I know we're well into it now, but I found this timeline too helpful not to post.
Jeff
Note: This is general outline, many of these dates are contested. This represents scholarly guesstimates, not traditional or religious consensus.
C. 2000-1700 The Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Abraham migrates from Ur (in Babylonia) to Haran and then to Palestine.
c. 1700-1600 Migration of Jacob family into Egypt; enslavement in Egypt
c. 1280-1250 Exodus from Egypt; Moses
c. 1250-1200 Hebrew Conquest of Canaan
c. 1020-922 United Kingdom: Reigns of Saul, David, Solomon
c. 922 Division of the Kingdom into North (Israel) and South Uudah)
c. 722 Fail of Northern Kingdom (Israel & its capital, Samaria) to the Assyrians
c. 7th/6th century Job written (scholarly guesses range from 9th-2nd centuries BCE)
c. 597 Fail of Southern Kingdom Uudah) to Babylonians
c. 586 Fall of Jerusalem; Babylonians destroy Judah
c. 586-536 Hebrews in Exile in Babylon
Persian rule of Palestine 538-331
c. 536 Hebrews released from exile in Babylonia under Cyrus the Great; return to Palestine
Hellenistic Period in Palestine 331-63
c. 336-323 Rule of Alexander the Great; rules over Palestine by 331 c. 301-197 Egyptian kings (Ptolemies I-V) control Palestine
c. 197-142 Seleucid Dynasty of Syria controls Palestine
c. 167 Maccabean revolt against Seleucids
c 142-67 Palestine is autonomous under Maccabean
Roman Dominance over Palestine 63 BCE-395 CE
c. 63 Pompey establishes Roman control of Palestine
c. 27 Roman Empire established under Octavian (Augustus)
All Dates Below CE:
c. 4 BCE-30 CE Life of Jesus
c. 10 Birth of Paul
c. 26-36 Rule of Pontius Pilate
c. 35 Conversion of Paul
c. 52-59 Paul writes Letter to tile Galatians, Letter to the Romans, Letters to the Corinthians
c. 65 Death of Paul
c. 65-70 Gospel of Mark
c. 66 Hebrews revolt against Roman rule
c. 70 Jerusalem destroyed by Romans
c. 0-90 Gospel of Luke & Gospel of Matthew
c. 100 or later (scholarly guesses range from 90 to 150): Gospel of John
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