Paul ministers in Damascus and Arabia ( Acts 9:19–22 26:20 Gal. Paul witnesses the resurrected Lord on the way to Damascus and is commissioned as an apostle to the nations ( Acts 9 Gal.

Jesus’ first followers receive the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and begin to proclaim the gospel ( Acts 2). Jesus ascends to the Father’s right hand ( Acts 1). James the brother of Jesus becomes a believer after witnessing the resurrected Jesus ( 1 Cor. Jesus returns to Judea, is crucified, and resurrected. 50) attempts to unify Greek philosophy with Hebrew Scripture. They send a delegation to Galilee, but the delegation rejects Jesus’ teaching. In Jerusalem, Pharisees (like Gamaliel) train disciples (like Paul) in their tradition. Jesus begins his ministry in Judea, but soon focuses his efforts in Galilee.

John the Baptist begins his ministry around the Jordan River ( John 1:19). 13:55 Mark 6:3) and probably in neighboring villages and Sepphoris, which was being rebuilt. Jesus works as a carpenter in Nazareth ( Matt. Jesus (age 12) interacts with the teachers in the temple ( Luke 2:41–50). 2:19–23), a small village in southern Galilee.Īrchelaus is exiled for incompetence Judea becomes a Roman province Judas the Galilean (of Gamla) leads a revolt against the tax census the governor of Syria, Quirinius ( A.D. 2:13–18) Herod dies Judas (of Sepphoris) and others rebel, requiring the Syrian Governor Varus to intervene throughout Palestine Sepphoris, a city four miles from Nazareth, is destroyed by Roman soldiers Judea, Samaria, and Idumea are given to Herod’s son, Archelaus Galilee and Perea are given to his son Antipas Jesus’ family, after returning from Egypt, resides in Nazareth ( Matt. Jesus’ family flees to Egypt to escape from Herod’s plan to kill Jesus ( Matt. The extensive external confirmation of New Testament dates and events encourages great confidence in the truth and historicity of both the Old and New Testaments. Dates with an asterisk denote approximate or alternative dates. Most of the dates can be determined precisely by correlating biblical events with extensive historical documents and archaeological evidence. The following chart provides a detailed New Testament timeline.

Bible history timeline