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 Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: Timeline of Early Christianity |
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Apr 06, 0006 BCE According to some Biblical scholars the actual date of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Nov 17, 0003 BCE According to Christian theologian Clement of Alexandria, Jesus Christ was born on this date.
0026 - 0036 Pontius Pilate is prefect in the Roman province of Palestine.
0030 Clement I, the fourth pope, may have been born. April 07, 0030 According to the estimates of some scholars, Jesus would have been crucified by Roman troops in Jerusalem on this date.
April 07, 0030
Mar 25, 0031 According to Dionysius Exiguus, the first Easter was celebrated on this date.
Apr 23, 0033 According to Christian tradition, Jesus Christ was raised from the dead on this date, making it the very first Easter.
0034 Christians believe that Stephen, deacon at Jerusalem, is martyred by stoning.
0035 Ignatius of Antioch, important apostolic father who was martyred in Rome, is born.
0037 Christians believe that Saul of Tarsus(Paul) had a vision on the Damascus road, leading to his conversion to Christianity.
0041 Probable time of Paul's first missionary journey.
0044 Christians believe that James, son of Zebedee, was killed in Jerusalem by Herod Agrippa I.
0052 According to Christian tradition, Paul visited the Greek city of Athens.
0054 Christians believe that the Apostle Philip is stoned to death in Hierapolis.
0063 Christians believe that James, described in the New Testament as the brother of Jesus , was stoned to death by the high priest Ananias at Jerusalem.
0064 Christians believe that Barnabas was burned alive outside the city of Salamina in Cyprus.
0068 Linus, second pope, is believed to have been chosen.
0069 Christians believe that Paul was beheaded in Rome.
0069 Polycarp of Smyrna, regarded as a personal link between the apostolic age and the growing Christian church
0070 Christians believe that the Apostle Andrew was martyred by being crucified on an X-shaped cross at Patras in Archaia, Greece.
May 31, 0070
Sept 08, 0070 Following a six-month siege, Jerusalem surrendered to the Roman forces under the command of Titus. Over a million Jewish citizens are thought to have perished . |
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0078 Christians believe that the Apostle Peter died a martyr in Rome.
0078 According to tradition, Pope Linus was martyred. St. Peter to succeed him.
0078 Anacletus, third pope, probably assumed office around this year.
0091 Anacletus, third pope, probably died. According to tradition he was martyred, but there is no verification of that.
0091 Clement I, fourth pope, is believed to have taken office.
0093 Some Christians believe that Luke was martyred by hanging in Greece.
0095 Clement of Rome (c. 0030 - 0101), the fourth Roman Catholic pope, wrote a letter arguing that church leaders possess a divine authority inherited from Christ and his apostles.
0095 - 0105 Composition of the "Pastoral Epistles," falsely attributed to Paul: Hebrews, I and II Timothy, Titus, and I Peter.
Jan 22, 0098 Christians believe that Timothy was stoned to death at Ephesus.
0100 Legends suggest that St. Thomas visited India.
0100 Latest possible date for the composition of the Gospel of Matthew.
0100 Christian churches were established in Greece, North Africa, Italy, and Asia Minor.
0100 - 0125 Latest dates for the composition of the Gospel of John. |
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A time-line of Christianity and Judaism
http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/christia.html
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500 BC: Canaanites live in te city-state of Jericho, a tributary of Egypt
1500 BC: a caravan trader, Abraham, leads Semitic nomads from Sumer to Canaan and then on to Egypt (Hebrews)
1400 BC: Canaanites found Urusalim (Jerusalem)
1300 BC: iron age in Palestine
1250 BC: Indo-European tribes (Philistines) move to Palestine (named after them) from the Aegean sea
1250 BC: the Hebrews move from Egypt to Palestine (Moses)
1230 BC: Hebrew leeader Joshua conquers part of Palestine
1125 BC: the Canaanites are definitely defeated by the Hebrews
1025 BC: the Hebrew king Saul defeats the Philistines and unifies Israel with capital in Jerusalem
1000 BC: David succeeds Saul
961 BC: David's son Solomon succeeds David
930 BC: Solomon builds a temple in Jerusalem for the Jews
922 BC: king Solomon dies and the Hebrew kingdom splits in two, Israel to the north (ten tribes) and Judea (Jerusalem) to the south (two tribes)
722 BC: Sargon II of Assyria conquers Israel and forcefully relocates Jews (Jewish diaspora)
587 BC: Nebuchadnezzar II conquers Judea (southern kingdom of the Hebrews), destroys Jerusalem and deports thousands of Jews (second Jewish diaspora) to Babylonia
550 BC: the Bible is composed
538 BC: Cyrus of Persia sacks Babylon and frees the Jews
515 BC: the Jews rebuild the temple of Jerusalem
332 BC: Palestine is invaded by Alexander the Great
323 BC: Alexander dies and his empire splits, with Palestine being controlled by the Ptolemaics (Alexandria)
6 BC: Jesus is born in Betlehem |
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A time-line of Christianity and Judaism -2
http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/christia.html
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6 BC: Jesus is born in Betlehem
4 BC: Herod dies and his sons split the reign
6 AD: the kingdom of Judea is annexed to Rome
14 AD: Augustus dies and Tiberius becomes emperor of Rome
26 AD: Pilate (Pontius Pilatus) is appointed prefect of Judea
27 AD: John the Baptist preaches in Judea
29 AD: John the Baptist is beheaded by Herod's son Herod Antipas
30 AD: Jesus is crucified by the Romans, and James becomes the leader of the "Christians"
33 AD: Saul/Paul, a Jew from the city of Tarsus in Asia Minor who used to persecute Christians, converts to Christianity
37 AD: Tiberius dies and Caligula succeeds him
40 AD: the Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria reconciles Judaism with Greek philosophy
41 AD: Caligula is succeeded by Claudius
50 AD: Simon Magus, a Samaritan (Turkish) magician, becomes popular in Rome
40 AD: Paul, a Jew from the city of Tarsus in Asia Minor, declares Christianity a universal religion and spreads the Gospel throughout the Mediterranean region
44 AD: all of Palestine becomes a Roman province
49 AD: Paul preaches Christianity in Greece
49 AD: emperor Claudius expels Christians from Rome
54 AD: Claudius is succeeded by Nero
60 AD: the earliest gospels are composed
62 AD: Paul is executed in Rome
62 AD: James the brother of Jesus is executed by the Sadducees |
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62 AD: Paul is executed in Rome
62 AD: James the brother of Jesus is executed by the Sadducees
63 AD: Joseph of Arimathea travels to Glastonbury on the first Christian mission to Britain
64 AD: Peter is crucified in Rome
64 AD: Nero sets fire to Rome and blames the Christians for it
66 AD: Jews, led by the Zealots, start a revolt against Rome in Palestine
66 AD: Thaddeus establishes the Christian church of Armenia
67 AD: Linus is elected first bishop (pope) of Rome
67 AD: the Jewish general Josephus deserts to the Romans
68 AD: Nero commits suicide and is succeeded by Vespasianus
68 AD: Roman troops destroy the Essene monastery at Qumran (Dead Sea)
70 AD: the Roman general Titus defeats the Jews, captures Jerusalem, destroys the temple and expels the Jews from the region
70 AD: the Pharisees expel Christians from their institutions
71 AD: Mark the Evangelist introduces Christianity in Egypt and founds the Coptic church
73 AD: Jews expelled from Jerusalem concentrate in two communities, the western one at Yavneh/Jamnia/Jabne ("Alexandrian" Jews) under the Sanhedrin (supreme court) of rabbi Yohanan/Jochanan ben Zaccai, and the "Babylonian" community, a tributary of the Parthians
74 AD: the Zealonts/Sicarii commit mass suicide at Masada, the last stronghold of the Jewish rebels
75 AD: Judea, Galilea and Samaria are renamed "Palaestina" by the Romans
79 AD: Vespasianus is succeeded by Tito
80 AD: the Jewish historian (and former general) Josephus writes the "Jewish Antiquities"
90 AD: rabbi ben Zaccai fixes the canon of the Hebrew scriptures for the Jews
93 AD: emperor Domitian orders the persecution of Christians
110: Ignatius of Antioch writes to the Smyrnaeans that the Christian church is "katholikos" ("universal")
117 AD: the earliest known gospel manuscript (gospel of John) |
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117 AD: the earliest known gospel manuscript (gospel of John)[/quoye]
132: Jews, led by Bar-Cochba, whom some identify as the Messiah, revolt against Rome
135: the bishop of Rome Telesphorus institutes the birthday of Jesus (Christmas) as a Christian holiday
135: the "Apocalypse of Peter" prescribes that sinners will be punished in Hell
136: emperor Hadrian definitely crushes the Jewish resistance, forbids Jews from ever entering Jerusalem, and changes the name of the city to Aelia Capitolina
136: the bishop of Rome, Hyginus, assumes the title of "pope"
138: Hadrian is succeeded by Antoninus Pius, who repels Hadrian's anti-Jewish laws
140: the Sanhedrin is reorganized at Usha, in Galilee, under Simon II, patriarch of the west
144: Marcion founds a heretic sect that believes the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament are different Gods, and Jesus is not the son of the former
150: the four official gospels assume their final form
155: Anicetus, the first pope from Syria, issues the first condemnation of heresy
161: Marcus Aurelius becomes Roman emperor
180: the Gaul bishop Irenaeus writes against gnosticism
180: the Didascalia opens in Alexandria, a school of Christian theology
199: Victor I is the first African to be elected pope
220: a Jewish academy is founded at Sura (in Mesopotamia)
190: Pantaenus founds the Coptic Catechetical School at Alexandria
196: Byzanthium falls to the Roman emperor Septimus Severus
200: Hippolytus writes the "Philosophoumena", a "refutation of all heresies"
206: King Abgar IX converts Edessa to Christianity
225: Tertullian, father of the African church, dies |
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225: Tertullian, father of the African church, dies
230: pope Urban I justifies the ownership of property by the Church, the elevation of bishops and the excommunication of heretics
235: the Egyptian (Coptic) philosopher Origen writes that the Roman empire is a divine will
246: Paul of Thebes retreats to the Egyptian desert and becomes the first Christian hermit
250: the Roman philosopher Plotinus synthesizes the Platonism and Aristotelianism ("neoplatonism")
250: emperor Decius orders the first empire-wide persecution of Christians
258: Cyprian, second father of the African church, dies
260: Paul of Samosata preaches that Jesus was not God
264: A council excommunicates Paul of Samosata
268: Lucianus of Antioch (born in Samosata) preaches that Jesus was only a man
270: Anthony becomes a hermit in Egypt
276: Mani is crucified by the Sassanids for trying to incorporate Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism into one religion ("manicheism")
285: Papa is ordained first bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon (the first "catholico")
300: the population of the Roman Empire is 60 million (about 15 million Christians)
303: emperor Diocletian orders a general persecution of the Christians
306: the first bishop of Nisibis is ordained
311: Donatus and others rebel against the appointment of the bishop of Carthage, claiming independence of Church and state, and claiming that the people could determine how worthy of administering sacraments a priest is
312: Roman emperor Constantine converts to Christianity
313: Constantine ends the persecution of the Christians (edict of Milan)
313: Constantine recognizes the Christian church |
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313: Constantine recognizes the Christian church
313: a cathedral is built in Edessa
314: Donatism is condemned as a heresy
314: the Armenian king Tiridates I converted by Gregory the Illuminator
316: Donatism splits from Catholicism and spreads throughout Africa
318: Arius (b 256), a student of Lucian, preaches in Alexandria that Jesus was human and not divine ("Arianism")
318: Pachomius, a disciple of Anthony, organizes a community of ascetics at Tabennis in Egypt (birth of Christian monasticism)
320: Eusebius views a unified Christian empire as a divine goal
320: Arius is expelled by the patriarch Alexander and during his travels through the eastern Roman empire converts more bishops
323: Constantine builds a church to the apostle Peter on the Roman cemetery where the martyr is buried
325: Council of Nicaea discusses the divine/human nature of Jesus and approves the Christian canon (the New Testament) against "heretic" books
330: Amoun and Macarius found monasteries in the Egyptian desert
330: Hilarion organizes a monastery at Gaza in Palestine
330: Mar Augin founds a monastery in Syria near Nisibis
334: the first bishop is ordained for Merv, in Transoxania
339: Athanasius of Alexandria visits Rome accompanied by the two Egyptian monks Ammon and Isidore, disciples of Anthony, who export the idea of monasticism
340: Christianization and literalization of the Goths (Ulfila and the "Gothic bible")
340: the first monastery of Persia is founded by Aphrahat near Mosul
344: catholics are massacred in Persia
345: Pachomius dies and his institution already counts eight monasteries and hundreds of monks organized in a hierarchy
350: the missionary Ninian establishes the church Candida Casa at Whithorn in Galloway, Scotland
358: Basil founds the monastery of Annesos in Pontus, the model for eastern monasticism (perfect Christian life and constant penance, meditation + poverty + humility)
360: Martin, future bishop of Tours, founds the first French monastery at Liguge
360: the Vandals convert to christianity |
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360: the Vandals convert to christianity
363: Persia recaptures Nisibis from the Romans and the school of Nisibis moves to Edessa
371: Martin of Tours converts pagans
375: the Jerusalem Talmud (manual of lifestyle) is compiled by western Jews
376: Visigoths convert to Arian christianity
379: the Roman empire bans Arianism
380: Theodosius I proclaims Christianity as the sole religion of the Roman Empire
374: Ambrose is elected bishop of Milan, which has become the main Christian center in Italy
380: Ambrose preaches virginity
381: Second Ecumenical Council convoked by Theodosius I in Constantinople
386: Jerome founds monasteries in Bethlehem
397: the eight council (at Carthage) defines the Christian canon (the "New Testament") as comprised of four official gospels (all others are declared heretic) and the letters of the apostles
398: Maximus of Turin preaches against pagans
400: Jerome (Eusebius Hieronymus) translates the Bible into Latin (the "Vulgate")
410: at the council of Seleucia, the Persian church declares its independence from Antioch and Rome
410: the Visigots sack Rome
410: the ascetic monk Maron founds the Christian Maronite religion in Syria
411: thanks to Augustine, Donatism begins to decline
415: at the synod of Jerusalem the Celtic monk Pelagius is accused of heresy for preaching that the soul has free will and goes to heaven if it chooses the good
415: Roman emperor Theodosius II expels the Jews from Alexandria
423: Saint Simeon spends 36 year on a pillar near Aleppo, Syria
424: at the synod of Dadyeshu the "catholico" of the Eastern Church proclaims himself as a patriarch on equal footing with Antioch and Rome
425: Augustine writes "De Civitate Dei", which separates the world of humans from the world of heavens, and proclaims salvation through faith only |
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425: Augustine writes "De Civitate Dei", which separates the world of humans from the world of heavens, and proclaims salvation through faith only
425: the first bishops are ordained for Herat and Samarkand
428: Nestorius, a monk in the Syrian monastery of Euprepius, is appointed by the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II as patriarch of Constantinople and preaches the doctrine of two natures of Jesus, human and divine
431: Palladius is sent by the Pope as first bishop of Ireland
431: the third Ecumenical Council convened in Ephesus declares that there is only one nature in Jesus (divine), condemns Nestorius (who is then banned by Theodosius II) and affirms that Mary was the "mother of God"
432: the Roman missionary Patrick is taken prisoner to Ireland
440: the hermit Symeon the Stylite lives on top of a column (monastery of Telanissos in Syria)
445: the monastery of Armagh is founded
445: the emperor Valentinian III decrees that all western bishops must obey the pope
450: the first British monasteries are established in Wales
450: Theodosius II dies and Marcian succeeds him, the first Roman emperor to be crowned by a religious leader (the patriarch of Constantinople)
451: the fourth Ecumenical Council convened in Chalcedon condemns Dioscurus of Alexandria for monophysitism (Jesus is of one nature, only divine) and affirms that Jesus was one person of two natures (both human and divine)
455: Roman emperor Valentinian III orders all bishops to submit to the bishop of Rome (the pope)
457: Babaeus/Babowai becomes the bishop ("catholico") of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
457: the eastern Roman emperor is crowned by the patriarch of Constantinople instead of the Pope
457: the monosophytes of Alexandria rebel to the authority of Constantinople and found the Coptic Orthodox church
460: Persian king Firuz persecutes Jews, who emigrate to Arabia
481: emperor Zeno shuts down the Nestorian school of Edessa, causing Nestorian scholars to flee to Persia (Nisibis)
484: the Synod of Beth Papat in Persia declares the Nestorian docrine (two natures of Jesus) as the official theology of the East Syrian Church, centered in Edessa
490: Brigid founds the monastery of Kildare in Ireland |
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490: Brigid founds the monastery of Kildare in Ireland
496: Clovis converts Franks to catholicism
499: the Babylonian Talmud is compiled for eastern Jews, a much more orthodox manual of lifestyle than the western Talmud
500: Pseudo-Dionysius writes mystical works
525: Christian monk Dionysius Exiguus fixes the birth of Jesus in the year of Rome 753
527: Byzantium enforces anti-Jewish laws and the Jews all but disappear from the eastern Roman Empire
529: Benedetto of Nursia founds the monastery of Monte Cassino and codifies western monasticism (absolute power of the abbot)
529: the council of Orange condemns the Pelagian heresy
529: the synod of Orange accepts Augustine's doctrine of salvation
530: the Benedictine monk Cassiodorus encourages monks to copy manuscripts of the classics
533: Mercurius is elected pope and takes the name of John II, the first pope to change name upon election
534: the Roman empire destroys the Arian kingdom of the Vandals
537: Justinian builds the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople
537: Justinian's general Belisarius deposes pope Silverius and replaces him with pope Vigilius
541: Jacob Bardaeus, bishop of Edessa, organizes the Monophysite Church in western Syria (the "Jacobites"), which spreads to Armenia and Egypt (the "copts")
544: Ciaran founds the monastery of Clonmacnoise in Ireland
546: Columbanus founds the monastery of Derry in Ireland
553: the fifth Ecumenical Council convened in Constantinople condemns the heresy of the Three Chapters
556: Columbanus founds the monastery of Durrow in Ireland
563: Columbanus founds the monastery of Iona off the coast of Scotland, soon to become the main center of the Columban school
573: Gregory is appointed bishop of Tours
580: Monte Cassino is sacked by the Lombards and the monks flee to Rome
587: the Visigothic king Recared converts to catholicism
588: the Visigoths abandon Aryanism and convert to catholicism
590: the Irish missionary Columbanus founds monasteries in France (Luxeuil in Burgundy) |
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Honest Answers To Tough Questions on Christinity
the link http://www.whoisjesus-really.com/main.htm says
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1. How can Christians say that Jesus is the only way to God?
2. Where did Jesus claim to be God?
3. How can I be sure the Bible is really the Word of God?
4. How can anyone trust the Gospel accounts of His life?
5. Why should I believe your interpretation of the Bible
6. How can you believe a Bible that is full of contradictions?
7. What if Christians are guilty of circular reasoning?
8. What about those who have not heard about Jesus?
9. Why won't living a good, moral life make me acceptable to God?
10. How can I be sure Christianity is not just another emotional or psychological experience?
11. How can a loving God allow war and suffering?
12. What about all the hypocrites I see who call themselves Christians?
13. How is Christianity relevant to today's needs?
14. How can I gain assurance of salvation?
15. What place do feelings have?
16.What type of faith ensures salvation?
17. What should happen if Christ has really entered my life?
18. Do skeptics ever believe in Jesus? |
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