Timeline: Religious Development Timeline

2100 BCE

Calling of Abraham, father of the Jewish nation

Judaism
2000 BCE

Birth of Jacob (Israel)

Christianity
1900 BCE

Israelites become captives in Egypt

Christianity
1813 BCE

Abraham is born

Judaism
1713 BCE

Abraham makes the first covenant with God

Judaism
1600 BCE

Aryan invaders bring vedic religion to Indus River Valley

Hinduism
1500 BCE

The Vedic Age begins

Hinduism
1280 BCE

Exodus led my Moses begins

Judaism
1200 BCE

Vedas were completed

Hinduism
930 BCE

Israel is spit into two kingdoms after King Solomon's death

Judaism
800 BCE

The major Upanishads are written and introduced

Hinduism
586 BCE

Babylonians take the Jewish nation into captivity

Judaism
551 BCE

Confucius is born

Confucianism
550 BCE

Daoism is founded

Daoism
522 BCE

Confucius starts teaching his philosophies

Confucianism
500 BCE

The Epics and Puranas are written

Hinduism
490 BCE

Siddhartha Gautama is born

Buddhism
479 BCE

Confucius dies

Confucianism
455 BCE

Gautama becomes Buddha ("Enlightened One")

Buddhism
410 BCE

Gautama dies

Buddhism
330 BCE

Mencius spreads Confucianism through China

Confucianism
320 BCE

Maurya Empire is founded

Hinduism
261 BCE

Emperor Ashoka adopts Buddhism as India's state religion

Buddhism
220 BCE

Confucianism loses influence when the Han Dynasty ends

Confucianism
150 BCE

Taiping Jing is completed

Daoism
142 BCE

The Way of the Five Bushels of Rice is founded

Daoism
141 BCE

Han Emperor Wu abandons Legalism for Confucianism

Confucianism
6 BCE

Dao Te Ching is written

Daoism
1 BCE

Mahayana Buddhism splits from Theravada Buddhism

Hinduism
4

Birth of Christ in Bethlehem

Christianity
30

Death of Christ

Christianity
33

Saul converts to Christianity and changes his name to Paul

Christanity
49

Paul preaches Christianity in Greece

Christianity
66

Jews revolt against Roman rule

Judaism
93

Christians are persecuted based on orders from Emperor Domitian

Christianity
141

Daoism becomes an organized religion

Daoism
200

Hindu laws codified

Hinduism
220

Daoism takes hold in China after Han dynasty collapses

Daoism
313

Edict of Milan is issued and Christians have freedom of religion in Rome

Christianity
372

Buddhism is introduced to Korea

Buddhism
480

Confucianism starts to spread through Asia

Confucianism
538

Buddhism is introduced to Japan

Buddhism
604

Lao Tzu was born

Daoism

Calling of Abraham, father of the Jewish nation

Birth of Jacob (Israel)

Israelites become captives in Egypt

Abraham is born

Abraham makes the first covenant with God

Aryan invaders bring vedic religion to Indus River Valley

The Vedic Age begins

Exodus led my Moses begins

Vedas were completed

Israel is spit into two kingdoms after King Solomon's death

The major Upanishads are written and introduced

Babylonians take the Jewish nation into captivity

Confucius is born

Daoism is founded

Confucius starts teaching his philosophies

The Epics and Puranas are written

Siddhartha Gautama is born

Confucius dies

Gautama becomes Buddha ("Enlightened One")

Gautama dies

Mencius spreads Confucianism through China

Maurya Empire is founded

Emperor Ashoka adopts Buddhism as India's state religion

Confucianism loses influence when the Han Dynasty ends

Taiping Jing is completed

The Way of the Five Bushels of Rice is founded

Han Emperor Wu abandons Legalism for Confucianism

Dao Te Ching is written

Mahayana Buddhism splits from Theravada Buddhism

Birth of Christ in Bethlehem

Death of Christ

Saul converts to Christianity and changes his name to Paul

Paul preaches Christianity in Greece

Jews revolt against Roman rule

Christians are persecuted based on orders from Emperor Domitian

Daoism becomes an organized religion

Hindu laws codified

Daoism takes hold in China after Han dynasty collapses

Edict of Milan is issued and Christians have freedom of religion in Rome

Buddhism is introduced to Korea

Confucianism starts to spread through Asia

Buddhism is introduced to Japan

Lao Tzu was born

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