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CHRONOLOGY
(Some dates are approximate)
BC
1523 The Shang dynasty (‘Sons of Heaven’) - first large political state in China
1440 Moses and the Israelites leave Egypt for the Sinai desert
1400 Probable birth of Zoroaster (1200, 1000, and 600s are also proposed as birth years)
12/11th century Period of the Judges, Book of the Covenant (Exodus) (The Old Testament)
1027 Chou dynasty in China expands the lands of the ‘Sons of Heaven’
1000 Aryan peoples (Persians, Medes) dominate the area of present day Iran
Origin of the written source by the “Elohists” and “Jahvists” . The source we owe to Jahvists used the name
Elohists used the name “Elohim”
Jahvists’ work probably originated in southern Judea in 10-9th centuries BC. and Elohists’ probably in 8th ce
el. The two works were later merged with one another, and subsequently together with the “Second Book of th
the Priestly writings) to form what is known as the “Five books of Moses” - The Torah.
after 926 Kingdom of Israel in the north; kingdom of Judah in the south
722 King Sargon of Agade (Sharru-ken/Sharrum-kin) conquers the northern kingdom of Israel
639/638-609 So-called “Deuteronomistic reform” (621 BC.) by King Josiah of Judah which attempts to put into practice th
cond book of the law-Deuteronomy’. In order to lend importance to it, it was given the style of an address to th
end of their wandering in the wilderness.
634-546 Thales
586 Babylonians conquer the southern kingdom of Judah under Nebuchadnezzar II.
So-called “Deuteronomical historical work”. These are called deuteronomistic history because having origin
of the 6th century they are composed entirely in the spirit of the Deuteronomy. The connection with Deuterono
tent, it originated not before the 6th century BC. and possibly later.
Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, so-called Priestly writings (The Old Testament)
580-500 Pythagoras
522-486 Darius
469-399 Socrates
428-347 Plato
372-287 Diogenes
384-322 Atistotle
334-326 Alexander the Great invades Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Babylon, Persia and NW India
≈ 300 Ramayana
Euclid’s geometry
287-212 Archimedes
Asoka, the emperor of India sends Buddhist missionaries as far as Marseilles (Roquepertuse)
167-164 Maccabees
Qumran texts
45 Julian calendar
AD
14 First Roman emperor Augustus dies, Tiberius Caesar suceeds as emperor of Rome
20 Return of Jesus to the West, probably journeys to Greece and Britain (?)
30-35 Crucifixion of Jesus (?) (Choose the year you like, it won’t make any difference!)
Jesus in Parthia
before 50 Jesus lives in the university town of Taxila (Punjab), and is seen at the court of Gondapharos, the Indo-Parth
50 Jesus at the court of king Gopananda (Gopadatta) who ruled about 49-109
after 50 Jesus under the name of Yuz Asaf travels as an itinerant preacher in Kashmir and neighboring regions
56-120 Tacitus
Peter crucified
66-70 Series of Jewish rebellions against Rome
73 Fall of Masada
182-251 Origen
184 The Roman army carries the great plague from Parthia (Iraq) into the Empire
190 Catholic bishops’ power is established and a New Testament canon is formulated
284-305 The last of the great state persecutions against Christians occurs under Diocletian
306-337 Constantine
313 Emperor Constantine issues the Edict of Milan which legalizes Christianity throughout the Roman Empire
328-333 Constantine makes Byzantium his new capital under the name of Constantinople
354-430 Augustine
375 Eusebius divides New Testament into authentic, disputed and spurious parts
396-430 Augustine reigns as bishop of Hippo in North Africa. In 410-426 he writes ‘City of God’.
397 Third Council of Carthage (Augustine) settles final Canon of the New Testament
571 Birth of Mohamed, the Islam prophet (birth year propositions range from 567 to 573 but 571 seems to be the
ority of researchers agree)
614 Damascus and Jerusalem sacked by Persians. Holy Cross carried away.
622 Hegira to Medina by the Mohammedan Arabs, beginning of the Islamic calendar
661 Ali - Mohamed’s nephew and son-in-law assasinated; followers found the Shi’ite sect
after 1071 Seljuk Turks rule Persia and Iraq; massive numbers of Turks settle in Asia Minor
1095-1099 The Crusades to wrest Palestine from the Moslems are launched by Pope Urban II.
1126-1198 Averroes
1135-1204 Maimonides
1475-1564 Michelangelo
1483-1546 Luther
1455 Gutenberg’s printed Bible
1502-1736 Safavids
1509-1564 Calvin
1517 Martin Luther nails 96 Theses to the Wittenberg Chapel. The Protestant Reformation begins.
Beginning of Reformation
1564-1642 Galileo
1620 The Mayflower carries puritans to America. Colonies are established in New England.
1632-1677 Spinoza
1741 Badi-ud-Din Abul Qasım notes one of Apostles is buried at Yuzu Asaph’s tomb
1766 Decree in favour of custodian of Yuzu Asaph’s tomb, by Grand Mufti of Kashmir
1804 The British and Foreign Bible Society seeks to translate the Bible into every language.
1920 Docker’s If Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross: A Study in Evidence
1956 Millar Burrows translates Dead Sea Scrolls; Copper Scrolls deciphered
1957 Kurt Berna’s Jesus Nicht am Kreuz Gestorben and Das Linnen (Turin Shroud)
1962-1965 The Second Vatican Council revolutionizes the Catholic Church - services are allowed to be held in the vern
n.
1975 Discovery of slab with Jesus’ foot-marks (by F.M. Hassnain & Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din)