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| c. 0001 CE | Origin of Christian Era - Jesus the Nazarene was born (12-4 bce?, died 26-36?). | |
| 0001 CE | The first Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguus | |
| 0001 CE | Beginning of Christian calendar year, 1 A.D. (anno Domini). | |
| 0019 CE | Tiberius (42bce-?), Roman Emperor, expelled Septuagint (Greek Bible, 282bce) missionaries from Rome but they soon returned | |
| c. 0025 CE | Assumption (Testament) of Moses, original Hebrew extant Latin (Apocrypha) | |
| 0026 CE | Pontius Pilate became Roman Prefect of Iudaea (Samaria, Judea, Idumea), until 36. | |
| c. 0027 CE | (Between 27-34) John the Baptist, a Nazirite, arrested & killed by Herod Antipas. | |
| c. 0030 CE | Jesus the Nazarene (born 12-4 bce, died 26-36?), crucified by Roman troops in Jerusalem on Friday 14 Nisan? or Friday 15 Nisan?. Possible Friday 14 Nisan crucifixion dates are 7 Apr 30, 3 Apr 33 or 30 Mar 36. | |
| 0030 CE | Dismas was the repentant thief crucified with Christ. | |
| c. 0030 CE | St. John wrote the 'Book of Revelations' and the 'Apocalypse' on the Greek island of Patmos. | |
| c. 0030 CE | In the midst of political persecution the early Christians sold their possessions and began taking their meals together, but they kept their houses. | |
| 0031 CE | The first Easter, according to calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus | |
| c. 0033 CE | Having antagonized many Jews with his teachings, Jesus of Nazareth is seized by Roman soldiers and handed over to the Sanhedrin, who condemn him for blasphemy. (The exact year of the crucifixion is disputed.) | |
| c. 0033 CE | Roman procurator Pontius Pilate lets the mob decide Jesus' fate. He is crucified, but his disciples maintain that he has been resurrected from the dead on what Christians consider to be the first Easter Sunday. | |
| 0036 CE | Beginning of the oral period in Christianity between Jesus & Gospel of Mark, recorded in Acts, until Cira 65. | |
| 0037 CE | Conversion of Paul of Tarsus (?-62?) to Christianity , possibly a Roman citizen, possibly a tentmaker. | |
| c. 0040 CE | Paul of Tarsus went to Jerusalem to meet Peter & James. | |
| c. 0040 CE | Saul of Tarsus, while on the road to Damascus, experienced a profound conversion to Christianity. He became known as St. Paul. In 1997 A.N. Wilson wrote 'Paul: The Mind of the Apostle.' Wilson argued that Paul was the real founder of the Church of Jesus. | |
| c. 0040 CE | (Between 40-107) St. Ignatius Theorphorus, Apostolic Father. He served as the bishop of Antioch. | |
| 0044 CE | C. Cuspius Fadus beheaded Theudas for parting Jordan (like Exodus). | |
| 0044 CE | James brother of John executed by sword by Agrippa I. | |
| c. 0045 CE | C. Cuspius Fadus crucified Jacob and Simon sons of Judah of Gamala. | |
| c. 0047 CE | (Between 47-48) Paul of Tarsus visted Cyprus with Barnabas. | |
| c. 0048 CE | (Between 48-49) Council of Apostles & Elders possibly the first Christian Council. | |
| c. 0048 CE | (Between 48-49) Incident at Antioch where Paul publicly condemned Peter. | |
| c. 0049 CE | (Between 49-50) Paul of Tarsus was in Corinth (center of his mission to the Gentiles). | |
| c. 0049 CE | The Church convened a council in Jerusalem about this time. The participants adopted the missionary principle of St. Paul, which stressed the universal scope of salvation. | |
| c. 0050 CE | Peshitta, translation begun, Hebrew Old Testament to Syriac Aramaic, (and then to Greek New Testament in 400). | |
| c. 0050 CE | The early Gnostics, Simon Magus of Samaria, Simonianism; Nicolaus of Antioch, Nicolaitans; Menander disciple of Simon Magus, Basilides of Alexandria, Satorninus of Antioch and disciples of Menander. | |
| c. 0050 CE | Ascension of Isaiah, the original was written in Hebrew (Ethiopic Bible). | |
| 0052 CE | Tradition in the State in the state of Kerala, India, has it that the Apostle Thomas converted Hindus to Christianity in this year. | |
| 0055 CE | Roman Procurator M. Antonius Felix massacred 'Egyptian Prophet' and 30,000 unarmed Jews doing Exodus reenactment. | |
| c. 0057 CE | Paul of Tarsus's last visit to Jerusalem. | |
| c. 0058 CE | Paul of Tarsus was imprisoned in Caesarea. | |
| 0060 CE | St Paul thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta. | |
| c. 0060 CE | Paul of Tarsus was imprisoned in Rome. | |
| c. 0062 CE | Paul of Tarsus was martyred for treason in Rome. | |
| 0062 CE | Ananus called a meeting [literally, 'sanhedrin'] of judges and brought into it the brother of Jesus-who-is-called-Messiah, James by name, and some others. He made the accusation that they had transgressed the law, and he handed them over to be stoned. | |
| 0062 CE | Jesus son of Ananias proclaimed '...a voice against Jerusalem...'. | |
| 0064 CE | In Rome, persecution of early Christians begins under Emperor Nero | |
| 0064 CE | Nero initiated the first persecution against the Christians. According to Seneca Nero sentenced hundreds of Christians to die by 'tunica molesta,' a naptha impregnated 'shirt of torture.' | |
| 0065 CE | The Gospel according to St. Mark, the earliest of the four Gospels, is written around this time. | |
| c. 0065 CE | (Between 65-150) Didache, Instructions of the Apostles, published in 1883 (Apostolic Fathers) | |
| c. 0065 CE | (Between 65-150) Gospel of Peter, Dialogue of the Savior (the Complete Gospels). | |
| c. 0065 CE | (Between 65-150) Gospel of Thomas was written in Greek. | |
| c. 0065 CE | (Between 65-150) Gospel redaction and compilation stage of Christianity, post-Paul, center of Christianity shifted to Antioch & Rome. | |
| c. 0065 CE | (Between 65-175) Papyrus Egerton 2 (Unknown Gospel) fragments published 1935/87, in Greek from Palestine, one of the oldest extant Christian texts. | |
| 0066 CE | (66-73) Roman general Vespasian's army assaulted the forces of Jewish rebel Joseph ben Matthias at Jotapata in Galilee. | |
| c. 0067 CE | Paul of Tarsus, the apostle who never knew Jesus and the first great Christian missionary who opens Christianity to people of all walks of life, is executed in Rome | |
| 0067 CE | Simon-Peter possibly the first Pope, possibly the first Bishop of Antioch, possibly martyred in Rome. | |
| 0067 CE | Pope Linus became Pope, until 78. | |
| c. 0067 CE | St. Paul, Catholic apostle to the Gentiles and writer of many epistles, died. He founded one of the first Christian churches in Europe at Philippi in Macedonia. He was martyred by Nero and according to tradition invoked his right as a Roman citizen to be beheaded. | |
| 0068 CE | Qumran (Essenes?) community destroyed by Rome ('Dead Sea Scrolls', 1949) | |
| 0069 CE | Traditional date of the destruction of Jerusalem. | |
| c. 0070 CE | Gospel of Mark, possibly Peter's interpreter, possibly written in Rome, ends unexpectedly at Mk16:8, original ending apparently lost, endings added circa 400. | |
| 0079 CE | Pliny the Elder, Roman scholar, victim of Mount Vesuvius eruption that destroyed Pompeii & Herculaneum, wrote of Essenes. | |
| 0079 CE | Pope Anacletus became Pope, until 91. | |
| c. 0080 CE | Gospel of Matthew was most popular in early church. | |
| c. 0090 CE | Gospel of Luke. | |
| 0091 CE | Pope Clement I became Pope, until 101. | |
| 0095 CE | St. John the Divine established a Christian colony on the island of Patmos after being exiled from Ephesus. | |
| c. 0100 CE | (Between 100-150) Secret Book (Apocryphon) of James, Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Infancy Gospels of Thomas and James, Secret Gospel (of Mark) (Complete Gospels). | |
| c. 0100 CE | Gospel of John, possibly the only eyewitness, possibly the disciple Jesus loved, possibly Gnostic. | |
| c. 0100 CE | Paralipomena of Jeremiah, (4 Baruch), written in Hebrew (Ethiopic Bible). | |
| c. 0100 CE | Testaments 12 Patriarchs, Hebrew-Aramaic fragments at Qumran (Armenian Bible). | |
| 0100 CE | (100-200) Celsus, a second century scholar, thought that Christianity was a threat to the social order. He made some attempt to strip away its mythology and identify the historical Jesus. | |
| 0101 CE | Evaristus became Pope, until 109. | |
| 0109 CE | Alexander became Pope, until 116. | |
| c. 0110 CE | Ignatius 3rd Bishop of Antioch was martyred in Rome. | |
| c. 0114 CE | Pliny the Younger, Roman consul, recorded Christians as 'singing hymns to Christ as to a god'. | |
| 0115 CE | Lucian, Gk satirist, Passing of Peregrinus (satire of Christians). | |
| 0116 CE | Sixtus I became Pope, until 125. | |
| c. 0125 CE | Papyrus 52, oldest extant New Testament fragment. | |
| c. 0125 CE | Quadratus was bishop of Athens. | |
| 0125 CE | 'Christian Apologists' writings against Roman Paganism by Quadratus, in Apostolic Fathers collection. | |
| 0125 CE | Telesphorus became Pope, until 136. | |
| c. 0130 CE | 'Gospel of Basilides' possibly a 24 book commentary, possibly Gnostic, lost. | |
| c. 0130 CE | Papias, bishop of Hierapolis in Asia Minor, wrote 'Expositions of the Sayings of the Lord', lost but widely quoted. | |
| c. 0130 CE | Aquila of Pontus was a Roman convert to Christianity then to Judaism, student of Rabban Gamaliel, compiled literal Greek Old Testament translation in Jabneh (Jamnia). | |
| 0138 CE | Hyginus became Pope, until 142. | |
