Time Line of Biblical Dates - New Testament
NOTE: Many of these dates are based on the available evidence and in some cases approximate dates are given .
Previous Time Line Old Testament | ||
30 B.C.E |
Rome the sixth biblical world power |
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63 B.C.E | Jerusalem ruled by Rome. | John 19:15; |
Revelation 17:10 | ||
37 B.C.E. | Herod (appointed king by Rome) takes Jerusalem by storm | |
2 B.C.E. | Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem (Micah 5: 2) in a manger wrapped in | Mathew 1:2-16 |
swaddling clothes .A descendant of Abraham and of David | Luke 1:60 - 2:7 | |
(Psalms 132: 11). Birth of John the Baptizer (Isaiah 40: 3) | ||
1 B.C.E. | Three wise men; flight to Egypt; Herod the king has babes killed; | Mathew 2: |
(Jeremiah 31: 15) Jesus' returns | ||
The Calender changes from B.C. E. - To C. E. - Anno Domini (After Christ) |
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12 C.E | Twelve-year-old Jesus in the temple declares | Luke 2: 41-52 |
" I must be about my Fathers buisness." increases his wisdom and stature | ||
29 C.E. | 15th year of Tiberius Caesar John and Jesus begin their ministries | Luke 3:1, 2, 23 |
Jordan River | Jesus baptized by John in the Jordan" | Mark 1: 9-11 |
Mathew 3: | ||
Tho art my beloved son in whom I am well pleased " . | ||
Fasting and temptation of Jesus in the wilderness | Luke 4: | |
Cana | The first miracle; | John 2: 1-12 |
Jerusalem | Passover celebration; drives traders from temple | |
30 C.E. | ||
Passover Jerusalem | Jesus' discussion with Nicodemus a ruler of the Jews | John 3:1-21 |
Jesus' in Galilee | Jesus preaches, " The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near ". | Mathew 4 :17 |
Nazareth; Cana; | Heals boy; reads commission; rejected; moves to Capernaum | |
Sea of Galilee, | Simon and Andrew follow Jesus, while at Capernaum James and John | Mathew 4: 18-22 |
Capernaum | Cast out the spirts, also healed all that were sick | Mathew 8: 14-17 |
Capernaum | First tour of Galilee with for disciples | Mathew 9: 9-17 |
Leper healed; multitudes flock to Jesus Heals paralytic | Mathew 8: 1-4 | |
Capernaum | Matthew becomes a follower of Jesus ; feast with tax collectors | Mathew 9: 9-17 |
Galilee | Preaches in the synagogues | Luke 4: 44 |
31 C.E | Passover Attends feast; heals man; rebukes Pharisees | Luke 6: 1-5 |
Disciples pluck ears of grain on the Sabbath ; | Luke 6:1-11 | |
Restores Hand on the Sabbath Day; | Luke 6: 9-11 | |
Mountains | Ordained twelve to preach, given power to heal and cast out devils | Mark 3: 13-19 |
Near Capernaum | The Sermon on the Mount words from the heart of someone who cares" | Mathew 5: 1-7 : 29 |
Blessed are the meek ; for they shall inherit the earth". | ||
Capernaum | Heals centurion's servant | Luke 7: 1-10 |
Nain | Raises widow's son | Luke 7: 11-17 |
John in prison has doubts as to the messiah, disciples see, Jesus cure many and report back . | Luke 7: 18-35 | |
Cities failed to repent comparison with Sodom; revealed to babes; All | Mathew 11: 20-30 | |
things from the father ....... meek and lowly in heart .... yoke is easy ..... burden light. | ||
Woman who was a sinner, washes feet with tears ; parable of the two | Luke 7: 36-50 | |
debtors : the one owed five hundred and the other fifty. | ||
Second tour of Galilee, and the twelve were with him . | Luke 8: 1-3 | |
One possessed with a devil healed ; Pharisees claim Jesus is in league | Mathew 12: 22-37 | |
with Beelzebub . | ||
Scribes and Pharisees Master we would seek a sign from thee ...... | Mathew 12: 38-42 | |
Sign ofJonah (3 days before resurrection) | ||
Sea of Galilee | Illustrations: of the sower, weeds, the kindom of heaven ; | Mathew 13:1-53 |
... The sower the son of man ..... the good seed are the children of the kingdom ...... the tares are the children of the wicked one .. | Luke 4: 1-13 Mark 4: | |
Sea of Galilee | In a ship crossing the sea a great storm, Jesus arose and rebuked the wind and said unto the sea peace | Mark 4: 35-41 |
Gadara | Two demoniacs healed; swine possessed by demons named legion which run down a steep place into the sea . | Mark 5: 1-20 |
The other side of the | ||
Sea of Galilee | Jairus' little daughter raised; woman cured by her faith | Mark 5: 21-43 |
Capernaum | Heals two blind men and a dumb man possed with a devil | Mathew 9: 27-34 |
Nazareth | Visits his own country and his disciples follow him, and is again rejected (Isaaih 53: 3 ) | Mark 6: 1-7 |
Galilee | Third tour of Galilee apostles sent out in two's | Mark 6: 7-13 |
Tiberius | John the Baptizer beheaded; on Herod's birthday | Mark 6: 14-29 |
32 C.E. Passover | Apostles return from preaching ; Feeding of the 5,000 | John 6: 1-13 |
NE side Sea of Galilee | From heaven to do the will of He that sent me ..... every one which seeth | John 6: 39-40 |
the son and believeth on him , may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day . | ||
Gennesaret | departs before they can make him king, walks on sea; | John 6: 14-21 |
Synagogue in Capernaum | I am the bread of life ........ for my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed..... Due to these sayings many of his followers went back and walked no more with him | John 6: 22-71 |
32 C.E. after Passover | The Jews sought to kill Jesus | John 7: 1 |
Galilee | ||
Tyre, Sidon; | Woman of Canaan possessed by the Devil Jesus refuses , but due to her | Mathew 15: 21-28: |
humble request " The dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters table " | Mathew 15: 29-38: | |
A mountain close to | 4,000 men beside women and children fed | |
the Sea of Galilee | from seven loaves and a few fishes | |
Dalmanutha | Sadducees and Pharisees again seek a sign, but no sign was given Warns against leaven of Pharisees; heals blind | Mark 8: 10-26 |
Caesarea Philippi | Jesus shows his disciples how that he must suffer and die, and be raised on the third day . | Mathew 16: 13-28 |
Mt. Hermon | Jesus transfigured before Peter, James, and John | Mathew 17: 1-13 |
Faith can move a mountain | Mathew 17: 14-20 | |
Capernaum | Money miraculously provided in a fish to pay tribute | Mathew 17: 24-27 |
Who is the greatest disciple ? He that is least among you all shall be great | Luke 9: 46-50 | |
Leaves Galilee for | The son of man is not come to destroy men's lives but to save them ....... | Luke 9: 51-62 |
Festival of booths | but go thou and preach the kingdom of God | |
32 | Jesus' teaches at the Festival of Booths the Phaisees seek to trick him by asking questions . | John : 11 |
Jerusalem | After the Festival; cures blind appoints 70 and sends them to preach; " the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you " | Luke 10: 1-24 |
Judea: Bethany | A certain lawer stood up and tempted him saying Master what shall I do | Luke 10: 25-42 |
to inherit eternal life .... Jesus asks what is writeen in the law ? he answered saying Thou shall love thy God with all thy heart , and with all thy soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind and thy neighbour as thyself . Jesus aggrees then relates the neighborly Samaritan; | ||
Jesus' Later Ministry | Teaches once again the model prayer; persistence in asking | Luke 11: 1-29 |
in Judea | Refutes charge of being in leauge with devil; shows the generation to be evil | |
Sparrows not forgotten ... even the hairs on our head are numbered .....fool that stores treasure in barn .....lilies in their glory out shine Solomon ..... seek kingdom of God and all other thigs will be added unto you .... the good servant | Luke 12: 1-59 | |
three parables ; Fig tree, kingdom like a mustard seed , or leaven. Heals | Luke 13: 1-21 | |
crippled woman on Sabbath | ||
Feast of Dedication | The good shepherd ... Jews accused Jesus that he makest thyself God ...... | John 10: 1-39 |
He said: ..... I am the son of God | ||
Jesus Ministry East of | All the things John spoke of this man were true | John 10: 40-42 |
the Jordan | and many believed on him there . | |
Perea | Teaches in cities, villages, moving toward Jerusalem | Luke 13:22 |
Strive to enter in at the strait gate : for many , I say unto you will seek to | Luke 13: 23-35 | |
enter in , and shall not be able .Herod's threat to kill Jesus; house desolate | ||
32 C.E. Jerusalem | Chosing a chief room (prominent position); | Luke 14: 1-24 |
The parable of the great supper | ||
Parable The lost sheep, lost piece of silver, The prodigal son | Luke 15: 1-32 | |
Parable of: The unjust steward, Lazarus the beggar | Luke 16: 1-31 | |
Forgive not seven but seventy seven times. | Luke 17: 1-10 | |
The servant to do that which is our duty to do | ||
Bethany | Death of Lazarus - Raised, from the dead to life again | John 11:1-46 |
Jerusalem | Caiaphas' the high priest counsel to put Jesus to death | John 11: 47-54 |
Heals and teaches through the midst of Samaria and Galilee | Luke 17: 11-37 | |
Samaria; | Parable of the Judge and the widow that troubled him. | Luke 18: 1-9 |
Teaches on divorce | Mathew 19: 1-12 | |
Perea | The rich young man; the paraable of the laborers in vineyard | Mark 10: 13-16 |
Mathew 19:16-20: | ||
Third time Jesus foretells his death, resurrection | Mathew 20:17-19 | |
Request of James' and John's to sit at the right hand of Jesus in his glory, | Mark 10:35-45 | |
And Jesus said unto them ....... it is not mine to give | ||
Jericho | Passing through Jericho, he heals two blind men;visits Zacchaeus; | Mark 10: 46-52 |
Parable of the ten pounds Jesus' moves on to Jerusalem | Luke 19: 10-28 | |
33 C.E. Nisan 8 | Arrives at Bethany six days before Passover | John 11: 55 -12: 1 |
33 C.E. Nisan 9 | Feast at Simon's the leper's house; Judas asks why the ointment was not | John 12: 2-11 |
sold for the benefit of the poor? Jews now seek to kill Lazarus as many now believe . | Mathew 26: 6-13 | |
Bethany | Judas makes covenant to betray Jesus | Mark 14:10-12 |
Jesus fulfills prophecy (Zechariah 9: 9) sitting upon an ass and colt he | Mathew 21: 1-17 | |
makes a triumphal entry into Jerusalem | ||
33 C.E. Nisan 10 | Jesus condemns Barren Fig tree fig tree ; casts them out of the temple | Luke 19: 45-46 |
Jerusalem | The Chief priests , scribes sought to destroy Jesus | Luke 19: 47-48 |
Now is my soul troubled ; and what should I say father save me from this | John 12: 20-50 | |
hour; but for this cause came I unto this hour. Even though they had seen many miracles doubts arose . | ||
33 C.E. Nisan 11 | The fig tree had soon withered away | Mathew 21: 19-22 |
Bethany | Jesus questioned By what authority he did things ? | Luke 20: 1-8 |
Jerusalem temple | Parable of the vineyard, the marriage of the king's son | Mathew 21: 33 - 22:3 |
Catch questions on tax, resurrection, the Commandment's | Luke 20: 20-40 | |
Woe to the scribes and Pharisees | Mathew 23: 1-39 | |
The poor widow cast in more than the all | Luke 21: 1-4 | |
Mount Of Olives | Prophecy - Jerusalem's destruction, Jesus' second presence, | Mathew 24: 1-51 |
Signs of the end | Luke 21: 7-28 | |
Parables of the ten virgins, talents, sheep and goats | Mathew 25: 1-46 | |
33 C.E. Nisan 12 | At the palace of Caiaphas , the chief priests, | Mathew 26: 1-5 |
scribes and elders plot Jesus' death . | Luke 22 1-6 | |
33 C.E. Nisan 13 | Preparation for the Passover (Thursday afternoon) | Luke 22: 7-13 |
33 C.E. Nisan 14 | Jesus washes the feet of his apostles Passover feast eaten with the 12 Judas the traitor | John 13: 1-30 |
Jerusalem | The last supper | 1 Corinthians 11:18-34 |
Luke 22: 15-20 | ||
Judas identified as traitor (Zechariah 11:12) | John 13: 21-30 | |
Commandment to love one another , Jesus denied by Peter, cock crows | John 13: 31-38 | |
thrice, the dispersion of apostles foretold | ||
Mount of Olives | Jesus quotes inspired (Zechariah 13:7-8). In the garden of Gethsemane | Mark 14: 26-52 |
Jesus' is betrayed and arrested | ||
Jesus is taken before Caiaphas, declares even though, their intention is to | Luke 22: 54-71 | |
put him to death to be the Son of God , Peter's denial | Mathew 26: 51-75 | |
Judas returns the thirty pieces of silver and hangs himself | Mathew 27: 3-10 | |
Taken before Pilate, then Herod, and then back to Pilate | Luke 23: 1-12 | |
Mark 15: | ||
Pilate the release of Barabbas Death of Jesus Christ | Luke 23: 1-49 | |
33 C.E. Nisan 14 | Jesus is impaled at Calvary,sinner told that he would be with Jesus in paradise (Psalms 22) | Luke 23: 33-47 |
Golgotha, | Jesus' body removed and buried as a rich man | Mark 15: 20-41 |
(Isaiah 53: 9) | ||
33 C.E. Nisan 15 | Priests and Pharisees get guard for tomb the resurrection of Jesus | Mathew. 28: 61-66 |
33 C.E. Nisan 16 | Resurrection of Jesus Christ | Mathew 28: 1-15 |
Iyyar 25 | Jesus' ascension, 40th day after his resurrection | Acts 1: 9-12 |
Sivan 6, Pentecost: The descent of the Holy Ghost ; Peter said | Acts 2: | |
Repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus | ||
41 C.E. | Matthew - Compiled by Matthew Place Written Palestine | Mathew 28: 16-20 |
47-48 C.E. | The first missionary tour of Paul | Acts 13:1-14:28 |
49-52 C.E. | The second missionary tour of Paul | Acts 15:36-18:22 |
50 C.E. | 1 Thessalonians - Compiled by Paul - Place Written Corinth | 1 Thessalonians 1:1 |
51 C.E. | 2 Thessalonians - Compiled by Paul - Place Written Corinth | 2 Thessalonians 1:1 |
50-52 C.E. | Galatians - Compiled Paul - Place Written Corinth or Syrian Antioch | Gal. 1:1 |
52-56 C.E. | The third missionary tour of Paul | Acts 18:23-21:19 |
55 C.E. | 1 Corinthians - Compiled by Paul Place Written Ephesus | 1 Corinthians. 15:32; |
2 Corinthians - Compiled by Paul Place Written Macedonia | 2 Corinthians 2:12, 13 | |
56 C.E. | Romans - Compiled Paul Place Written Corinth | Romans 16:1 |
56-58 C.E. | Luke - Place Written Caesarea | Luke 1:1, 2 |
60-61 C.E. | Ephesians - Compiled Paul - Place Written Rome | Ephesians 3:1 |
Philippians - Compiled by Paul - Place Written Rome | Philippians 4:22 | |
Colossians - Compiled by Paul - Place Written Rome | Colossians 4:18 | |
60-65 C.E. | Mark - Compiled by Mark - Place Written Rome | |
Philemon - Compiled by Paul, Place Written Rome -Writing Completed c. 60-61 | ||
61 C.E. | Hebrews - Compiled by Paul - Place Written Rome c. 61From Rome, Paul | Hebrews 13:24; 10:34 |
writes the letter to the Hebrews - Luke completes the book of Acts - Place Written Rome | ||
James - Compiled by James (Jesus' brother), - Place Written Jerusalem before 62 | ||
62 C.E. | From Jerusalem James, Jesus' brother, writes the letter of James | James. 1:1 |
61-64 C.E. | 1 Timothy - Compiled Paul, - Place Written Macedonia -Writing Completed c. 61-64 | 1 Timothy 1:3 |
2 Timothy - Compiled by Paul, - Place Written Rome -Writing Completed c. 65 | ||
Titus - Compiled by Paul Place Written Macedonia | Titus 1:5 | |
62-64 C.E. | 1 Peter Compiled by Peter Place Written Babylon | 1 Peter 1:1; 5:13 |
2 Peter Compiled Peter Place Written Babylon | 2 Peter 1:1 | |
65 C.E. | Paul writes 2 Timothy from Rome | 2 Timothy 4:16-18 |
Jude, Jesus' brother, writes "Jude" Place Written Palestine Writing Completed c. 65 | Jude 1, 17, 18 | |
70 C.E. | The Romans destroy Jerusalem and its temple as foretold by the Prophet | Mathew . 23: 37-38 |
Daniel (Dan. 9:27) and Jesus (Luke 21: 20-22) | Mathew 24:15-16 | |
Luke 19: 42-44 | ||
96 C.E. | Revelation - Compiled Apostle John, Place Written Patmos | Revelation 1:9 |
98 C.E. | 1 John - Apostle John Place Written Ephesus or near | John 21:22, 23 |
2 John - Compiled by -Apostle John - Place Written Ephesus or near 3 John Compiled by -Apostle John - Place Written Ephesus or near |
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100 C.E. | The last apostle, John dies | 2 Thessalonians 2:7 |