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 TIMELINE FOR THE NEW
TESTAMENT

Anatolia, Egypt and Dates Syria, Canaan, and Israel Mesopotamia

Greece, and Africa and Persia
Rome

4 BC Angel appears to Zechariah

(c. Nov 15; Lk 1:8–22)
3 BC The Annunciation (inter
Apr 17-May 16; Lk 1:26–
38); John the Baptist born
(Aug; Lk 1:57–66)
Holy family 2 BC Jesus born (mid Jan to early
in Egypt Feb; Mt 1:25; Lk 2:1–7);
Magi visit; flight to Egypt
(mid to late in the year; Mt
2)
1 BC Death of Herod the Great
(after Jan 10; Mt 2:19);
return to Nazareth (Mt
2:19–23)
AD 6 Judas the Galilean leads
revolt against Rome; Judea,
Samaria, and Idumaea
combined to form the
Roman province of Judea
c. 10 Rabbi Hillel dies
11 Jesus in temple before the
elders (c. Apr 8–22; Lk
2:42)
Tiberius, 14–
Roman emperor 37
Revolt in Gaul; 21
grain shortages
cause unrest in
Rome
29 Baptism of Jesus (fall; Lk
3:1–2)
30 Jesus at Passover (c. Apr 8;
Jn 2:20)
32 Jesus at Passover (c. Apr
15; Jn 6:4); Jesus arrives at
Feast of Booths (c. Oct 14;
 Jn 7:14); Feast of Booths
(Oct 17 or 18; Jn 7:3 7)
Roman senators 33 Triumphal entry (Sun, Mar Jews of
unable to pay 29); Last Supper (Thurs Parthia,
debts; eve, Apr 2); crucifixion (Fri, Media, Elam
subsidized by Apr 3); resurrection (Sun, and
Emperor Apr 5); ascension (May 14; Mesopotamia
Tiberius Lk 24:51; Ac 1:9); travel to
Pentecost (May 24) Jerusalem for
Pentecost
Ethiopian c. 35
eunuch
baptized,
returns home
(Ac 8:26–39)
35– Revolt of
42 Seleucia on
the Tigris
against
Parthian rule
36 Paul’s conversion (Ac 9:1–
31)
Caligula 37– Josephus, Jewish historian,
(Gaius), Roman 41 born
emperor
Philo of c. 39 Caligula attempts to place
Alexandria statue of himself in
leads Jewish Jerusalem temple
delegation to
Rome
41 Martyrdom of James (late
Mar; Ac 12:2); Peter in
prison (Apr; Ac 12:3–4);
Passover (May 4; Ac 12:4);
Peter leaves Jerusalem
(May; Gal 2:11)
41– Herod Agrippa I rules Judea
44
Claudius, 41–
Roman emperor 54
Peter on mission 42 Peter in Antioch (May 41-
in Asia Minor Apr 42; Gal 2:11)
(spr/sum; 1Pt
1:1–2); [in
Corinth (fall); at
Rome (mid
Nov)]
44 Herod Agrippa at festival in
Caesarea (Mar 5; Ac 12:19);
death of Herod Agrippa
(Mar 10; Ac 12:21–23)
 47– Paul’s 1st missionary
48 journey (Ac 13:1–14:28)
Paul goes to 49 Conference in Jerusalem
Macedonia; (Ac 15:1–35); Peter goes to
Barnabas and Antioch (Feb; Gal 2:11);
John Mark go to Paul confronts Peter (Apr;
Cyprus (mid Gal 2:11)
May; Ac 15:36–
16:10)
49– [Peter in Antioch (seven
56 years)]
Paul’s 2nd Philo of 49–
missionary Alexandria 51
journey (Ac leads second
15:3918:22) Jewish
delegation to
Rome
Paul’s 3rd mis- 52–
sionary journey 55
(Ac 18:2321:17)
Nero, Roman 54–
emperor 68
55– Paul imprisoned in Caesarea
57 (Ac 23:23–26:32)
Paul’s journey 57–
to Rome (Ac 58
27:1–28:16)
Paul in custody 58–
in Rome (Ac 60
28:17–31)
62 Martyrdom of James, the
Lord’s brother
Paul assigns 64–
Titus at Crete 65
(Ti 1:5)
Paul in Ephesus, 65
where he leaves
Timothy (spr-
sum; 1Tm 1:3)
Tiberius 66
Julius
Alexander, of
Jewish
descent,
appointed
Roman
prefect of
Egypt
66– Jewish revolt against
70 Romans
Peter and Paul 68
martyred
Emperor 69–
Vespasian 79
70 Titus destroys Jerusalem Jerusalem
temple; Rabbon Yohanan Jews settle in
ben Zakkai at Yavneh Babylonia,
Academy which
becomes the
new center of
Judaism
c. 73 Fall of Masada
Emperor Titus 79–
81
Emperor 81–
Domitian 96
c. Rabbon Gamaliel II at
90– Yavneh Academy
115
Jews revolt in Jews revolt in 115– Trajan
Cyprus Egypt and 17 captures
Cyrene Mesopotamia;
Jews revolt
Founding of 130
Antinoöpolis
by Emperor
Hadrian
132– Bar Kokhba revolt; death of
35 Rabbi Akiva, Yavneh
Academy leader who hailed
Bar Kokhba as the messiah
THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND PAUL’S JOURNEY TO ROME. The Roman Empire
formed the backdrop for the ministries of Jesus and the apostles. Jesus was born during the
reign of Caesar Augustus (27 BC-AD14; Lk 2:1). He carried out His earthly ministry, was
crucified, and rose from the dead during the reign of Tiberius (AD 14–37; Lk 3:1). Claudius
(AD 41–54) expelled Jews (and Jewish Christians) from Rome (Ac 18:2). Under Nero (AD
54–68), Paul journeyed to Rome to make his appeal to Caesar and bear witness to Christ
there (AD 57–58; Acts 27–28). Later, Nero persecuted Christians, and in AD 68, Paul and
Peterwere martyred in Rome.
1 TIMOTHY
 INTRODUCTION TO
1 TIMOTHY
Overview
Author
Paul the apostle
Date
AD 65
Places
Ephesus; Macedonia
People
Paul; Timothy; Hymenaeus;
Alexander
Purpose
To encourage and instruct Timothy as he called the Ephesians
to be faithful to God’s Word
Law and Sin Themes
Charged/appointed with service; threat of false teachers;
management
Grace and Gospel Themes
The glorious Gospel; salvation through Christ, our Mediator;
hallowed by God’s Word/grace
Memory Verses
Chief of sinners (1:15–16); one mediator (2:5–6); the mystery
of godliness (3:16); contentment (6:6–8)