Key Dates Flashcards
What happened in 29 AD?
Jesus Death, Resurrection and Ascension (Acts 1)
Day of Pentecost – 3,000 baptized and God’s spiritual Kingdom on earth begins. (Acts 2)
Who was emperor from 14 to 37 AD?
Tiberius
What happened in 30 AD?
Peter and John arrested by Sanhedrin. (Acts 4)
What happened in 32 AD?
-Joseph (Barnabas), a Levite from Cyprus, sells a field. (Acts 4)
-Ananias and Sapphira die. (Acts 5)
-Apostles arrested twice and then flogged. (Acts 5)
What happened in 33 AD?
Seven “deacons” are chosen.. (Acts 6)
A large number of priests believe. (Acts 6)
What happened in 34 AD?
-Stephen arrested and stoned by Sanhedrin. (Acts 6 and 7)
-Saul persecutes the church in Jerusalem. (Acts 8)
-Philip goes to Samaria. (Acts 8)
-Philip baptizes the Ethiopian Treasurer. (Acts 8)
What happened in 35 AD?
-Saul converted in Damascus. (Acts 9)
-Saul leaves for Arabia. (Galatians 1:17)
What happened in 36 AD?
Saul is in Arabia. (Galatians 1:18)
What happened in 37 AD?
Saul is in Arabia. (Galatians 1:18)
Who was emperor from 37 to 41 AD?
Caligula
What happened in 38 AD?
-Saul goes to Jerusalem. (Acts 9)
-Barnabas introduces Saul to the Apostles. (Acts 9)
-Saul stays with Peter 15 days. (Gal.1:18-19)
-Because of persecution from preaching the Word, Saul flee to Tarsus in Cilicia. (Acts 9)
What happened in 39 AD?
-Saul preaches in Cilicia and Syria for five years. (Galatians 1:21)
-Peter called to Caesarea by Cornelius. (Acts10)
What happened in 40 AD?
- Peter has to defend having preached in a Gentile house to the Jerusalem Church Leaders. (Acts 11)
- Disciples from Cyprus and Cyrene in North Africa come to Antioch in Syria and preach to the Gentiles. (Acts11)
What happened in 41 AD?
Caligula assassinated;
Who was emperor from 41 to 54 AD?
Claudius
What happened in 42 AD?
Barnabas is sent to visit the church in Antioch by the Jerusalem Church. (Acts11)
What happened in 44 AD?
- Antioch Church sends Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem with an offering. (Acts 11)
- James is beheaded. He is the first Apostle to be martyred. Peter is arrested but an angel releases him. (Acts 12)
What happened in 43 AD?
-Barnabas brings Saul back from Tarsus to teach in the church in Syrian Antioch. (Acts 11)
-Disciples are called “Christians” first in Antioch. (Acts 11)
-Rome invades Britain
What happened in 45 AD?
- John Mark leaves Jerusalem to go to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. (Acts 12)
- James writes James from Jerusalem
What happened in 46 AD?
Paul and Barnabas leave for first missionary journey. (Acts 13)
What happened in 47 AD?
- Peter comes to Antioch in Syria. (Galatians 2:11)
- Paul and Barnabas travel in the Roman Province of Galatia to Pisidan Antioch, Iconium, Lystra and Derbe. (Acts 13 and 14)
- James sends Jews from Jerusalem to Antioch. Judaizers confuse the Antioch Church. (Galatians 2:12)
What happened in 48 AD?
- Paul returns through the same cities then goes back to Antioch. (Acts 14)
- Peter and Barnabas are led astray by Judaizers from Jerusalem. (Galatians 2:13-14)
- Paul opposes Peter and the Judaizers. (Galatians 2:14)
What happened in 49 AD?
- To resolve the conflict of Judaism and Christianity on the issue of circumcision, the Jerusalem Council is held. (Acts 15; Galatians 2:1-10)
- The “authoritative letter” from James, the Apostles and Jerusalem Elders is sent out to all the churches teaching that circumcision is not necessary for salvation. (Acts 15)
- Paul and Barnabas sadly separate over John Mark. (Acts 15)
- Paul leaves on his Second Missionary Journey through Galatia to Troas. (Acts 15 and 16)
When did Paul write Galatians?
49 AD
What did Roman Historian Suetonius write in 49 AD?
Records that Emperor Claudius expelled Jews from Rome. He wrote that Claudius “expelled the Jews from Rome since they rioted constantly at the instigation of Chrestus (Christ).”
What happened in 50 AD?
- In Troas (four miles from ancient Troy), Paul sees a vision of a Macedonian man calling Paul to preach in Europe. (Acts 16)
- Paul goes to Philippi. (Acts 16)
- Paul preaches in Thessalonica and starts a church and a riot. (Acts 17)
- Paul goes to Berea but then flees to Athens. (Acts 17)
- Rome founds the city of Londinium (or London) in Britain.
- Paul then goes to Corinth alone without money and gets a job as a tentmaker and meets Priscilla & Aquila. (Acts 18)