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Bible Book Timeline by Roger Schmidgall Bible Book Timeline - 1 Exilic Books of the Bible Job: Perspective The Narrative—A Tale of Two Kingdoms: Assyrian Grafted Prophets Ezekiel: Empire and Shalom To Israel Strength Remnant Pentateuch Torah: Partnership Jonah: Haggai: Pre-Assyrian Daniel: John: Potential Son of Man Build! Prophets To Israel Historical Cycle of God’s Redemption Nahum: 3 Isaiah Zechariah: Hosea: Judgment Apocalyptic 40-54: Ordered Wisdom Tools : Intimacy, Relationship : Intimacy, : Wise Sayings Prostitute Prophets Servant Lit : Meaning and Purpose Amos: to Judah Major Prophet Malachi: Warning, Woes, Hope (longer) Plumb Line, Ripe Fruit Babylonian Zephaniah: Q&A Luke: Minor Prophet Repent, Discourse Warning, Woes, Hope (shorter) Proverbs Prophets to Judah Habakkuk: Return Watchtower Gospels Micah: Judge 4 Isaiah Story in Flesh 2 Isaiah Joel: Roman Ecclesiastes “Silent Years” 1 Isaiah 1-12: 13-39: Locusts 55-56: Hope Song of Solomon Vineyard Woes Obadiah: Synagogue: Genesis Exodus: Rescue, Ezra: Edom/Petra Return to the Text, New 12-50: Marriage, Tabernacle Israel’s Perspective (Current Headlines) Shepherd Mark: : Educational System Genesis Intro to God’s Leviticus: Priesthood 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings: Nehemiah: Jeremiah: 1-11: family Numbers: of earth : Planted at crossroads Immorality/Idolatry Passionate Weeping Hellenism: Mumzer Preface Desert Honeymoon : Love Story Judah’s Perspective (Later Documentary) Prophet (Abraham, Judges Lamentations Five Responses (Good, Isaac, Jacob, Deuteronomy: 1 & 2 Chronicles: :Lament, Esther: Ruth Joshua (Sadducees, Herodians, Trust) Joseph) Call to Remember Redemption Cycle Empire/Injustice Hope Purim Essenes, Pharisees, Psalms of Moses, David, Asaph, Korah: Songs Zealots) Matthew: Books Eras Roman Judges in Exile In Egypt Promised United Kingdom of Israel Empire Pre-Flood (Assyria) Persion Greek Empire Patriarchs Land King- Babylonian Empire Joseph dom Empire Caesars Adam & Eve Alexander the Abraham Slavery Joshua Divided Kingdom Herod the Seth Saul Return Great J Isaac Deborah Captivity of Great Noah David Rebuilding the Seleucids e Jacob Moses Gideon Judah Solo- Temple Hasmonean s Exodus Samson mon Kingdom of Judah u Wilderness Wandering Samuel s Time ~360 Years 400+ Years in Egypt ~171 Years ~492 Years 70 Years ~184 Years ~400 Years 1976 BC - 1250 BC - 587 BC - 517 BC - 1650 BC - 1250 BC 1079 BC - 587 BC 332 BC - 4 BC 1650 BC 1079 BC 517 BC 332 BC Derived from: https://bemadiscipleship.com and //tben.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/old-testament-timeline.png Bible Book Timeline - 2 Rome Philippi ITALY Thessalonica Neapolis Nicea Puteoli Berea Apollonia Prusa Troas Galatia Dorylaeum GREECE 3 Mitylene TURKEY 4 Pisidian 5 2 6 Antioch Athens Rhegium Corinth 1 7 Iconium SICILY Ephesus Colossae Syracuse Miletus Lystra Derbe Rhodes Tarsus Antioch MALTA Salamis SYRIA CRETE Salmone Paphos Sidon Mediterranean Sea Fair Havens CYPRESS Tyre Caesarea ISRAEL Titus: Tough Titus Books of the Bible Paul: Church receiving Letter Pastoral Philemon: Faith Works 1st Missionary Journey Gospels The Good News of Jesus Letters 1 & 2 Timothy: Timid Timothy 2nd Missionary Journey Acts Epilogue of an Early Church 3rd Missionary Journey Matthew: Outsider John: Grafted Journey to Rome Paul Applying the Way of Jesus to Unique Settings Mark: Roman Luke: Ordered 7 Churches Hebrews Persevere w/o Temple; Jesus Has a Better Way Colossians: Heresy Of Revelation Ephesians: Family Membership James Obedience with Purpose: Guarding Your Tongue Paul: 1 Ephesus Letters to Romans: Justification 1 Peter: Peter Holy Living as God’s Chosen People 1 John: 2 Smyrna Churches Philippians: Joy Persevere 2 Peter: Love & 3 Pergamum John Loving Others is Truth 1 Corinthians: Division False Truth 4 Thyatira 2 Corinthians: Apostleship Teachers 2 John: Jude Using Aprocrypha to Exhort God’s People 5 Sardis 1 Thessalonians: Return Woman 2 Thessalonians: Man of Lawlessness 6 Philadelphia Revelation Using the Past to Illuminate the Present James: 3 John: Galatians: Freedom Obedience Diotrephes 7 Laodicea Acts: When Kingdom of Empire meets the Kingdom of Hebrews: Jude: Revelation: Luke God, empowered by the Holy Spirit; Blessing all nations; Supremacy of Books Apocrypha Overcome Jewish Church in a Gentile context Christ Era Roman Empire (27BC - 475AD) Derived from: https://bemadiscipleship.com 30AD 40 50 60 70 80 90 100AD Karl Marx Tertullian: Church Timeline - 3 John Knox: Charles Darwin Presbyterianism Prolific Christian author Augustine: D L Moody: John Calvin Iranaeus: Father of Western Boniface: Unifier Moody Bible Institute Development of Christianity of European Church Martin Luther William Booth: Christian Theology Ulrich Zwingli Salvation Army Origen: Pope Gregory Marcion John Hus: Voltaire: Billy Graham: “Genius of early church” The Great: Liturgy, Chant 1st NT Canon True father of Danger of State Religion Evangelicalism Polycarp: Clement of Alexandria Pope Benedict I Reformation Isaac Newton: Bill Bright-Cru 1 of 3 Church Fathers 1 of 3 Church Fathers John Wycliffe: “Natural Philosopher” Ignatius of Antioch: Pope Leo Eliminate Clerical/ John Locke: Stone-Campbell: 1 of 3 Church Fathers The Great Laity Divide Father of Liberalism Restoration Movement Emperor Theodosius: Scripture Joseph Smith: LDS Christianity made State Religion Pascal: Translation Pensees John Darby:Dispensationalism Emperor Constantine: Thomas Aquinas: Galileo: Ellen White: 7DA People (Faith) Christianity legalized “Father of logic and reason” Father of Heliocentrism Charles Russell: JW Hadrian Charlemagne: Blended math and science with Copernicus: John Wesley: Jacob Neusner: People (Other) Trajan Father of the West religion and philosophy Sun at center Father of Methodism Jewish-Christian Bridge Events 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Gnosticism Crisis Fall of Rome Middle Ages Scholasticism: Postmodernity Medieval education in logic The Enlightenment Heresies Persecution Social Holy Roman Empire (Christendom) - and church tradition and dogma Awakening to nature, reality from Emperors to Popes, Civil Religion Gospel Groups 1378 1550 Internet/ Western/Papal English Reformation Information Age Iconoclastic Controversy: Schism: Anglicans Social Monastic Movements: Creeds (West), Icons (East) Multiple Popes 1517 Networking Service, prayer, discipline Muratorian Luther’s 95 Theses 1920 Canon (1st NT Canon) Scopes Trial Medieval Nationalism: Pilgrims Forced Conversions National identity determines Apollinarism religious affiliation Puritans Fundamentalism 1536 Eutychian Age of Presbyterianism Secular 381AD Nestorius, Calvin’s Controversy Indulgences (Scotland) Humanism Council of Pelagianism Institutes Constantinople: Roman Catholic 2nd Great Awakening Humanity of Jesus 1517 Camp Meetings Gentiles 431AD 451AD Eastern Orthodox as Jews Arianism Protestant Pentecostalism Council of Council of Reformation Lutherans 1st Great Awakening (Wesley) 325AD Ephesus: Chalcedon: Captures of Jerusalem: Revolutions: 50AD Council Singularity 100% God 637AD Saladin 1440 1598 Edict of Jerusalem Of Nicea: of Jesus and 100% Muslims 1054 1st Crusade Printing Nantes: Equality 1776 American Council: Divinity of Man Capture East/West Muslims Press For Protestatants 1789 French Circumcision Jesus in Catholic lands Jerusalem Schism Crusades: World Wars: 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 Empires 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 European Empires (800-1960) Arabian Empire (640-1500) Ottoman Empire (1500-1920) Mayan (525-1300) Aztec, Inca 1400-1520 USA (1700-Today) Japanese Empire (300-1945) Roman Empire (27BC - 475AD) Byzantine Empire - Eastern Roman Empire (27BC - 1453) British Empire (1600-1980) Chinese Dynasties (2000BC-Today) 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Derived from: https://bemadiscipleship.com.
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