Western religion timeline

Judaism Year Founded

1812 BCE

Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and was founded over 3500 years ago in the Middle East.

Torah is written

1312 BCE

The Torah is written in Hebrew, the oldest of Jewish languages. It is also known as Torat Moshe, the Law of Moses.

King Solomon builds First Temple in Jerusalem

950 BCE

Christianity is founded

1 CE

Most Jews rejected the notion of Jesus as their messiah. In the years that followed Jesus' death, the Romans treated the early Christians as a small, Jewish sect. This all changed with Paul of Tarsus. Paul began to spread Christianity ideas more to non-Jews.

Jesus's Birth

1 CE

But nobody really knows exactly when Jesus was born. Some scholars think that he was born between 6 B.C. and 4 B.C.

Fall of temple in Jerusalem

70

The Romans Destroy the Temple at Jerusalem, 70 AD. In the year 66 AD the Jews of Judea rebelled against their Roman masters

christianity became the official religion of the roman empire

380

Muhammad is born

570

Muslims believe he was the last of the Islamic prophets, which included Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus.

Islam is founded

610

According to tradition, the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca around the year 570. His family belonged to the Quraysh.

Muhammad receives first vision in a cave near Mecca.

610

Muslims successfully attack Meccan caravans at Badr.

624

Sunni and Shia

632

Pope Urban II authorizes the Crusades to recover the Holy Land from Muslims.

1095

John Wycliffe creates the first complete English Translation of the Bible

1382