusalem (G.2:13)

·        Paul opposes Peter and the Judaizers
(Gal.2:14)

·        To resolve the conflict of Judaism &
Christianity the Jerusalem Council
is held (Acts 15 ; Gal.2:1-10)

·        Paul goes to Jerusalem Council

·        Judas and Silas are chosen by the
apostles to return to Jerusalem
Paul and Barnabus (Ac.15:22)

 

 

49

·        Paul teaches in Antioch

·        Paul writes to the Galatians against the
Judaizers who have gone there

·        Paul and Barnabus argue and separate

·        Paul leaves on second missionary
journey through Galatia to Troas

Paul writes
Galatians from

Antioch in Syria

Roman historian Suetonius (70-122) records that Emperor Claudius expelled Jews from Rome.  He wrote that Claudius “expelled the Jews from Rome since they rioted constantly at the instigation of Chrestus (or, Christ)”

50

·        In Troas (ancient Troy), Paul sees a
vision of a Macedonian man

·        Paul goes to Macedonia

·        Paul in prison in Philippi (Ac.16:11-40)

·        Paul preaches in Thessalonica, starts
a church and a riot (Ac.17:1-9)

·        Paul goes to Berea but flees to Athens
(Ac.17:1015)

·        Paul arrives in Athens alone, preaches
in the streets, is invited to present
at the Areopagus in Athens (17:19)

·        In the fall, Paul goes to Corinth alone
without money and gets a job (18:1-4)

 

Matthew writes his
gospel of

Matthew

 

 

Rome adopts the 7 day work week and names the days after the 7 known planets

 

Rome founds the city of
Londinium
(or, London) in Britian

51

·        Silas and Timothy bring an offering
and a letter from Macedonia (18:5)

·        Paul responds to Thessolonians with a
a letter, First Thessalonians

·        Paul stays in Corinth, starts Corinthian
church,  appears before Gallio (18:12)

Paul writes
First Thessalonians

from Corinth

 

Gallio is proconsul of Achaia 51-52

52

·        Paul writes Second Thessalonians in
response to questions from
Thessalonica.

·        Paul leaves Corinth in the spring
and sails for Ephesus.

·        Paul reasoned in the synagogue and left
Aquila and Priscilla in Ephesus (18:19)

·        Paul sails to Jerusalem, greets the church
there and returns to Antioch, Syria

Paul writes
Second Thessalonians
from Corinth

 

53

·        Paul spends time in Antioch.

·        Paul begins third missionary journey traveling
through Galatia and Phrygia

·        In Ephesus, Aquila and Priscilla explain the
gospel to Apollos (18:24-26)

·        Apollos goes to Corinth (18:27)

·        Paul arrives in Ephesus

·        Paul stays in Ephesus for three years

·        Paul teaches daily the lecture hall of Tyrannus
for two years. (19:9)

 

 

54

·        Paul is in Ephesus all year

·        Paul sends Timothy into Macedonia (Acts 19:22)

 

Nero, age 16, is emperor

55

·        Paul writes the Corinthians his first of four letters
(not 1 Corinthians) mentioned in 1 Co.5:9.  In this
letter Paul instructs them to collect money for the
Jerusalem saints. (1 Cor.16:1) An offering for the Jerusalem believers is started and in year Paul will speak of this offering in his letter called Second Corinthians (2 Co.8:10)

·        A delegation from the Corinthian church arrives in Ephesus with problems and questions.

·        Paul writes First Corinthians in Ephesus and sends it to Corinth.  (This is his second letter to Corinth.)

·        Paul follows this letter with a quick visit directly
across the Aegean Sea from Ephesus to
Corinth and back. (2 Cor. 2:1)  This would
have been his second visit to Corinth
(2 Cor.12:14; 13:1,2)

·        Paul writes a third letter (which we do not have) in
Ephesus and sends it to Corinth. (2 Cor.2:3,4; 7:8,9,12) Titus carries this letter and stays to fix the church. (2 Cor.7:15,13,14)

Paul writes
First
Corinthians
from Ephesus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56

·        In the fall Paul leaves Ephesus for Corinth and goes
through Troas and into Macedonia

·        While Paul is traveling through Macedonia he
meets Titus who has left Corinth to return
to Ephesus (2 Cor.7:5,6)

·        In Macedonia Paul writes his fourth letter
to the Corinthians known as
Second Corinthians (2 Co.2:13;7:5)

·        Titus and Luke are sent back to Corinth with
the letter Second Corinthians
(2 Cor.8:17,18)

·        Paul follows them into Corinth to spend the winter in
Corinth

Paul writes
Second
Corinthians
from
Macedonia

 

57

·        In the spring, Paul writes to the Roman church from Corinth and sends the letter of Romans with a delegation of people led by Phoebe to Rome. (Rom.16:1)

·        Paul plans to sail to Syria from Cenchea but the Jews planned to kill him so he went by land up through Macedonia and down past Ephesus (Acts 20:3-6)

·        Paul arrives in Jerusalem (Acts 21:17)

·        Paul is arrested at the temple (Acts 21:27)

·        Paul is placed in prison in Jerusalem at Fort Antonia (21:37;22:24)and appears before the Sanhedrin (22:30)

·        Jews plan to kill Paul so Paul is transferred to Caesarea (Acts 23:23)

·        Paul is in prison in Caesarea for two years (Acts 24:27)

·        Paul appears before Felix (Acts 24)

Paul writes
Romans
from Corinth

 

58

·        Paul in prison in Caesarea

 

 

59

·        Paul in prison in Caesarea

·        Paul appears before Festus and King Herod Agrippa II (Acts 25,26)

·        Paul appeals to Caesar in Rome (25:11) so Paul is sent to Rome by Festus (25:12) and Agrippa (26:32)

·        In an attempt to beat the coming winter a ship of prisoners leaves for Rome (Acts 27)

·        Paul advised the commanding centurion, Julius, to harbor at Fair Havens on Crete but they decided to go onto Phoenix.  The ship was blown off course out into the Mediterranean Sea and crashed near Malta. (Acts 27:9-28:10)

 

 

60

·        Paul arrives in Rome and is allowed to live by himself with a Roman soldier to guard him (Acts 28:16

Paul writes
Ephesians
from Roman
imprisonment

 

61

·        Paul continues in Rome under house arrest.

Paul writes
Philippians
from Roman
imprisonment

 

62

·        Paul continues in Rome under house arrest

·        Peter comes to Rome and writes First Peter

 

 

·        Paul is released from Roman imprisonment.

·        Paul either leaves for Spain or first visits Philippi and Corinth along with other churches in Achaia and Macedonia.

 

 

·        Paul writes Timothy a letter.  Timothy is in Ephesus and Paul may have written it from Macedonia.

 

·        Paul leaves for Spain

Paul writes
Colossians

and

Philemon
from Roman
imprisonmen

t

Peter writes
First Peter
from Rome

 

Paul writes
First Timothy
from Macedonia

 

63

·        James, the Lord’s brother, is martyred in
Jerusalem.

·        Paul is in Spain

 

 

64

·        Paul is in Spain

·        Peter writes Second Peter from Rome

·        Peter is martyred in Rome

·        Paul returns from Spain to Crete.

·        Paul leaves Titus at Crete (Titus 1:5)

·        Paul goes to Corinth and writes Titus
the epistle called Titus

·        Paul spends the winter in Neapolis
(Titus 3:12)

Peter writes
Second Peter
from Rome

 

Paul writes
Titus
from Corinth

 

Rome is burnt; citizens believe by Nero

 

Rome begins its first persecution of Christians

 

Herod’s temple in Jerusalem is completed.  Began in 20 BC.

65

·        Paul travels through Macedonia and Asia

 

 

66

·        Paul probably spends time in Colosse,
Ephesus, Miletus

 

Jews revolt against Rome in Judea; led by the Zealots who drive Rome from Jerusalem

67

·        Paul leaves Asia for Macedonia but is
arrested in Troas and taken to Rome

·        While in prison in Rome Paul writes to
Timothy in Ephesus the letter
called Second Timothy

·        Paul is possibly executed by Nero
in the fall or in the spring of 68

Paul writes
Second
Timothy
from Roman
Prison

 

Rome is at
war with
Judea

 

Galilee is conquered 37,000 Jews taken to stadium in Tiberias

 

Nero enters Olympics and is declared the winner in every event he enters

68

·        Paul is executed by Nero on the Ostian Way
or the road from Rome to Ostia.

·        The book of Hebrews is written by an
unknown author.

The book of
Hebrews
is written by an
unknown author from an unknown
location.

(Possibly Barnabus
or Apollos from Corinth or Ephesus)

 

Essenes hide their scrolls in caves near Dead Sea to save them from the Romans

 

Nero commits suicide

 

Galba is emperor

69

·        Ignatius (35-110) becomes bishop in
Antioch, Syria.  Knew Peter and Paul.

 

Otho and Vitellius are emperors

 

General Vespasian proclaimed emperor

70

·        July 1, Titus assaults Jerusalem’s walls
battering rams

·        August 8, Fort Antonia is destroyed

·        August 29, Rome’s 10th Legion burns the
temple in Jerusalem after a
nine-month siege of the city

·        Josephus records that Rome took 50 tons
of gold and silver from Jerusalem

 

Titus conquerors Jerusalem

71

·        Emperor Vespasian and his son General
Titus enter Rome and parade through
the streets with the plundered treasure
from Jerusalem.

·        The Jerusalem gold is used to finance the
building of the Colosseum in Rome.  The
Colosseum will open in 80 AD

 

 

72

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73

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Masada Falls to Rome

85

·        Polycarp (69-155) is bishop of the church
in Smyrna.

John writes the gospel of
John

in Ephesus

 

John writes

1, 2, 3 John

in Ephesus

 

88

·        Clement (30?-100) is bishop of the church in
Rome.

·        Clement worked along side of Paul
around 57-62 AD (Phil.4:3)

 

 

94

·        John sent to the Isle of Patmos by Emperor
Domitian

 

 

95

·        John on the Isle of Patmos

·        Papias (60-135) is bishop of Hierapolis in Asia

 

 

96

·        John receives the book of Revelation while
on the Isle of Patmos and sends it to the
seven churches of Asia

·        Domitian dies and the new emperor, Nerva,
releases Domitian’s political enemies

·        John is released from Patmos and returns
to Ephesus

 

John writes

Revelation

on Patmos

On September 18, 96 AD
Domitian is assassinated by his political
enemies in the senate.


Nerva is emperor

97

·        Clement, bishop of Rome, writes an epistle to
the church of Corinth, First Clement

 

 

98

·        The last apostle of Jesus, John, dies of
natural causes in Ephesus

 

Tajan is emperor from

Jan.28, 98 -
Aug. 9, 117