Timeline of the New Testament

New Testament Timeline	Print
Smaller Text \| Larger Text




Date		Significant Event(s)


5 B.C.		Birth of Jesus Christ
		Jesus was highly likely born within a two week period around the Biblical Holy Day known as the Feast of Trumpets. This Biblical Feast Day of worship and rejoicing before God occurred in 5 B.C. on Saturday, September 2nd. Use our FREE Online Biblical Calendar Program. See Picture of Bethlehem's Shepherds Fields where Jesus' birth announced.

c. 4 B.C.		Herod the Great Dies
		Herod the Great, made ruler of Judea in 37 B.C. by the Roman Empire, dies in Jericho and is buried in Herodium, Judea. Herod Antipas, Herod the Great's son, becomes tetrarch of Galilee and Perea. Read Historian Josephus' account of Herod the Great's death. View Map of Palestine under the Herods.

5 B.C. to 30 A.D.		Jesus' life on earth as a flesh and blood human. See pictures related to Jesus Christ's Life, Ministry and Death.

26 to 29 A.D.		John the Baptist
		Duration of John's ministry, imprisonment and death as a martyr. WHY did John the Baptist DOUBT Jesus was the Savior?

Fall 26 A.D. to Spring 30 A.D.		Duration of Jesus' Earthly Ministry See where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. Picture of Mount of Olives where Jesus gave End Time prophecies. View Shore of Galilee where Jesus performed most of his miracles.

Date (A.D.)		Significant Event(s)


30		Jesus is Crucified, Dies and is Resurrected
		Jesus is crucified on Wednesday, April 5th and is resurrected three days later at sunset of Saturday, April 9th. What are the twelve reasons the arrest and conviction of Jesus was ILLEGAL? See Picture of Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus was betrayed. What were the LAST SEVEN STATEMENTS Jesus made from the cross? View the Garden Tomb Jesus was buried in after his crucifixion. Was Jesus REALLY dead for three complete days?

31 to 95		New Testament Written
		Time span from the Apostles beginning to compile the teachings of Jesus (Acts 5, 6) to the writing of the Book of Revelation. See Map showing WHERE each Bible book was written. View more detailed listing of WHEN each New Testament book was written.

33		Conversion of Saul (Paul) of Tarsus (Acts 8-9)
		Saul, on his way to Damascus to seize Christians and bring them back to Jerusalem, is brought to repentance through a vision of Christ. God transforms Saul into the Apostle Paul and uses him to mightily preach the gospel. Visit our section dedicated to the Life and Missionary Journeys of the Apostle Paul! Read how the death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, led to Paul's conversion! Read commentary on the fascinating, powerful life of the Apostle Paul!

38		Peter Baptizes First Gentile (Acts 10)
		God sends Peter to baptize and preach the gospel to a gentile Roman centurion named Cornelius. God did this to show He is no respecter of persons and that His salvation is available not only to Jews but to all mankind. See WHERE early New Testament events took place.

44 to 46		Period of Apostle Paul's First Missionary Journey
		View Map showing where Paul preached the gospel.

49		The Jerusalem Conference (Acts 15)
		The "Jerusalem conference" is convened by the leaders of the early church to discuss whether circumcision is required for salvation.

49 to 52		Period of Apostle Paul's Second Missionary Journey
		View Map showing where Paul traveled to on this missionary journey.

53 to 58		Period of Apostle Paul's Third Missionary Journey
		View Map showing where Paul traveled to on this missionary journey.

58 to 61		Period of Apostle Paul's Fourth Missionary Journey
		Paul, as prisoner, is taken to Rome. View Map showing journey of Paul from arrest in Jerusalem to Rome.

61 to 63		Apostle Paul in Roman Prison
		Paul is a prisoner in Rome from 61 A.D. to the Spring of 63 A.D. In 63 A.D. he is acquitted of the charges against him and released.

63 to 67		Apostle Paul's FIFTH Missionary Journey?
		Paul travels from Rome to the isle of Crete (Titus 1:5). From Crete he travels to Nicopolis in Macedonia. From Macedonia Paul possibly travels to Spain and Britain (see Romans 15:28). Paul is back in Roman prison in 67 A.D.

68		Death of the Apostle Paul
		Paul is put to death, in Rome, around May or June of 68 A.D.

70		Destruction of Jerusalem's Second Temple
		Jerusalem's second temple (also known as Herod's temple) is destroyed by the Romans under General (later Emperor) Titus. The destruction of the temple began on the 9th of Ab (Hebrew month), the very same day the destruction of Jerusalem's first temple began in 585 B.C. The temple's demise was completed on Ab 10 in Hebrew year (civil) 3831, which corresponds to Sunday, August 5th in 70 A.D. On what SINGLE DAY has most of Israel's GREATEST Disasters took place? How BIG was the Roman Empire just before it destroyed Jerusalem's temple? See Picture of the Dome of the Rock (possible location of Temple). View Jerusalem's Wailing Wall where Jews today mourn the Temple's destruction.

95		The Apostle John writes the Book of Revelation

Bible Study Materials


Timeline of the Old Testament	What are some BASIC Bible Study Rules?



Were prophecies FULFILLED between the Old and New Testaments?




How can you mark your Bible for EFFECTIVE Studies?	What do Crowns, Dragons, Keys and Salt SYMBOLIZE in the Bible?




What are the Bible's BASIC TEACHINGS?	WHY did God create Man?

Timeline of the New Testament

New Testament Timeline

Visit the BEST Web Sites!

Timeline of the
New Testament