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6 BCE
Jesus is born
-Jesus is born and Herod tries to find and kill Jesus, his family escapes to Egypt until Herod dies
(Herod dies in 4 BCE) -
27
Beginning of Jesus' public ministry
He was about 30 years old when this happened. -
30
Jesus Executed on the Cross
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30
Jesus' followers imprisoned and ordered not to speak regarding Jesus' death and Jesus' resurrection from the dead.
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49
Jews expelled from Rome
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64
Mark's gospel
-64-67 C.E Mark wrote his gospel
-It had 11,304 words in it which makes it the shortest gospel
-It's symbolized by the lion
-It's focused on gentile readers -
66
Jews begin revolt against Rome
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70
Roman commander Titus captures Jerusalem and destroys Jewish Temple
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80
Luke's gospel
-80-90 C.E
-It is the only gospel written by a gentile
-It is the longest gospel with a word count of 19 482
-It is symbolized by the ox -
85
Matthew's gospel
-85-90 C.E
-The symbol for this gospel is a winged man
-Matthew repeatedly uses two phrases no other gospel uses ( “the Kingdom of heaven,” )
-The book contains more than 130 Old Testament quotes and allusions -
90
John's gospel
-After 90 C.E
-John focuses a lot on Jesus’ dialogues
-John uses the most metaphors for Jesus
-15,634 words
-It is symbolized by the eagle -
132
Jews revolt against Rome again
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261
Emperor Gallienus's edict makes Christianity a legal religion
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325
Emperor Constantine embraces and supports Christianity - making the church an institution of wealth and power
