Parker’s Bible Timeline (with significant events)
| First Day after Creation (Oct.22, 4970); The Great Flood | BC | 2994 LXX |
| Abraham (2215-2040); Abraham leaves Haran | 2140 | |
| Joseph (1964-1854) becomes Viceroy of Egypt | 1934 | |
| Jacob (2055-1908) arrives in Egypt with extended family | 1925 | |
| Birth of Moses and Egypt is at its height | 1525 | |
| Exodus from Egypt begins | 1445 | |
| Conquest of Canaan begins (Joshua) | 1405 | |
| Period of Judges begins | 1380 | |
| Samuel the Prophet and last Judge | 1105-1015 | |
| Saul is first King of Israelites (ends Judges) | 1043-1011 | |
| David rules Israelites | 1011-971 | |
| Solomon rules Israelites | 971-931 | |
| Divided Kingdom (Israel and Judah) | 930 | |
| Jehu of Northern Kingdom pays tribute to Assyria | 825 | |
| Romulus founds Village/City of Rome | 753 | |
| Fall of Samaria (Northern Kingdom of Israel) | 722 | |
| Fall of Assyria to Babylon’s Nebuchadnezzar | 612 | |
| Nebuchadnezzar takes first captives from Jerusalem | 609 | |
| Babylonian Captivity | 608-538 | |
| Jerusalem captured by Babylon | 597 | |
| Jerusalem is burned and the Temple destroyed | 586 | |
| Nebuchadnezzar conquers Egypt (580), and dies | 564 | |
| Babylon falls to Persia (539); Cyrus allows Jews to return ; Cyrus dies (529) | 538 | |
| Esther is made Queen (525); Haman executed, Jews are saved | 500 | |
| (Confucius in China, Buddha in India – 500); Socrates in Greece | 470-399 | |
| Ezra travels to Babylon to organize exiles (486); Second group returns | 458 | |
| Nehemiah becomes governor of Judah | 450 | |
| Restoration of Judah and Malachi the last prophet | 445-432 | |
| Greece (Plato 428-348; Aristotle 384-322); Alexander the Great | 356-323 | |
| Antiochus IV (“Epiphanes”) declares himself God (Zeus) | 175 | |
| Judas Maccabee retakes Jerusalem | 164 | |
| (Julius Caesar 102-44) Augustus Caesar rules | 27 BC – 14 AD | |
| Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem; (Herod dies in 1 BC) | 4 BC (Oct.01) | |
| Jesus (age 30) begins public ministry | AD | 27 AD (Oct.01) |
| Arrest, trial, and execution of Jesus in Jerusalem | 31 AD (mid-April) | |
| Jesus’ return from dead and final appearances (40 days) | 31 AD (April – May) | |
| Tiberius reigns during Jesus ministry, resurrection, and appearances | 14-37 | |
| Paul the Apostle (5 AD – 65); Damascus conversion; Arabia (3 years) | 33 | |
| Rome burns July 64; Emperor Nero persecutes Christians | 54-68 | |
| Temple in Jerusalem is destroyed by Titus (later b/c Emperor) | 70 | |
| The Apostle John “the Beloved” | 6-100 |
Gospel of Matthew 41 (as per Early Church Fathers); Gospel of Mark 47; Gospel of Luke/Acts 57-61; Gospel of John approx. 85, or before the Temple destruction in 70. Revelation in the early 90s.
After Paul’s Damascus conversion in 33 AD; he spends 3 years in Arabia and meets with Jesus’ followers (Peter and James) in Jerusalem for 15 days in 36 AD. The life, works, and dialogues of Jesus are discussed in detail. Paul states that “nothing of note was added to his understanding.”
All Paul’s letters (1 Thes./Galatians/Romans thru 2 Timothy) are written between 47 -64.
Jesus is recognized as Divine LORD (Adonai) within months of His crucifixion and His 40 days of teaching. The many eyewitnesses (1Cor.15:6) hearing Jesus’ words gives rise to the Christian Faith, I.e. “The Way.” During His numerous “Emmaus Road” talks throughout the Middle East (and elsewhere), Jesus explained who He was and the reason for His mission. This likely became the source of some of the earliest creeds on the deity of Jesus. (1COR.15:3-7; Phil.2; Acts 1-5,10,13 et al.) Richard Bauckham, James D.G. Dunn, Larry Hurtado, and Gary Habermas argue convincingly that “the highest Christologies are the earliest Christian creeds.” Jesus is referred to as Kyrios Christos in early New Testament writings. (see works of Habermas, Hurtado, Craig Blomberg, Mark Strauss, Craig Keener, William Lane Craig, Michael Kruger, James White and Jay Warner Wallace)
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