religion

  • 600 BCE

    The exile of the Jews from Rome

    The exile of the Jews from Rome
    The revolt was put down by the future Roman emperors Vespasian and Titus. In the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD, the Romans destroyed much of the Temple in Jerusalem and, according to some accounts, plundered artifacts from the Temple, such as the Menorah.
  • 50 BCE

    The Council of Jerusalem

    The Council of Jerusalem
    Council of Jerusalem, a conference of the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem in about 50 ce that decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to observe the Mosaic Law of the Jews.
  • Period: 49 BCE to 51 BCE

    The Letters of Paul of Tarsus

    Philippians is traditionally gathered from two main primary New Testament sources: informative internal data from the letter itself, and related information garnered from the rest of the New Testament Canon, especially from the Acts of the Apostles and the other Pauline Epistles.
  • Period: 65 to 75

    The writing of Mark’s Gospel

    Early Christian tradition ascribes it to John Mark, a companion and interpreter of the apostle Peter. Hence its author is often called Mark, even though most modern scholars are doubtful of the Markan tradition and instead regard the author as unknown.
  • 66

    The destruction of the Second Temple

    The destruction of the Second Temple
    The Romans Destroy the Temple at Jerusalem, 70 AD. In the year 66 AD the Jews of Judea rebelled against their Roman masters. In response, the Emperor Nero dispatched an army under the generalship of Vespasian to restore order.
  • 70

    the writing of gospel

    the writing of gospel
    The author used as his sources the gospel of Mark, the sayings collection called the Q source, and a collection of material called the L (for Luke) source. Mark, written around 70 AD, provided the narrative outline, but Mark contains comparatively little of Jesus' teachings.
  • Period: 80 to 90

    the writing of johns gospel

    It traditionally appears fourth, after the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Although the Gospel of John is anonymous, Christian tradition historically has attributed it to John the Apostle, son of Zebedee and one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles.
  • 312

    Christianisation of the Roman Empire

    Christianisation of the Roman Empire
    The Christianization of the Roman Empire is typically divided into two phases, before and after the year 312, which marked the momentous conversion