| Date | Biblical Events | Events in Palestine | Events in Roman Empire |
| 40 B.C. | | Herod made king of Judah | |
| 27 B.C. | | | Octavian (Augustus) becomes Emperor |
| 3 B.C. | | Death of Herod | |
| 4 B.C. | Birth of Christ | | |
| 6 A.D. | | Judah made a Roman province | |
| 9 A.D. | Christ confounds teachers at Jerusalem | | |
| 14 A.D. | | | Death of Augustus — Tiberius becomes Emperor |
| 25 A.D. | | Caiaphus made Jewish High Priest | |
| 26 A.D. | | Pontius Pilate made governor of Judea | |
| 27 A.D. | Christ baptized and begins His ministry | | |
| 31 A.D. | Christ crucified (April 25) | | |
| 31 A.D. | Church receives Holy Spirit (June 18) | | |
| 31 A.D. | Simon Magus baptized | | |
| 35 A.D. | Paul converted | | |
| 36 A.D. | | Pilate sent to Rome | |
| 37 A.D. | | Herod Agrippa made king of Judea and Samaria | Gaius (Caligula) made Emperor at Rome |
| 41 A.D. | | | Claudius made Emperor |
| 42 A.D. | Matthew written | | |
| 43 A.D. | James is martyred | | |
| 44 A.D. | | Agrippa dies | |
| 47 A.D. | Paul's First Journey | | |
| 49 A.D. | Council at Jerusalem | | |
| 50 A.D. | Paul's Second Journey | | |
| 50 A.D. | Gospel goes to Europe exactly 19 years after founding of the Church | | |
| 51 A.D. | Paul writes I and II Thessalonians | | |
| 51 A.D. | | Felix made Procurator | |
| 52 A.D. | Paul writes Galatians | Herod Agrippa II made Tetrarch | Claudius banishes the Jews from Rome |
| 53 A.D. | Paul's Third Journey | | |
| 53-55 A.D. | Paul's stay at Ephesus | | |
| 54 A.D. | | | Nero becomes Emperor |
| 55 A.D. | Paul writes I Corinthians (spring); II Corinthians (fall) | | |
| 55-56 A.D. | Paul writes Romans | | |
| 56-58 A.D. | Paul imprisoned at Caesarea | | |
| 59 A.D. | Paul appeals to Caesar; is sent to Rome | | |
| 59-61 A.D. | Paul writes "Prison Epistles" Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon | | |
| 60-62 A.D. | James (Christ's brother) writes his epistle | Festus made Procurator (60 A.D.) | |
| 62 A.D. | James (Christ's brother) is killed | Albinus made Procurator | |
| 64 A.D. | Paul writes Hebrews | Florus made Procurator | Conflagration at Rome — Persecution of Christians |
| 64 A.D. | Paul visits Asia Minor, perhaps also Spain and Britain | | |
| 65 A.D. | Paul returns to Rome | | |
| 65 A.D. | Writes I Timothy, Titus, II Timothy | | |
| 66 A.D. | Paul's death at Rome — probably beheaded | | |
| 68 A.D. | | | Galba becomes Emperor |
| 69 A.D. | | | Otho becomes Emperor; Vitellius becomes Emperor; Vespasian becomes Emperor |
| 70 A.D. | | Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus | |
| 75 A.D. | Peter writes I Peter | | |
| 77 A.D. | Peter writes II Peter | | |
| 79 A.D. | | | Titus becomes Emperor |
| 80 A.D. | Death of Peter | | |
| 81 A.D. | | | Domitian becomes Emperor; Christian persecutions |
| 85-87 A.D. | John writes I, II, and III John | | |
| 80's A.D. (?) | Jude writes his epistle | | |
| 95-96 A.D. | John writes Revelation | | |
| 96 A.D. | | | Nerva becomes Emperor |
| 98 A.D. | | | Trajan becomes Emperor |
| 100-101 A.D. | Death of John | | |
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