Chronology of the New Testament

Lesson #3

DATE

ROME

JUDEA

NEW TESTAMENT


30

 


31

32

33
34
35


36

 

 

 

 


37

 Tiberius was long under the evil influence of the wicked, ambitious and antisemitic Prefect of the Praetorian Guard, Sejanus. More and more affairs of government are entrusted to Sejanus, until he attempts a plot to kill Tiberius and take full control. Tiberius is warned of the plot by Antonia, daughter of Marc Antony and grandmother of Caligula. She is a life long friend to Tiberius. Sejanus is condemned by the Senate and strangled. Many of his associates are put to death, including his young daughter and ex-wife. Others choose suicide, including a former daughter-in-law of Tiberius. Even Livilla, daughter of Antonia is ordered to be tried, but starves herself to death before the trial. In the last six years of his reign, Tiberius will have sixty-three people put to death for treason.

 

 

In 37, Tiberius leaves Capri to visit in Campania. At one point he has a fainting fit. Thinking him dead, those with him flock around Caligula, the "new emperor." When Tiberius begins to revive, a "friend of all concerned" ends the embarrassing moment by smothering Tiberius with a pillow.

The 25 year old Gaius Caesar Germanicus is the designated new emperor. Caligula is a nickname. His father, Germanicus, was a Roman General. As a young boy, Gaius was given the nickname by his troops because he wore caliga, army boots. Caligula's father's mother was the daughter of Mark Antony, and his mother's mother was the daughter of Augustus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilate is recalled to Rome to answer to Tiberius on charges of cruelty. However, Tiberius dies before Pilate arrives in Rome. It is thought that Pilate later committed suicide. He is followed in Judea by Marcellus who is
Procurator for only one year.




Caligula appoints Marullus to be Procurator of Judea, a position he holds till Caligula's death in 41.




 

 The trial of Jesus, the cruci- fixion, resurrection, ascension, day of Pentecost. The culmination of all God's plans since the fall of man arrives. Prophecies are, fulfilled. Luke 24 to Acts 2.

The gospel prospers with hun-
dreds of conversions, but not without problems, Acts 3-6 Stephen is stoned and saints are scattered, Acts 7.

Philip preaches in Samaria,
Simon the sorcerer and the Ethiopian are converted, Acts 8.

Conversion of Saul in 35, Acts 9. He goes to Arabia for an extended stay and returns to Damascus before ever returning to Jerusalem, Galatians 1:15-24.


Saul's first journey to Jeru- salem. He afterwards goes to Tarsus. Acts 9:26-30, Galatians 1:15-24. The church "had  rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified," Acts 9:31.

 

Peter raises Dorcus at Joppa, Acts 9:36ff

 

 

 


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