Western Religious Timeline

Judaism Originates

1812 BCE

Jewish history begins with the covenant established between God and Abraham. Abraham is considered as the father of the family of Jews. Moses, is also an important figure as he gave the Jews the Torah around 1250 B.C. The Torah contains the laws of God.

Moses receives 10 commandments

1390 BCE

Moses received the ten commandments written by the finger of god. God told Moses that the 10 commandments are very important and that everyone should follow them. But if you mess something up, just ask for forgiveness.

Hebrews (under Moses) escape enslavement in Egypt

1350 BCE

Moses told his people that they all need to leave as fast as they can. They had to leave so no one had to see anymore of their people die. Their people being killed was tragic and a terrible fright.

Torah is written

1312 BCE

All of the teachings found in the Torah, both written and oral, were given by God through the prophet Moses. All the teaching were written by Moses. This resulted in the Torah that exists today.

Jesus is Born

3 BCE

Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the time of Herod the Great. Gabriel told the Jewish woman, Mary, she would give birth to Jesus. And that Jesus would save the people from their sins.

Christianity begins

1 CE

Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity spread to all of Europe in the Middle Ages. Christianity started spreading out all over the world. There are about 2 billion Christians to this day.

Jesus Crucified

31

Jesus was whipped on his back 39 times by Roman soldiers. He was nailed to a cross, but his wrists and feet were what was nailed to it. He was in tremendous amount of pain and was slowing bleeding out.

Romans Ban Christianity

64

Christians weren't aloud to worship Jesus or God because the emperor wanted them to worship him. The emperor also wanted them to take part in sacrifice, but they refused. many years later, they were allowed to openly worship.

Fall of the temple in Jerusalem

70

The Romans destroyed the temple in Jerusalem. Gessius Florus sent troops in to Jerusalem and massacred 3,600 citizens.His action touched off an explosive rebellion known as The First Jewish Revolt.

Christianity becomes official religion of the Roman Empire

380

The Roman Empire declared that everyone should be Christian. Theodosis allowed pagans to worship in peace at times. Many churches were built all across the Roman Empire.

Muhammad Born

571

Abdullah was the favorite son of Abdul Muttalib. He was a future apostle of God, was a posthumous child. Muhammad was not destined to live long.

Quran revealed to Muhammad in vision

Jan 1, 610

The archangel Gabriel visited Muhammad to reveal to him the beginnings that later became the Holy Quran. This took place in a cave called Hira on a mountain called Jabal an-Nour, near Makka. Gabriel commands him to read certain lines of the Quran.

Islam splits into 2 main parts: Sunni and Shia

Jan 1, 632

The Sunni, Shia conflict was 1,400 years in the making. There was lots of debate on who would hold the title after Muhammad's death. Sunni's are focused on the power of God, and Shia's are looking forward to the afterlife.

Crusades

Jan 1, 1095

During the year of 1095 and 1291, Christians and Muslims were having a religious war against each other. The war was bloody, violent, and often ruthless. They fought for the land in the Middle East.

Christian bible was written

Jan 1, 1200

The bible was written at different times. The new testament was written in the first century of AD. Christians are the people who made the new testament.