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B.C. 63

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27

B.C. 4

A.D. 6

A.D. 8

 A.D. 9

Birth of Christ; Slaughter of the Innocents in Bethlehem.

(Matt. 2:1-18)

Jesus visits temple in his twelfth year. 

Pompey takes Jerusalem; Judea subjected to Roman rule.

(Antiquities, XIV, iv, 1-5; Tacitus, Histories, V, ix)

Death of Herod the Great. 

(Antiquities, XVII, viii, 1)

 Archelaus in Judea, Samaria, and Idumea; Herod Antipas in Galilee and Perea, and Philip in Auranitus, Trachonitis, Paneas, and Batanea.

(Matt. 2:22; Antiquities, XVII, xi, 4; Tacitus, Histories, V, ix)

Archelaus deposed, and Judea made a Roman province.

(Antiquities, XVII, xiii, 2)

Coponius procurator of Judea. Cyrenius governor of Syria second time.  Registration, or taxing; revolt of “Judas of Galilee.”

(Acts 5:37; Antiquities, XVIII, i, 1)

Ananus, son of Seth, made high priest.  Marcus Ambivius procurator.

(Antiquities, XVIII, ii, 2)

Assassination of Julius Caesar

Augustus Emperor of Rome, (B.C. 27- A.D. 14); Cyrenius governor of Syria.

(Lk. 2:1, 2)

Woman (Zion) delivers Christ child; dragon (Imperial Rome) poised to devour child as soon as it was born.

 B.C.

63

B.C.

27

B.C.4

A.D. 6

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A.D. 9

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12

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14

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15

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16

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18

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26

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29

A.D. 29-30

John the Baptist preaches in wilderness about Jordan.

(Lk. 3:1-3)

Baptism of Christ, being about 30 yrs. of age.

(Lk. 3:21-23)

Annius Rufus procurator of Judea.

(Antiquities, XVIII, ii, 2)

Valarius Gratus made procurator by Tiberius.

(Antiquities, XVIII, ii, 2)

Ismael, son of Phabi, made high priest.

(Antiquities, XVIII, ii, 2)

Eleazar, son of Annus, made high priest a second time.

(Antiquities, XVIII, ii, 2)

Simon, son of Camithus, made high priest.

(Antiquities, XVIII, ii, 2)

Josephus Caiaphas made high priest.

(Antiquities, XVIII, ii, 2)

Pontius Pilate made procurator of Judea; Herod tetrarch of Galilee; Philip tetrarch of Ituraea, Trachonitis; Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene.

Augustus dies, Tiberius made emperor.  (A.D. 14 - 37).

Fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar.

A.D.

12

A.D. 14

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15

A.D.

16

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17

A.D. 18

A.D. 26

A.D.

29

A.D.

29-30

A.D.

A.D.

29-33

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33

A.D.

34

A.D.

36

A.D.

36

A.D.

37

A.D.

38

A.D.

39

A.D. 40

Jesus’ public ministry.

Christ’s Crucifixion, Resurrection (April), Ascension (May).

Martyrdom of Stephen; persecution of Mother church; church scattered abroad, gospel preached to Gentiles.

(Acts 7:59-8:1; 11:19-21)

Peter and John in Samaria.

(Acts 8)

Paul obtains letters from chief priests to synagogues to arrest Christians of foreign cities; travels to Damascus.

(Acts 9:1, 2; 26:10, 11)

Saul escapes from Damascus following his conversion. First visit to Jerusalem.

(Gal. 1:18)

Cornelius admitted to church.

Vitellius made president of Syria; returns power over high priest’s vestments to Jews.

(Antiquities, XVIII, iv, 2, 3)

Pilate removed from office by Vitellius to answer charges in Rome; Marcellus made Hipparch.

(Antiquities, XVIII, iv, 2)

Caiaphas removed from high priesthood by Vitellius; Jonathan, son of Ananus, succeeds him, who is replaced with Theophilus, his brother.

(Antiquities, XVIII, iv, 3; XVIII, v, 3)

Conversion of St. Paul; collapse of persecution that arose over Stephen.

Marullus made procurator of Judea.  Herod Agrippa I made King of Judea and Samaria by Caligula.

(Antiquities, XVIII, vi, 10, 11)

Herod the Tetrarch banished by Caligula, his tetrarchy added to Herod Agrippa’s kingdom.

Death of Tiberius; Caligula emperor of Rome.

Caligula attempts to have statue installed in Jerusalem temple; Philo Judeaus undertakes embassy to Rome.

(Antiquities, XVIII, viii, 1)

War of Michael and his angels.  (Rev. 12:7-11)

Man child caught up to throne of God; dragon deposed.

(Rev. 12:5, 9)

Dragon persecutes woman; hides in wilderness 1,260 days.

(Rev. 12:13, 14)

Dragon pours out flood after woman; earth swallows flood. Mortal wound to dragon’s head, dragon bound.

(Rev. 12:16; 13:3; 20:1-3)

Martyrs cry out for vindication; told must wait until rest of their brethren and fellowservants to be killed is fulfilled.

(Rev. 6:9-11)

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29-33

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33

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34

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36

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36

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37

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38

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47

Martyrdom of James, the brother of John; Peter arrested but is delivered.  Leaves Palestine.

(Acts 12:1-17)

Paul’s second visit to Jerusalem with alms from church at Antioch.

(Acts 11:30)

Great famine in Judea.

(Acts 11:28; Josephus, Antiquities, XX, v, 2)

Agrippa bestows high priesthood upon Simon, son of Beothus.  Taken from Simon, bestowed upon Matthias, son of Ananus; bestowed next upon Elioneus, son of Cantheras.

(Antiquities, XIX, vi, 2,4;  XIX, viii, 1)