New Testament Timeline

BIB 152: New Testament Survey

Important Events of the NT

John the Baptist is born

6 BC

Herod the Great dies

4 BC

Choosing of the twelve

28 AD

John the Baptist begins his ministry

28 AD

Peter becomes a disciple of Jesus

28 AD

Feast of the Tabernacles

29 AD

James becomes a believer.

30 AD - 33 AD

Jude becomes believer after the resurrection

30 AD - 33 AD

Pentecost

30 AD - 33 AD

Peter becomes key church leader

30 AD - 33 AD

Peter witnesses resurrection, preaches at Pentecost

30 AD - 33 AD

Death of Ananias and Sapphira

31 AD

Stephen Stoned

31 AD - 33 AD

Paul's conversion

33 AD

James sees Paul in Jerusalem

36 AD - 37 AD

Paul's first Jerusalem Visit

36 AD - 37 AD

Paul Ministers in Syria/Cilicia

37 AD - 45 AD

Peter witnesses to Cornelius

38 AD

James writes his letter

40 AD - 45 AD

Peter imprisoned by Agrippa, Rescued

41 AD - 44 AD

John joins Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey to Jerusalem

44 AD - 47 AD

Paul's second Jerusalem visit (famine relief)

44 AD - 47 AD

Peter is rescued from Prison, Leave Jerusalem

44 AD

Barnabas takes John Mark to Cyprus

48 AD - 51 AD

Paul's second missionary journey (Philippian chuch planted)

48 AD - 51 AD

Paul's third Jerusalem visit; apostolic council.

48 AD - 49 AD

Paul writes letter to the Galatians

48 AD

Claudius expels the Jews from Rome

49 AD

Jews are exiled from Rome

49 AD

Paul meets Priscilla and Aquila

49 AD

Paul writes 1 and 2 Thessalonians from Corinth

49 AD - 51 AD

John Mark meets with Peter in Rome

50 AD - 54 AD

Epaphras converted in Ephesus, evangelizes Colossae

52 AD - 57 AD

Luke accompanies Paul on a second missionary journey

52 AD - 57 AD

Luke accompanies Paul on a third missionary journey

52 AD - 57 AD

Paul joins Titus in Macedonia

52 AD - 57 AD

Paul Ministers in Ephesus

52 AD - 55 AD

Paul's third missionary journey (Three years in Ephesus)

52 AD - 57 AD

Philemon converted Ephesus

52 AD - 57 AD

Gospel according to Mark is written

53 AD - 55 AD

Paul writes 1 Corinthians while in Ephesus

53 AD - 55 AD

Claudius Dies, Jews allowed back to Rome

54 AD

Nero's Reign

54 AD - 68 AD

Gospel according to Matthew is written

55 AD - 65 AD

Paul writes "tearful letter," then 2 Corinthians

55 AD - 56 AD

Paul arrested in Jerusalem

57 AD

Paul writes letter to Romans in Corinth

57 AD

Letter to the Hebrews written

60 AD - 70 AD

Luke accompanies Paul on voyage to Rome

60 AD

Paul summons Mark to serve as his delegate to Asia Minor

60 AD - 62 AD

James is martyred

62 AD

James is martyred

62 AD

Luke writes the book of Luke, followed by book of Acts

62 AD

Paul hears from Epaphras, writes to Colossian church

62 AD

Paul rearrested, writes 2 Timothy

62 AD - 64 AD

Paul receives a gift from and writes to Philippians

62 AD

Paul released, resumes ministry, writes 1 Timothy

62 AD - 64 AD

Paul released, resumes ministry, writes Titus

62 AD - 64 AD

Paul under house arrest in Rome

62 AD

Paul writes to Philemon while under house arrest in Rome

62 AD

Peter, in Rome, writes 1 Peter; Mark is with him

62 AD - 63 AD

Fire in Rome; Nero blames and kills many Christians

64 AD

Paul and Peter are martyred in Rome

64 AD - 67 AD

Peter, using Jude as a source, writes his second letter

64 AD - 67 AD

Jude writes his letter

65 AD

The church in Jerusalem flees to Pella

67 AD

Destruction of Jerusalem temple

70 AD

Domitian's reign

81 AD - 96 AD

Gospel according to John is written

85 AD - 95 AD

John writes 1-3 John, probably from Ephesus

85 AD - 95 AD

John writes his first letter, probably from Ephesus

95 AD - 96 AD

John writes Revelation from Patmos

95 AD - 96 AD

Life of Christ.

Jesus is born in Bethlehem

5 BC

Jesus' family flees to Egypt, returns to Nazareth

4 BC

Jesus, age 12, talks to teachers in the temple

8 AD

Jesus works as a carpenter in Nazareth

8 AD - 30 AD

Jesus begins his ministry; Matthew becomes a disciple

28 AD

Jesus is crucified and resurrected

33 AD

New Testament Books.

Galatians - Paul

48 AD

Mark - Mark

48 AD - 55 AD

Hebrews - Unknown

50 AD - 68 AD

James - James

50 AD - 60 AD

1 Thessalonians - Paul

51 AD

2 Thessalonians - Paul

51 AD

1 Corinthians - Paul

55 AD

2 Corinthians - Paul

56 AD

Luke - Luke

57 AD - 62 AD

Romans - Paul

57 AD

Colossians - Paul

60 AD - 62 AD

Ephesians - Paul

60 AD - 62 AD

Philemon - Paul

60 AD - 62 AD

Philippians - Paul

60 AD - 62 AD

Acts - Luke

62 AD - 63 AD

1 Timothy - Paul

63 AD

Titus - Paul

63 AD

1 Peter - Peter

64 AD - 67 AD

2 Timothy - Paul

64 AD

2 Peter - Peter

65 AD - 68 AD

Jude - Jude

65 AD - 80 AD

Matthew - Matthew

65 AD - 70 AD

1 John - John

90 AD

2 John - John

90 AD

3 John - John

90 AD

John - John

90 AD

Revelation - John

95 AD - 97 AD