Timeline
Jewish
Roman
Christian
Monumental Galilean synagogues late 3rd/4th centuries CE Diocletian, 284-305 CE Empire divided into East and West
Beginning of monastic movement late 3rd century CE Empirewide persecution of Christians, 305-311 CE
Constantine, 306-337 CE Battle at Milvian bridge, 312 CE
Eusebius of Caesarea, 260-340 CE Ecclesiastical History, 303-324 CE "Edict of Milan," 313 CE Religious freedom for Christians Christianity declared official religion 324 CE
Constants, 337-361 CE
Council of Nicaea, 325 CE Nicene Creed Arian controversy, 318-381 CE
Gallus revolt, 351 CE
Julian the Apostate, 361-363 CE
Council of Constantinople, 381 CE Doctrine of Trinity
Establishment of permanent Jewish calendar—Patriarch Hillel II (c.359 CE)
John Chrysostom, 354-407 CE
Julian's abortive attempt to rebuild the Temple, 363 CE
St. Augustine, 354-430 CE The City of God
Jerusalem Talmud, c.400 CE
Christianity became official religion of empire, 392 CE
Theodosius 1,379-395 CE
Sack of Rome by Visigoths, 410 CE Disappearance of patriarchate c.425
Council of Carthage, 419 CE Adopted New Testament canon
Babylonian Talmud, c.500/600 CE
Council of Chalcedon, 451 CE Nicene Creed acknowledged Definition of Faith
Justinian, 527-565 CE
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* Dates given for political figures are for years of their reign, others cover lifetime, unless otherwise specified. ** Flourished, dates of major activity.
Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism
Timeline Roman
Jewish
Augustus (Octavian) 31 BCE-14 CE*
Herod, 37-4 BCE Jesus, c.6/4 BCE-30/33 CE
Tiberius, 14-37 CE Philo c.15 BCE-c.50 CE Caiigula, 37-41 CE
Christian
Paul, d. c. 62/64 CE Vision of Jesus, C.34CE Mission to Gentiles, c.50 CE
Agrippa J, 37-44 CE King of Judea, 41-44 CE
Claudius, 41-54 CE Agrippa II, 53-mid-90s CE Nero, 54-68 CE
Pauline epistles, 50-58 CE First Jewish Revolt Against Rome 66-70 CE Destruction of Temple, 70 CE Fall of Masada, 73/74 CE
Gospel of Mark, c.68 CE
Vespasian, 69-79 CE Yohanan b. Zakkai Academy at Yavneh c.70 CE Beginnings of Rabbinic Judaism Titus, 79-81 CE Domitian, 81-96 CE
Josephus, 37-c.lOOCE Jewish War, 75-81 CE
Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John c.70-100 CE
Gamaliel II Emergence of patriarchate c.90 CE
Trajan, 98417 CE Diaspora revolt, 115-117 CE Hadrian, 117-138 CE
Second Jewish Revolt against Rome, 132-135 CE Simon Bar-Kokhba, d. 135 CE R.Akiva, c.50-135 CE Jerusalem rebuift as Aelia Capitolina, C.135CE Judea became Syria Palaestina Academy moved to Galilee c.140 CE Judah ha-Nasi, ft.** 175-220 CE Growth of patriarchate
Severan Dynasty, 193-235 CE
Didache, c.2nd century CE
Justin Martyr, c.140-170 CE Irenaeus, fl. 175-C.195 CE Origen, c.185-253 CE
Completion of Mishnah 200-220 CE Decius, 249-251 CE Emergence of rabbinic academies in Babylonia Rav and Samuel, c.220-250 CE