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2100 BCE
God Calls Abraham to be the Father of the Jewish nation.
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2000 BCE
Birth of Jacob
He is later to be called Israel. The twelve tribes of Israel are named after Jacob's sons. -
1900 BCE
The descendant of Jacob/Israel known as Joseph is sold into slavery in Egypt.
Israelites eventually become captives in the land. -
1446 BCE
The Exodus begins.
It is led by Moses, the Israelites leave Egypt and eventually settle in Canaan. -
1010 BCE
David uses a slingshot to defeat Goliath.
He becomes king of Israel, making Jerusalem his capital. -
970 BCE
David's son Solomon becomes king.
He later builds a Temple in Jerusalem to honour God. (part of the wall still remains today) -
930 BCE
Following Solomon's death, the Kingdom is divided into two sections: Northern (Israel) and Southern (Judah).
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772 BCE
The Assyrians conquer Israel.
Israel is no longer self- governing -
612 BCE
Assyrian capital Nineveh falls to Babylonian hands
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586 BCE
Babylonians take Jerusalem and destroy Solomon's temple.
Jewish nation is taken into captivity in Babylon (the exile). -
538 BCE
Return of some of the Jewish exiles to Jerusalem. Start of reconstruction of the temple.
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512 BCE
Completion of the temple.
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330 BCE
Conquest by Alexander the Great. Rise of Hellenism (Greek culture).
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250 BCE
Work begins to translate the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek.
This is known as the Septuagint. -
63 BCE
Roman rule of Israel begins. Rome becomes a significant Empire.
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4 BCE
Birth of Jesus Christ, in Bethlehem.
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30
Death of Jesus Christ.
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33
Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit
(Acts 2). It is sometimes known as the Birthday of the Roman Catholic Church. -
48
Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). Gentile Christians accepted alongside those in the Jewish tradition.
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57
Letters attributed to Saul of Tarsus (St. Paul) are written
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60
First Gospel Published
It is often thought to have been written by Mark -
62
Martyrdom of James
Referred to as "the Lord's Brother". Martyrdrom is dying in the name of your faith. -
67
Apostles Peter and Paul* martyred in the reign of the Roman emperor Nero.
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70
Jewish rebellion against the Roman empire ends..
This leads to the ultimate destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. -
70
Center of Christianity moves to Antioch, Alexandria and Rome.
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90
Book of Revelation and Gospel of Saint John written.
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161
Widespread persecution of Christians under Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.
161-180 AD Time Period, (Severe persecutions also occurred under the emperors Decius (249-251) and Diocletian (284-305)). -
301
Armenia becomes the world's first country to officially adopt Christianity as the state religion.
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312
The Roman emperor Constantine receives a vision of a flaming cross with the words 'By this sign conquer'.
As a result, they no longer persecuted Christians -
313
Edict of Milan issued by Constantine - Christianity becomes a legal religion within the Roman empire.
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325
Constantine heads the “Council of Nicea”
The Nicene Creed is drawn up, declaring Christ to be "...Begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father..." -
382
Saint Jerome begins a translation of the Bible into Latin.
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397
Synod at Carthage ratifies the 27 books of the New Testament as sacred scripture.
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431
Mary is declared Theotokos
Theotokos means 'God-bearer' or more commonly, 'Mother of God'. -
1054
Great Schism
Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholic churches separate. -
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