world religions By Jetstream1 Period: 35 BCE to 36 BCE Saul of Tarsus, a Jew, comes to believe in Jesus as the Messiah and subsequently becomes the apostle Paul. 30 BCE jesus crucified Period: 30 BCE to 34 BCE Jesus' early followers from Galilee settle in Jerusalem. They are known as "the Twelve. 1 BCE start of Christianity Christianity begins 52 Paul arrives in Ephesus; he writes a letter to the Galatians and his letter to the Corinthians. 63 Death of Paul