AUGUSTUS
37 – 41
1ST CENTURY
The Birth of Christ
Carl Bloch (19th Cen.)
Baptism of Christ Temptation of Christ
12th Cen. 12th Cen.
Calling of Peter and Andrew
Luca Giordano (17th Cen.)
Cleansing a Leper
J.M. Doze (1864)
Healing the Centurion’s Servant
Paolo Veronese (16th Cen.)
Healing a Paralytic
Unknown
Withered Hand
Mosaic
Head of John the Baptist
Caravaggio (1607)
Rich Young Ruler
H. Hofmann (1889)
The Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci (1498)
Christ on the Cross
Peter Paul Rubens (1620)
The Four Evangelists
J. Jordaens (1625)
Martyrs are indicated with a † following their place of death
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TIBERIUS CALIGULA CLAUDIUS NERO VESPASIAN TITUS DOMITIAN NERVA TRAJAN HADRIAN EMPEROR OF ROME/PERSECUTION
96 – 98
27 BC – AD 14 14 – 37 41 – 54 Nero 54 – 68 69 – 79 79 – 81
81 – 96 98 – 117 117 – 138
64 – 68 91 – 96 108 – 117
PHILIP Tiberius AGRIPPA I AGRIPPA II TETRARCH OF BATANAEA/CHALCIS
48 – 53
4 BC – AD 34 34 – 44 Claudius
KING OF THE JEWS
HEROD THE GREAT PHILIPANTIPAS
HEROD 39 – 44 Paul Before Felix TETRARCH OF GALILEE
Augustus
37 BC – 4 BC Till Niermann / CC BY-SA 4 BC4 –BC
34–AD
AD 39 William Hograth (1752)
Tribute Penny
Mark 12:16
ARCHELAUS (6) JUDEA PROVINCE ESTABLISHED PILATE 41 – 44
FELIX FESTUS
ETHNARCH OF JUDEA
DrusMAX CC / BY-SA
60 – 62
Herod the Great 4 BC – AD 6 26 – 36 Paul Before Agrippa 52 – 60 PREFECT/PROCURATOR OF JUDEA
ANNAS CAIAPHAS ANANIAS HIGH PRIEST OF ISRAEL
6 – 15 18 – 36 47 – 59
Annas & Caiaphas
The Preaching of John
Bacchiacca (1520)
James Tissot (1894)
Wherefore let us give up
MESSENGER BEFORE HIS FACE
JOHN THE BAPTIST vain and fruitless cares and
Ἰησοῦς
John the Baptist Saint Peter as Pope Saint James the Elder
JERUSLAEM, JUDEA MACHAERUS, PEREA†
BEGINS BAPTIZING AND PREACHING REPENTANCE (25)
4 BC – AD 28 Juan Joanes (1560) Peter Paul Rubens (1612) Rembrandt (1661) approach to the glorious
The Flight into Egypt
BAPTIZES JESUS AT BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN (27)
and venerable rule of our
JESUS
Boy Jesus in the Temple BEHEADED BY HEROD ANTIPAS (28)
Peter Paul Rubens (1614) van der Werff (18th Cen.)
LORD AND GOD Iēsous, “Jesus”. This word is simply a Greek holy calling. Let us attend to
BETHLEHEM, JUDEA JERUSALEM, JUDEA
BAPTIZED; TEMPTATION; NICODEMUS; CALLING OF THE 12; SERMON ON THE MOUNT (27-28)
4 BC – AD 30 transliteration of the Hebrew ‫( ישוע‬Yeshua),
meaning, “Yahweh (the Lord) is salvation.” what is good, pleasing, and
5,000 FED; WALKS ON WATER; MANY DESERT; 4,000 FED; TRANSFIGURATION (29)
acceptable in the sight of
JAMES THE GREAT
THE 70 APPOINTED; LAZARUS RAISED; PASSION WEEK; CRUCIFIED; RESURRECTED; ASCENDS (30)
John on Patmos him who formed us. Let us
FIRST APOSTLE TO BE MARTYRED
Marriage at Cana Christ Instructing Nicodemus
M. de Vos (1596) Crijn Hendricksz (17th Cen.) Nazareth
BETHSAIDA, GALILEE
CALLED BY CHRIST WITH BROTHER JOHN WHILE FISHING (28)
JERUSALEM, JUDEA†
BEHEADED BY AGRIPPA I (44)
? – 44 Titian (1544) The Conversion of Saint Paul
look steadfastly to the blood
JAIRUS’ DAUGHTER; TRANSFIGURATION; REQUEST OF JAMES AND JOHN (29) Luca Giordano (1690)
JAMES THE JUST of Christ, and see how
OLIVET DISCOURSE; CHRIST CRUCIFIED, RAISED, ASCENDS; PENTECOST (30)
Miraculous Draught of Fish
Jacopo Bassano (1545)
Sermon on the Mount House of Martha and Mary
Samaritan Woman
Carracci (16th Cen.) PILLAR OF JERUSALEM CHURCH precious that blood is to
? – 62
Carl Bloch (19th Cen.) Jacopo Bassano (16th Cen.)
NAZARETH, GALILEE JERUSALEM, JUDEA†
SEES THE RISEN CHRIST (30) JAMES (45)
COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM: PRESIDES (49)
STONED AT JERUSALEM (62)
God, which, having been
APOSTLE TO THE JEWS
PETER Saint Paul The Torches of Nero
shed for our salvation, has
Healing Peter’s Mother-in-Law
John Bridges (19th Cen.)
Calming the Storm
Rembrandt (1633)
Casting Out Legion
Unknown BETHSAIDA, GALILEE ROME, ITALIA† ? – 64 Montagna (1482) Henryk Siemiradzki (1876)
set the grace of repentance
before the whole world. Let
CALLED BY CHRIST WITH BROTHER ANDREW WHILE FISHING; “CEPHAS”(27-28) SAMARIA (35) 1 PETER (62)
WALKS ON WATER; “YOU ARE THE CHRIST”; TRANSFIGURATION; 70 X 7 (29) CORNELIUS CONVERTED (40) 2 PETER; EXECUTED AT ROME (64)
PAUL OF TARSUS
OLIVET DISCOURSE; DENIAL; CHRIST CRUCIFIED, RAISED, ASCENDS; PENTECOST (30) COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM (49)
MISSIONARY JOURNEYS
us turn to every age that has
EVANGELIST
ST 2 ND 3 RD
1
Calling of Matthew Raising Jairus’ Daughter Calling of the Apostles 46 – 49 49 – 52 52 – 57
N. Pietersz (1657) Ilya Repin (1871)
Bleeding Woman
4th Cen. D. Ghirlandaio (1481)
The Pool
Giovane (1592) TARSUS, CILICIA
STEPHEN STONED; CONVERTED; ARABIA, JERUSALEM, TARSUS; MEETS BARNABAS; TEACHER AT ANTIOCH (36-46) 1-2 COR.; ROMANS (55-57)
ROME, ITALIA† 5 – 67 Luke passed, and learn that, from
Reni (1621)
GALATIANS; COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM (48-49) PRISON EPISTLES (61-62)
generation to generation,
LUKE
1-2 THESSALONIANS (51) PASTORAL EPISTLES; BEHEADED (64-67)
Healing the Blind ONLY GENTILE AUTHOR OF SCRIPTURE the Lord has granted a place
Multiplication of Loaves
5 – 87 The Siege of Jerusalem
Lanfranco (1522)
Walking on Water
Aivazovsky (19th Cen.) G. Assereto (1640)
Transfiguration
Raphael (1520)
With Children
Bloch (19th Cen.)
ANTIOCH, SYRIA
JOINS PAUL AND TIMOTHY AT TROAS; REMAINS AT PHILIPPI (49) VOYAGE TO ROME (59)
THEBES, ACHAIA†
David Roberts (1850)
of repentance to all such as
would be converted unto
LEAVES PHILIPPI WITH PAUL (56) LUKE (61)
JOHN
ARRIVES IN JERUSALEM WITH PAUL AND THE OTHERS; ACCOMPANIES PAUL TO CAESAREA (57) ACTS (65)
Lazarus Zacchaeus Entry into Jerusalem Cleansing the Temple Woe unto You Judas “LOVE ONE ANOTHER” him. Clement, 1 Clement 7
C. Bloch (1875) James Tissot (1890) Lorenzetti (1320) El Greco (1600) James Tissot (1890) L. Memmi(1340) BETHSAIDA, GALILEE
CALLED BY CHRIST WHILE FISHING (28) SAMARIA (35) JOHN (85)
EPHESUS, ASIA MINOR
REVELATION (96)
10 – 100 Beheading of Paul
TRANSFIGURATION; MOTHER’S REQUEST (29) GOES TO EPHESUS; OPPOSES PROTO-GNOSTICS LIKE CERINTHUS (55) TRAINS POLYCARP (90) Enrique Simonet (1887)
CLEMENT OF ROME
CHRIST CRUCIFIED, RAISED, ASCENDED; PENTECOST (30) 1-3 JOHN; EXILED TO PATMOS (95)
FIRST APOSTOLIC FATHER
Gethsemane Christ Before Caiaphas Behold the Man! To Calvary Christ Nailed to the Cross The Crucifixion BETHSAIDA, GALILEE CHERSONESUS, TAURICA†
EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS A.K.A. 1 CLEMENT (97)
35 – 100 Martyrdom of Clement
G. Tiepolo (1750) Matthias Stom (1630) Antonio Ciseri (1871) Raphael (1516) Gerard David (1481) P. Lastman (1616) CLEMENT’S SOLE EXTANCT WORK IS HIS EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS, WRITTEN IN RESPONSE TO AN ECCLESIASTICAL DISPUTE. URGING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION, HE CITED BOTH THE SEPTUAGINT AND Bernadino Fungai (1500)
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
APOSTOLIC WRITINGS. THE ANNUARIO PONTIFICIO LISTS CLEMENT AS THE FOURTH BISHOP OF ROME, THOUGH SOME ANCIENT LISTS HAVE HIM AS THE SECOND AND OTHERS AS THE THIRD IN SUCCESSION.
7 EPISTLES BEFORE MARTYRDOM
Pentecost
SYRIA ROME, ITALIA†
CONDEMNED BY TRAJAN AT ANTIOCH TO BE MARTYRED AT THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME; WRITES 7 EPISTLES (6 TO CHURCHES AND 1 TO POLYCARP) EN ROUTE TO MARTYRDOM (108)
35 – 108 Josephus
J. Mildorfer (1750)
TRADITIONALLY THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF THE CHILDREN CHRIST BLESSED AT CAPERNAUM, IGNATIUS BORE
The Ascension Pentecost
GOSPEL/PENTECOST THE NAME THEOPHORUS (“GOD BEARER”) AND WAS MARTYRED AT THE COLOSSEUM, EATEN BY BEASTS.
POLYCARP OF SMYRNA
VENERABLE MARTYR
B. West (1801) Titian (1545)
30 SMYRNA, ASIA MINOR
POLYCARP WAS SAID TO HAVE KNOWN THE APOSTLE JOHN IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS.
SMYRNA, ASIA MINOR†
EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS (115)
69 – 155
THE SCATTERING: CHURCH OF ANTIOCH FOUNDED Since we long ago resolved never to be
35 FIRE OF ROME: NERO BEGINS servants to the Romans, nor to any
PAUL (SAUL) 64 CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION other than to God…the time is now come
that obliges us to make that resolution
CONVERTED TITUS SACKS JERUSALEM, true in practice…We were the very first
36 70 DESTROYS TEMPLE that revolted and the last to fight
Peter Preaching at Pentecost
Benjamin West (18th Cen.)
CORNELIUS against them; and I cannot but esteem it
CONVERTED FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS: as a favor that God has granted us that
The Resurrection
40 WARS OF THE JEWS it is still in our power to die bravely and
The Stoning of Stephen Eunuch
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1873) Rembrandt (1625) Or. Icon
75 in a state of freedom. Eleazar ben Yair
Quoted in Wars of the Jews
CHRIST’S DEATH, BURIAL, AND RESURRECTION COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM/GENTILE MISSIONS
1 PENTECOST 50 JERUSALEM SACKED 100
OTHER SCRIPTURE MATTHEW, MARK (55) HEBREWS, JUDE (69)
MAJOR CHURCHES FOUNDED JERUSALEM (30) ANTIOCH (35) ALEXANDRIA (42) ROME (46) EPHESUS (51)
The Apostle Paul
Rembrandt (1657)
John COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM 1ST JEWISH REVOLT
66 – 73 Arch of Titus
49
Memling (1468)
KEEPING OF THE MOSAIC LAW, INCLUDING CIRCUMCISION, NOT INCUMBENT ON GENTILE CONVERTS; DIETARY RULES Destruction of the Temple
IMPOSED FOR SAKE OF CONSCIENCE AND DISSOCIATION FROM GENTILE IDOLATRY; SEXUAL IMMORALITY FORBIDDEN VESPASIAN, TITUS, FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ELEAZAR BEN SIMON Steerpike / CC BY 3.0 Francesco Hayez (1867)