Dancing in the Kingdom- Table of Contents
Appendix E – Bible Timeline
| Bible Timeline (Dates before 1000 BC are uncertain) | ||
| Date | Activity | |
| 2200 BC | Abram and Sarai | |
| 1800 BC | Joseph in Egypt, Israelites enslaved in Egypt | |
| 1500-1400 BC | Moses, the Exodus | |
| 1400 BC | Joshua | |
| 1400-1100 BC | Judges (Judges 1) | |
| 1040-1010 BC | Saul’s reign | |
| 1010-970 BC | David | |
| 970-930 BC | Solomon | |
| 931-722 BC | Early prophets (Amos) | |
| 732-540 BC | Prophecies of Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Habakkuk | |
| 536-480 BC | Prophecy of Zechariah, Haggai | |
| 480-397 BC | Esther becomes Queen of Persia, Ezra sent to Judah, Nehemiah, Malachi | |
| 353-200 BC | Septuagint translated in Alexandria | |
| 200-100 BC | First books OT Apocrypha written | |
| 168-165 BC | Maccabean revolt overthrows Seleucids | |
| 27 BC | Emperor Augustus begins reign | |
| 6 BC | Quirinius order tax census | |
| 6-5 BC | Jesus is born in Bethlehem. | |
| 4 BC-AD 39 | Herod Antipas rules Judea | |
| 4 BC | Death of Herod the Great | |
| AD 6 | Quirinius (A.D. 6–7), appoints Annas high priest (6–15). | |
| AD 8 | Jesus (age 12) interacts with the teachers in the temple | |
| AD 14 | Death of Augustus Caesar | |
| AD 26 | Jesus Begins his Public Ministry | |
| AD 26 | Pontius Pilate procurator over Judea | |
| AD 28–29 | John the Baptist begins his ministry around the Jordan River | |
| AD 28–30 | Jesus begins his ministry in Judea, but soon focuses his efforts in Galilee. | |
| AD 33 (or 30) | Jesus returns to Judea, is crucified, and resurrected. Jesus’ first followers receive the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and begin to proclaim the gospel. | |
| AD 33/34 | Paul witnesses the resurrected Lord on the way to Damascus and is commissioned as an apostle to the nations | |
| AD 34 | Stephen is stoned and martyrdom begins | |
| AD 35 | Paul Accepts Jesus on the road to Damascus | |
| AD 34–37 | Paul ministers in Damascus and Arabia. | |
| AD 37–45 | Paul ministers in Syria, Tarsus, and Cilicia | |
| AD 38 | Peter witnesses to Cornelius. | |
| AD 40 | Cornelius and Gentiles Accept Jesus | |
| AD 42 | Antioch Becomes the New Center for the Christians | |
| AD 40–45 | James writes his letter to believers outside Palestine. | |
| AD 41–44 | Agrippa, Herod the Great’s grandson, rules Palestine; he kills James the brother of John and imprisons Peter | |
| AD 44–47 | Paul’s Second Visit to Jerusalem; time of famine. | |
| AD 46 | The Book of James is Written | |
| AD 46–47 | Paul’s First Missionary Journey (with Barnabas) from Antioch to Cyprus, Antioch in Pisidia, Iconium, and Lystra. | |
| AD 48 | Paul writes Galatians, perhaps from Antioch. | |
| AD 48–49 | Paul and Peter return to Jerusalem for the Apostolic Council, which, with the assistance of James, frees Gentile believers from the requirement of circumcision in opposition to Pharisaic believers; Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch but split over a dispute about John Mark. | |
| AD 48/49– AD 51 | Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (with Silas). | |
| AD 49–51 | Paul writes 1–2 Thessalonians from Corinth. | |
| AD 51 | Paul appears before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia. | |
| AD 50–54 | Peter comes to Rome. | |
| AD 52–57 | Paul’s Third Missionary Journey from Antioch to Galatia, Phrygia, Ephesus, Macedonia, Greece. | |
| AD 52–55 | Paul ministers in Ephesus. | |
| AD 53–55 | Mark writes his Gospel, containing Peter’s memories of Jesus; Paul writes 1 Corinthians from Ephesus. | |
| AD 55–56 | Paul writes 2 Corinthians from Macedonia | |
| AD 57 | Paul winters in Corinth and writes Romans; travels to Jerusalem, visits with James the brother of Jesus, and is arrested. | |
| AD 57–59 | Paul is imprisoned and transferred to Caesarea. | |
| AD 60 | Paul begins voyage to Rome; he is shipwrecked for three months on the island of Malta. | |
| AD 60–70 | Letter to the Hebrews is written. | |
| AD 62–63 | Peter writes his first letter (1 Peter) from Rome. | |
| AD 62 | Paul arrives in Rome and remains under house arrest he writes Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. Luke, Paul’s physician and companion, writes Luke and Acts. | |
| AD 62–64 | Paul is released, extends his mission (probably reaching Spain), writes 1 Timothy from Macedonia and Titus from Nicopolis; he is rearrested in Rome | |
| AD 64–67 | Peter writes his second letter, 2 Peter. Jude writes his letter. Paul writes 2 Timothy . Paul and Peter are martyred in Rome. | |
| AD 70 | Titus, after a five-month siege of Jerusalem, destroys the temple after desecrating it | |
| AD 85–95 | John writes his letters (1–3 John), probably in Ephesus. | |
| AD 89–95 | John writes his Gospel, probably in Ephesus. | |
| AD 95–96 | Exiled by Domitian to Patmos, John writes Revelation. | |
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