Since we long ago resolved never to beservants to the Romans, nor to anyother than to God…the time is now comethat obliges us to make that resolutiontrue in practice…We were the very firstthat revolted and the last to fightagainst them; and I cannot but esteem itas a favor that God has granted us thatit is still in our power to die bravely andin a state of freedom. Eleazar ben Yair

Quoted in Wars of the Jews

FELIX52 – 60

FESTUS60 – 62(6) JUDEA PROVINCE ESTABLISHED

Wherefore let us give upvain and fruitless cares andapproach to the gloriousand venerable rule of ourholy calling. Let us attend towhat is good, pleasing, andacceptable in the sight ofhim who formed us. Let uslook steadfastly to the bloodof Christ, and see howprecious that blood is toGod, which, having beenshed for our salvation, hasset the grace of repentancebefore the whole world. Letus turn to every age that haspassed, and learn that, fromgeneration to generation,the Lord has granted a placeof repentance to all such aswould be converted untohim. Clement, 1 Clement 7

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FIRST APOSTOLIC FATHER

EVANGELIST

APOSTLE TO THE JEWS

PILLAR OF JERUSALEM CHURCH

FIRST APOSTLE TO BE MARTYRED

ONLY GENTILE AUTHOR OF SCRIPTURE

LORD AND GOD

MESSENGER BEFORE HIS FACE

THE SCATTERING: CHURCH OF ANTIOCH FOUNDED30

PAUL OF TARSUS5 – 67

HEROD THE GREAT37 BC – 4 BC

75

PHILIP4 BC – 34 AD

35

POLYCARP OF SMYRNA69 – 155

IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH35 – 108

CLEMENT OF ROME35 – 100

JOHN10 – 100

GOSPEL/PENTECOST

AUGUSTUS27 BC – AD 14

TIBERIUS14 – 37

CLAUDIUS41 – 54

ANNAS6 – 15

CAIAPHAS18 – 36

ANANIAS47 – 59

HEROD ANTIPAS4 BC – AD 39

AGRIPPA I34 – 44

39 – 44

41 – 44

FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS:WARS OF THE JEWS

Martyrs are indicated with a † following their place of deathUnless indicated as licensed under Creative Commons, all works of art depicted are in the public domain.

JAMES THE JUST? – 62

JAMES THE GREAT? – 44

1ST

46 – 492ND

49 – 523RD

52 – 57

PETER? – 64

LUKE5 – 87

“LOVE ONE ANOTHER”

CALIGULA37 – 41

TITUS79 – 81

NERVA96 – 98

Paul Before FelixWilliam Hograth (1752)

AGRIPPA II48 – 53

PAUL (SAUL)CONVERTED

OTHER SCRIPTUREMAJOR CHURCHES FOUNDED

TRAJAN98 – 117

DOMITIAN81 – 96

HADRIAN117 – 138

7 EPISTLES BEFORE MARTYRDOM

VENERABLE MARTYR

COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM/GENTILE MISSIONSJERUSALEM SACKED

Arch of TitusSteerpike / CC BY 3.0

Destruction of the TempleFrancesco Hayez (1867)

JERUSLAEM, JUDEA MACHAERUS, PEREA†

BETHLEHEM, JUDEA JERUSALEM, JUDEA

BETHSAIDA, GALILEE JERUSALEM, JUDEA†

NAZARETH, GALILEE JERUSALEM, JUDEA†

MISSIONARY JOURNEYS

BETHSAIDA, GALILEE ROME, ITALIA†

TARSUS, CILICIA ROME, ITALIA†

ANTIOCH, SYRIA THEBES, ACHAIA†

BETHSAIDA, GALILEE EPHESUS, ASIA MINOR

BETHSAIDA, GALILEE CHERSONESUS, TAURICA†

SYRIA ROME, ITALIA†

SMYRNA, ASIA MINOR SMYRNA, ASIA MINOR†

The Birth of ChristCarl Bloch (19th Cen.)

The Flight into EgyptPeter Paul Rubens (1614)

Boy Jesus in the Templevan der Werff (18th Cen.)

Baptism of Christ12th Cen.

Temptation of Christ12th Cen.

Marriage at CanaM. de Vos (1596)

Christ Instructing NicodemusCrijn Hendricksz (17th Cen.) Nazareth

Calling of Peter and AndrewLuca Giordano (17th Cen.)

Miraculous Draught of FishJacopo Bassano (1545)

Sermon on the MountCarl Bloch (19th Cen.)

House of Martha and MaryJacopo Bassano (16th Cen.)

Samaritan WomanCarracci (16th Cen.)

Cleansing a LeperJ.M. Doze (1864)

Healing the Centurion’s ServantPaolo Veronese (16th Cen.)

Healing Peter’s Mother-in-LawJohn Bridges (19th Cen.)

Calming the StormRembrandt (1633)

Healing a ParalyticUnknown

Calling of MatthewN. Pietersz (1657)

Raising Jairus’ DaughterIlya Repin (1871)

Bleeding Woman4th Cen.

Calling of the ApostlesD. Ghirlandaio (1481) The Pool

Giovane (1592)

Withered HandMosaic

Head of John the BaptistCaravaggio (1607)

Multiplication of LoavesLanfranco (1522) Walking on Water

Aivazovsky (19th Cen.)

Healing the BlindG. Assereto (1640)

TransfigurationRaphael (1520)

Rich Young RulerH. Hofmann (1889)

LazarusC. Bloch (1875)

ZacchaeusJames Tissot (1890)

Entry into JerusalemLorenzetti (1320)

Cleansing the TempleEl Greco (1600)

Woe unto YouJames Tissot (1890)

JudasL. Memmi(1340)

The Last SupperLeonardo da Vinci (1498)

GethsemaneG. Tiepolo (1750)

Christ Before CaiaphasMatthias Stom (1630)

Behold the Man!Antonio Ciseri (1871)

To CalvaryRaphael (1516)

Christ Nailed to the CrossGerard David (1481)

The CrucifixionP. Lastman (1616)

Christ on the CrossPeter Paul Rubens (1620)

The ResurrectionCarl Heinrich Bloch (1873)

The AscensionB. West (1801)

PentecostTitian (1545)

Peter Preaching at PentecostBenjamin West (18th Cen.)

The Stoning of StephenRembrandt (1625)

EunuchOr. Icon

The Four EvangelistsJ. Jordaens (1625)

The Apostle PaulRembrandt (1657) John

Memling (1468)

PentecostJ. Mildorfer (1750)

Martyrdom of ClementBernadino Fungai (1500)

1001

40

CORNELIUSCONVERTED

49

Tribute PennyMark 12:16DrusMAX CC / BY-SA

JOHN THE BAPTIST4 BC – AD 28

JESUS4 BC – AD 30

ἸησοῦςIēsous, “Jesus”. This word is simply a Greektransliteration of the Hebrew ישוע (Yeshua),meaning, “Yahweh (the Lord) is salvation.”

The Torches of NeroHenryk Siemiradzki (1876)

The Conversion of Saint PaulLuca Giordano (1690)

The Siege of JerusalemDavid Roberts (1850)

Josephus

Beheading of PaulEnrique Simonet (1887)

MATTHEW, MARK (55) HEBREWS, JUDE (69) JERUSALEM (30) ANTIOCH (35) ALEXANDRIA (42) ROME (46) EPHESUS (51)

TITUS SACKS JERUSALEM,DESTROYS TEMPLE

FIRE OF ROME: NERO BEGINSCHRISTIAN PERSECUTION

70

64

AugustusTill Niermann / CC BY-SA

Tiberius

Nero

Herod the Great

Claudius

Paul Before Agrippa

John the BaptistJuan Joanes (1560)

The Preaching of JohnBacchiacca (1520)

Annas & CaiaphasJames Tissot (1894)

Saint Peter as PopePeter Paul Rubens (1612)

Saint James the ElderRembrandt (1661)

John on PatmosTitian (1544)

Saint PaulMontagna (1482)

LukeReni (1621)

Casting Out LegionUnknown

With ChildrenBloch (19th Cen.)

1ST JEWISH REVOLT66 – 73

VESPASIAN, TITUS, FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ELEAZAR BEN SIMON

COUNCIL OF JERUSALEMKEEPING OF THE MOSAIC LAW, INCLUDING CIRCUMCISION, NOT INCUMBENT ON GENTILE CONVERTS; DIETARY RULES IMPOSED FOR SAKE OF CONSCIENCE AND DISSOCIATION FROM GENTILE IDOLATRY; SEXUAL IMMORALITY FORBIDDEN

CHRIST’S DEATH, BURIAL, AND RESURRECTIONPENTECOST 50

PILATE26 – 36

PHILIP4 BC – AD 34

ARCHELAUS4 BC – AD 6

NERO54 – 68

VESPASIAN69 – 79

64 – 68 91 – 96 108 – 117

TETRARCH OF GALILEE

TETRARCH OF BATANAEA/CHALCISKING OF THE JEWS

ETHNARCH OF JUDEAPREFECT/PROCURATOR OF JUDEA

HIGH PRIEST OF ISRAEL

EMPEROR OF ROME/PERSECUTION

1ST CENTURY

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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)

OLIVET DISCOURSE; DENIAL; CHRIST CRUCIFIED, RAISED, ASCENDS; PENTECOST (30) COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM (49)

BAPTIZED; TEMPTATION; NICODEMUS; CALLING OF THE 12; SERMON ON THE MOUNT (27-28)5,000 FED; WALKS ON WATER; MANY DESERT; 4,000 FED; TRANSFIGURATION (29)

THE 70 APPOINTED; LAZARUS RAISED; PASSION WEEK; CRUCIFIED; RESURRECTED; ASCENDS (30)

BEGINS BAPTIZING AND PREACHING REPENTANCE (25)BAPTIZES JESUS AT BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN (27)

BEHEADED BY HEROD ANTIPAS (28)

CALLED BY CHRIST WITH BROTHER JOHN WHILE FISHING (28) BEHEADED BY AGRIPPA I (44)JAIRUS’ DAUGHTER; TRANSFIGURATION; REQUEST OF JAMES AND JOHN (29)

OLIVET DISCOURSE; CHRIST CRUCIFIED, RAISED, ASCENDS; PENTECOST (30)

STEPHEN STONED; CONVERTED; ARABIA, JERUSALEM, TARSUS; MEETS BARNABAS; TEACHER AT ANTIOCH (36-46) 1-2 COR.; ROMANS (55-57)GALATIANS; COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM (48-49) PRISON EPISTLES (61-62)

1-2 THESSALONIANS (51) PASTORAL EPISTLES; BEHEADED (64-67)

JOINS PAUL AND TIMOTHY AT TROAS; REMAINS AT PHILIPPI (49) VOYAGE TO ROME (59)LEAVES PHILIPPI WITH PAUL (56) LUKE (61)

ARRIVES IN JERUSALEM WITH PAUL AND THE OTHERS; ACCOMPANIES PAUL TO CAESAREA (57) ACTS (65)

CALLED BY CHRIST WHILE FISHING (28) SAMARIA (35) JOHN (85) REVELATION (96)TRANSFIGURATION; MOTHER’S REQUEST (29) GOES TO EPHESUS; OPPOSES PROTO-GNOSTICS LIKE CERINTHUS (55) TRAINS POLYCARP (90)

CHRIST CRUCIFIED, RAISED, ASCENDED; PENTECOST (30) 1-3 JOHN; EXILED TO PATMOS (95)

EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS A.K.A. 1 CLEMENT (97)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 ANDAPOSTOLIC 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.

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)

POLYCARP WAS SAID TO HAVE KNOWN THE APOSTLE JOHN IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS. EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS (115)

SEES THE RISEN CHRIST (30) JAMES (45) STONED AT JERUSALEM (62)COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM: PRESIDES (49)

TRADITIONALLY THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF THE CHILDREN CHRIST BLESSED AT CAPERNAUM, IGNATIUS BORETHE NAME THEOPHORUS (“GOD BEARER”) AND WAS MARTYRED AT THE COLOSSEUM, EATEN BY BEASTS.