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2300 BCE
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2299 BCE
To-Do
- 1 Corinth onward
- Dates of kings, etc. in descriptoions
- pg. 1240 (NT dates)
- "Period of XX"
- Start dates (esp. for short timespans)
- Pharohs reigning during Exodus events
- Add Photos (for single events; Can't on Timespans) -
2200 BCE
What Abbreviations Mean:
~ = rough estimate; around this time
(E.D.) = Earlier Date approximation
(L.D.) = Later Date approximation
|~ = know when begins, but not when ends
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Period: 2166 BCE to 1991 BCE
(E.D.) Abraham
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Period: 2166 BCE to 1030 BCE
Patriarchs to Judges
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Period: 2166 BCE to 1446 BCE
~Events of Job
Between Abraham and Exodus -
2091 BCE
(E.D.) Call of Abraham
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2066 BCE
(E.D.) Isaac Born
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Period: 2066 BCE to 1886 BCE
(E.D.) Isaac
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Period: 2006 BCE to 1859 BCE
(E.D.) Jacob/Israel
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Period: 2000 BCE to 1823 BCE
(L.D.) Abraham
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1925 BCE
(L.D.) Call of Abraham
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Period: 1915 BCE to 1805 BCE
(E.D.) Joseph
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1876 BCE
(E.D.) Israel goes to Egypt
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Period: 1840 BCE to 1693 BCE
(L.D.) Jacob/Israel
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Period: 1749 BCE to 1639 BCE
(L.D.) Joseph
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1709 BCE
(L.D.) Israel goes to Egypt
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1539 BCE
Ahmose I
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Period: 1539 BCE to 1515 BCE
Ahmose I (Reign)
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1526 BCE
(E.D.) Moses' Birth
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1514 BCE
Amenhotep I
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Period: 1514 BCE to 1494 BCE
Amenhotep I (Reign)
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1493 BCE
Thutmose I
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Period: 1493 BCE to 1483 BCE
Thutmose I (Reign)
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1482 BCE
Thutmose II
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Period: 1482 BCE to 1480 BCE
Thutmose II (Reign)
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1479 BCE
Thutmose III
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Period: 1479 BCE to 1425 BCE
Thusmose III (Reign)
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1446 BCE
(E.D.) The Exodus
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Period: 1446 BCE to 1406 BCE
(E.D.) Israel's Desert Wanderings
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1425 BCE
Amenhotep II
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Period: 1425 BCE to 1400 BCE
Amenhotep II (Reign)
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1408 BCE
(E.D.) Moses Addresses Israel in Moab (Deuteronomy), then Dies
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1406 BCE
(E.D.) Entrance into Canaan (Promised Land)
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Period: 1406 BCE to 1400 BCE
(E.D.) Conquest of Canaan
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Period: 1400 BCE to 1390 BCE
Thusmose IV's Reign
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Period: 1390 BCE to 1353 BCE
Amenhotep III (Reign)
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Period: 1375 BCE to 1030 BCE
Period of the Judges
Early Date: 1375 to 1050 -1030
Later Date: 1210 to 1050 -1030 -
Period: 1375 BCE to 1040 BCE
~Events of Ruth
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1353 BCE
Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten
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Period: 1353 BCE to 1336 BCE
Amenhotep IV/Akehenaten (Reign)
The guy that tried to change the Egyptian religion, and make himself the only god, and then everything reverted back after he died, and the later Pharaohs covered up his works -
1340 BCE
(L.D.) Moses' Birth
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1336 BCE
Smenkhkare
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Period: 1336 BCE to 1334 BCE
Smenkhkare (Reign)
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1333 BCE
Pharoh Tutankhamun
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Period: 1333 BCE to 1324 BCE
Tutankhamun's Rule
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1323 BCE
Pharoh Ay
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Period: 1323 BCE to 1320 BCE
Ay's Rule
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1319 BCE
Horemheb
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Period: 1319 BCE to 1292 BCE
Horemheb's Rule
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1292 BCE
Ramesses I
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Period: 1292 BCE to 1291 BCE
Rameses I (Rule)
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1290 BCE
Seti I
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Period: 1290 BCE to 1279 BCE
Seti I (Rule)
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1279 BCE
Rameses II
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Period: 1279 BCE to 1213 BCE
Rameses II
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1260 BCE
(L.D.) The Exodus
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Period: 1260 BCE to 1220 BCE
(L.D.) Israel's Desert Wanderings
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1222 BCE
(L.D.) Moses Addresses Israel in Moab (Deuteronomy), then Dies
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1220 BCE
(L.D.) Entrance into Canaan (Promised Land)
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Period: 1220 BCE to 1214 BCE
(L.D.) Conquest of Canaan
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1209 BCE
Deborah, Barak defeat Canaanites
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1162 BCE
Gideon defeats Midianites
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1100 BCE
Birth of Samuel
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Period: 1050 BCE to 931 BCE
Period of United Monarchy
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Period: 1030 BCE to 1010 BCE
Saul's Reign
starts at 1050-1030; when period of judges ends -
Period: 1030 BCE to 586 BCE
~The Psalms
Reign of Saul -> Reign of David -> Reign of Solomon -> Fall of Judah/Exile -
Period: 1010 BCE to 586 BCE
~1-2 Chronicles
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Period: 1010 BCE to 971 BCE
David's Reign
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Period: 1010 BCE to 686 BCE
~Proverbs
Reign of David -> Reign of Solomon -> Reign of Hezekiah -
Period: 1010 BCE to 586 BCE
~Ecclesiastes
Reign of David -> Reign of Solomon -> Fall of Judah Author: "The Preacher"; maybe Solomon, or someone later -
Period: 1010 BCE to 931 BCE
~Song of Solomon
Reign of David -> Reign of Solomon -> Israel Divided May be written by Solomon, or by someone else in his honor; probably composed during Solomon's lifetime -
Period: 971 BCE to 586 BCE
~1-2 Kings
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Period: 971 BCE to 931 BCE
Solomon's Reign
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931 BCE
Kingdom of Israel Divided
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Period: 931 BCE to 586 BCE
Period of Divided Monarchy to Exile
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Period: 793 BCE to 781 BCE
Reign of Jeroboam II Begins
Peaceful and prosperous reign -
Period: 793 BCE to 739 BCE
~Prophetic Ministry of Amos
Later in the period more likely -
Period: 782 BCE to 753 BCE
Prophetic Ministry of Jonah
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767 BCE
Reign of Uzziah Begins
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Period: 753 BCE to 722 BCE
Prophetic Ministry of Hosea
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Period: 750 BCE to 735 BCE
Reign of Jotham
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742 BCE
~Prophetic Ministry of Micah
Micah's public activity might have been ~20-35 years.
Micah prophesized during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, & Hezekiah. Around the same time as Hosea and Isiah (although, Micah might have been later) -
740 BCE
Prophetic Ministry of Isaiah Begins
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Period: 740 BCE to 732 BCE
Syro-Ephraimite War
Pekah (Israel) and Rezin (Syria) pressure Jotham and Ahaz (Judah) to join their opposition to Tiglath-Pileser III (Assyria) -
Period: 735 BCE to 715 BCE
Reign of Ahaz
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Period: 727 BCE to 722 BCE
Shalmaneser V
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722 BCE
Fall of Samaria (Israel)
Conquered by Assyria
Shalmaneser V (727-722), and
Sargon II (722-705) -
Period: 722 BCE to 705 BCE
Sargon II
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Period: 715 BCE to 686 BCE
Reign of Hezekiah
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701 BCE
Assyria Attacks Judah
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686 BCE
Reign of Manasseh Begins
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Period: 664 BCE to 612 BCE
Nahum Composed
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660 BCE
Prophetic Ministry of Nahum Begins
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640 BCE
Reign of Josiah Begins
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Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE
~Zephaniah's Prophetic Ministry
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Period: 640 BCE to 609 BCE
~Habakkuk's Prophetic Ministry
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628 BCE
Josiah's Reforms
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627 BCE
Prophetic Ministry of Jeremiah Begins
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612 BCE
Ninevah Destroyed
Marks end of Assyrian Empire Ninevah's repentance in the time of Jonah (~700s) did not last past ~745 -
605 BCE
Battle of Carchemish
Daniel and 3 friends (renamed to Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednego) exiled to Babylon -
605 BCE
Prophetic Ministry of Daniel Begins
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Period: 605 BCE to 536 BCE
~Daniel Written
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597 BCE
Jerusalem Attacked
Nebuchadnezzar II takes exiles to Babylon, including Jehoiachin and Ezekiel -
593 BCE
Ezekiel's First Vision
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586 BCE
Fall of Jerusalem (Judah)/Temple Destroyed
Nebuchadnezzar II takes more exiles to Babylon -
Period: 586 BCE to 516 BCE
~Lamentations Written
Early Date more probably -
Period: 586 BCE to 553 BCE
~Obediah
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573 BCE
Ezekiel's Second Vision
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553 BCE
Babylon's Campaign against Edom
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539 BCE
Fall of Babylon
Cyrus of Persia (539-530) -
Period: 539 BCE to 445 BCE
Return from Exile
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538 BCE
1st Return of Exiles to Jerusalem
Decree of Cyrus; end of Exile -
536 BCE
Temple Rebuilding Begins
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Period: 536 BCE to 516 BCE
Temple Rebuilding
Darius I (522-486) -
Period: 520 BCE to 516 BCE
Zechariah Prophesies
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Period: 520 BCE to 516 BCE
Haggai Prophesies
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516 BCE
Temple Rebuilding Completed
Darius I (522-486) -
500 BCE
~Prophetic Ministry of Joel Begins?
Most date Book of Joel to after the exile to Babylon -
Period: 485 BCE to 464 BCE
Xerxes I/Ahasuerus
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483 BCE
Ahasuerus holds his banquets
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478 BCE
Esther in Palace of Xerxes
Xerxes I/Ahasuerus (485-464) -
Period: 478 BCE to 473 BCE
Events of Esther (in Persia)
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460 BCE
~Prophetic Ministry of Malachai
Likely lived at the same time as Ezra and Nehemiah -
458 BCE
2nd Return of Exiles to Jerusalem (under Ezra)
Artaxerxes I (464-423) -
445 BCE
3rd Return of Exiles to Jerusalem (under Nehemiah)
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445 BCE
Walls Rebuilt in Jerusalem
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Period: 430 BCE to 50
400 Years of Silence
400+ between the prophecies of Malachi (430-420 BC) and Matthew’s written account of Jesus’ life (50-60 AD) -
Period: 334 BCE to 323 BCE
Alexander the Great (Reign)
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33 BCE
-34 A.D. Pentacost
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5 BCE
~Birth of Jesus
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Period: 28 to 33
Jesus' Ministry, Death, & Resurrection
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33
Jesus Ascends
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33
-34 A.D. Paul's Conversion
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Period: 33 to 34
Pentacost
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Period: 33 to 34
Conversion of Paul
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Period: 46 to 57
Paul's Ministery Journeys
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Period: 50 to 95
Gospels Written
https://biblevise.com/chronological-order-of-the-gospels/
Matthew: 50-65 A.D.
Mark: 55-65 A.D.
Luke: 58-65 A.D.
John: 70-95 A.D. -
Period: 50 to 65
Paul's Letters
1 Thes., Gal., Phil., 1 & 2 Cor., Phil., Rom. -
Period: 50 to 65
Matthew Written
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Period: 53 to 65
Mark Written
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Period: 54 to 68
Nero's Reign (of Terror)
*Rumored he set the fire to Rome in 64; he blamed it on Christians (as an act of defiance against Rome)
*Christians were not well-though of (Christ was a "criminal"; they were "cannibals" b/c of Communion); they were also few in number, most Romans didn't know any
*Christians covered in animal skins and given to wild dogs to be eaten alive
*Covered in pitch and burned alive on poles as "lanterns" for Nero's party
*Sent to the colosseum
*Many Roman citizens even felt sympathy for the Christians -
57
Romans Written (by Paul in Corinth)
Paul in Corinth, likely on his 3rd missionary journey -
Period: 58 to 65
Luke Written
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62
Acts ("Luke 2") Written
Paul under house arrest, when Acts ends; Acts does not record Paul's defense, release, and further preaching -
64
Fire of Rome/Nero begins Persecuting Christians
*Rumored he set the fire to Rome in 64; he blamed it on Christians (as an act of defiance against Rome)
*Christians were not well-though of (Christ was a "criminal"; they were "cannibals" b/c of Communion); they were also few in number, most Romans didn't know any
*Christians covered in animal skins and given to wild dogs to be eaten alive
*Covered in pitch and burned alive on poles as "lanterns" for Nero's party
*Sent to the colosseum
*Many Roman citizens even felt sympathy for the Christians -
64
Peter and Paul Martyred
Peter of Capernaum and Paul of Tarsus Martyred in Rome under Nero According to tradition:
*Paul beheaded (he was almost certainly beheaded (a more humane death) because he was a Roman Citizen) *Peter crucified upside-down (as requested, since he was not worthy to die in the same manner as Christ) https://interruptingthesilence.com/2011/06/29/the-martyrdom-of-peter-and-paul/ -
Period: 64 to 67
Peter and Paul Martyred in Rome under Nero
According to tradition:
*Paul beheaded (he was almost certainly beheaded (a more humane death) because he was a Roman Citizen) *Peter crucified upside-down (as requested, since he was not worthy to die in the same manner as Christ) -
Period: 65 to 95
John Written
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Period: 70 to 147
Age of Apostolic Fathers
Church leaders who knew the Apostles/12 Disciples -
313
Edict of Milan
Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity -
324
Council of Nicaea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSKBGdv07nQ
* Defeated the Arian Heresy (that Jesus is a created being)
* Nicene Creed written -
372
Christianity Official Religion of Rome
by Emperor Theodosis -
381
Council of Constantinople
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431
Council of Ephesus
Combat the Heresy of Nestorianism -
451
Council of Chalcedon
EO Church split off (council determined Jesus has two natures one human and one divine, not one united nature that is both human and divine) -
610
Muhammad Receives Visitation
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Period: 622 to 656
Early Muslim Conquests
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1054
The Great Schism
East and West split over "Filioque" -
Period: 1095 to 1270
Crusades
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Period: 1345 to 1351
Black Death
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1382
John Wycliffe's English Bible
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1415
Jan Hus Executed
Jan Hus tries to reform the corrupt church; gets executed and Moravian denomination gets created -
1517
Martin Luther's 95 Thesis
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1525
Wiliam Tyndale's English Bible
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KJV
