New Testament

  • Period: 37 BCE to 4 BCE

    Herod the Great

    Political Leader in Galilee
  • Period: 31 BCE to 14

    Augustus

    Roman Emperor
  • 4 BCE

    Jesus Born

    (probably)
  • 4 BCE

    Herod the Great Dies

  • Period: 4 BCE to 40

    Herod Antipas

    Political Leader in Galilee
  • Period: 4 BCE to 6

    Archelaus

    Political Leader in Judea
  • Period: 6 to 41

    Roman Procurators

    Political Leader in Judea
  • Period: 14 to 37

    Tiberius

    Roman Emperor
  • Period: 26 to 36

    Pontius Pilate in Office

    Political Leader in Judea
  • Period: 28 to 33

    Jesus' ministry is within this period

    Ministry lasts for a year
  • 30

    Jesus' cruxifixction, death, resurrection

    (probably)
  • Period: 37 to 41

    Caligula

    Roman Emperor
  • 40

    Paul's conversion

    On the road to Damascus (Acts 9)
    (probably)
  • Period: 40 to 44

    Agrippa I

    Political Leader in Galilee/Political Leader in Judea
  • Period: 41 to 54

    Claudius

    Roman Emperor
  • Period: 41 to 44

    Herod Agrippa I rules Judea, apostles persecuted, James executed

  • 44

    Herod Agrippa I died

    Acts 12:20-23
  • Period: 44 to 66

    Roman procurators

    Political Leader in Judea
  • Period: 51 to 53

    Paul in Corinth

  • Period: 52 to 60

    Felix in Office

    Political Leader in Judea
    Acts 23-24
  • Period: 54 to 68

    Nero

    Roman Emperor
  • Period: 54 to 93

    Agrippa II

    Political Leader in Galilee
  • Period: 61 to 62

    Festus in Office

    Political Leader in Judea
    Acts 25-26
  • Period: 63 to 64

    Paul's execution in Rome

    (probably)
  • 66

    First Jewish Revolt begins

  • Period: 68 to 69

    Galba, Otho, Vitellius

    Roman Emperors
  • Period: 69 to 79

    Vespasian

    Roman Emperor
  • 70

    Jerusalem Destroyed

  • Period: 79 to 81

    Titus

    Roman Emperor
  • Period: 81 to 96

    Domitian

    Roman Emperor
  • 95

    Localized Persecutions in Asia Minor

  • 95

    John of Patmos writes Revelation

    (probably)
  • Period: 96 to 98

    Nerva

    Roman Emperor
  • Period: 98 to 117

    Trajan

    Roman Emperor
  • 112

    Localized Persecutions in Asia Minor

    under Pliny the Younger