The Development of Christianity

  • Once an independent kingdom, Judea came under Roman rule.
    63 BCE

    Once an independent kingdom, Judea came under Roman rule.

  • Rome appointed Herod to be the King of Judea.
    37 BCE

    Rome appointed Herod to be the King of Judea.

  • Period: 6 BCE to 30

    Birth and death of Jesus of Nazareth

  • Herod died
    4 BCE

    Herod died

  • When he was 30, a preacher known as John the Baptist identified Jesus as the Messiah, the savior the Jews had been waiting for to save them from the Romans.
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    When he was 30, a preacher known as John the Baptist identified Jesus as the Messiah, the savior the Jews had been waiting for to save them from the Romans.