4. PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF NEW TESTAMENT TIMES. CONTEMPORANEOUS A. D. SCRIPTURE HISTORY. EVENTS IN PALESTINE. EVENTS IN THE ROMAN A.D. TIBERIUS colleague of Augustus........ 12 13 14 14 26 Augustus dies, TIBERIUS sole Emperor (14-37).... CALIGULA Emperor (37-41) 37 37 more than 3 years, and visit to Jerusalem. curator.... Rome...... including his fourth The Tetrarchy of Tra- Decree of Claudius ban- 53 He enters Europe. Paul writes First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians from Corinth. 54 begins his third missionary journey, occupying about four years. the Gala- Revolt of the Sicarii, tians (?) from Ephesus, 57 Paul writes First Epistle 58 Paul writes to the Romans from Corinth. 58 He visits (the fifth time) Jerusalem; is apprehended, brought before Felix, and imprisoned for two years at Cæsarea. Acts 21: 17-26, 32. 60 Paul appears before Fes- PORCIUS tus, and is sent to Italy. curator........ FESTUS Pro to Rome respecting the NERO Emperor (54-68)...... 54 61 Paul arrives a prisoner Embassy from Jerusalem War with Boadicea in at Rome in spring. Epistle of James the 61-63 Paul writes to the Britain........... Apollonius of Tyana at the Olympic games. Epistle (?). *Those who deny a second Roman captivity of Paul and put his martyrdom in a. D. 64, assign First Timothy and Titus to the period of his three years' residence in Ephesus, A. D. 54 to 57, and Second Timothy to a. D. 63 or 64. For fuller chronology of Paul's life see PAUL. + Gen. 10:5:"By these were the isles," etc. The word translated "isles" rather means countries, especially those washed by the sea. TABLE OF THE HERODIAN FAMILY AS MENTIONED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. Antipater, of Idumæan descent, appointed Procurator of Judæa by Julius Cæsar, B. c. 47, married Cypros, an Arabian. Herod the King (Matt. 2:1, 3: Luke 1: 5); Herod (Matt. 2: 7, 12-19, 22); The King (Matt. 2:9). ↑ Philip (Matt. 14:3; Mark 6: 17; Luke 3: 19). HEROD PHILIP II.,§ m. (Tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis). (Op. Matt. 16:13; Mark 8:27.) D. A. D. 33-34. Salome. d. of Herodias by Philip I. [Several names, both of wives and of descendants, have been omitted in this table; but those given will suffice to elucidate the New Testament history.] Herod the Tetrarch (Matt. 14:1; Luke 3: 1, 19; 9: 7; Acts 13: 1); Herod (Matt. 14: 3, 6; Mark 6: 16-22; Luke 3: 19; 8:3; 9:9; 23: 7-12, 15; Acts 4:27); The King (Matt. 14:9; Mark 6: 22, 25-27); King Herod (Mark 6: 14). Philip the Tetrarch (Luke 3:1). Herod the King, Herod (Acts 12). King Agrippa, Agrippa (Acts 25: 13, etc.; 26: 1, etc.). WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY, AND TIME. (From the Oxford Sunday-School Teacher's Bible, with Additions.) A cubit.. 400 cubits 1.824 1:12)...... 24 miles = 1 furlong (Luke 24: 13). 10 furlongs = 1 mile (Matt. 5: 41). 15 furlongs = 1 Sabbath-day's journey (John 11:18; Acts 1 day's journey. ............. 33 11 28 0 0 16 0 0 0.1416 2.8333 5.1 5 ephahs 1 letech (Hos. 3:2).. 2 letechs = 1 kor or homer (Num. 11: 32; Hos. 3:2)......... 32 |