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Year AD
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Event
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The Resurrection.
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The leaders of the Jews persecute the first Christians.
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Saul/Paul is converted.
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Matthew composes his Hebrew gospel/ liturgy in Palestine.
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Matthew’s gospel issued in Greek.
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King Herod Agrippa executes the Apostle James the Great.
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Peter escapes and flees to Rome.
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37-41
41
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The other apostles spread out from Palestine.
Theophilus is high priest of the Jews
Luke writes his gospel for the Gentiles
Luke writes his ACTS
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44
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Kng Herod Agrippa dies.
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49
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Jews and Christians expelled from Rome following riots.
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First of Paul’s epistles; some influenced by Matthew’s gospel.
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Paul imprisoned by Romans.
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A copy of Matthew's Gospel taken to India.
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54
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Nero becomes emperor
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The Apostle James the Less, bishop of Jerusalem, killed by stoning.
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The Christians are expelled from the Temple.
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Paul asks Timothy to join him on a mission to Spain.
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Paul released from prison.
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Peter ordains Linus, Cletus and Clement as assistant bishops.
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61
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Caesare Philipi renamed Neronius
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John writes twenty chapters of his Gospel
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64 July
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Rome devastated by fire.
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64 Oct 13th
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St. Peter’s martyrdom (See this site: B 104).
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65 Spring
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Nero enlarges his persecution of Christians.
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Linus replaces Peter as bishop of Rome.
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66
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Jewish rebellion in Palestine.
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Paul goes to Spain.
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68 early
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Jerusalem surrounded for first time by Romans.
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68 June
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Suicide of Emperor Nero followed by civil strife. This leads to the Roman troops, surrounding
Jerusalem, being withdrawn.
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Mark distributes larger second edition of Peter’s talks.
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Paul returns from Spain and visits Asia and Crete.
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Paul writes an epistle to the Hebrew Christians in Jerusalem.
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The Hebrew Christians flee from Jerusalem to Pella.
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Paul again imprisoned in Rome and then martyred.
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69
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Galba dies trying to become emperor.
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69
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Vitellius dies trying to become emperor.
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69
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Otho dies trying to be come emperor.
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69
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Vespasian becomes emperor
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69
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Vespasian renews war in Palestine
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69
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Romans surround Jerusalem for second time.
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Clement of Rome replies to Corinthians on behalf of Linus.
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70 Aug
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Jerusalem captured.
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70
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The Temple is destroyed
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81 About
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Linus dies.
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Cletus replaces him as bishop of Rome
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Hypothetical Council of Jamnia (about 85-100).
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91
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Domitian starts persecution
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92 About
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Cletus dies
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Clement becomes bishop of Rome.
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Clement, exiled by Romans to the Crimea.
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96 About
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John the Apostle adds final chapter to his Gospel.
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John the Apostle dies.
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98
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Trojan becomes emperor.
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Clement dies and Evaristus replaces him as bishop of Rome. (about 101).
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Papias (about 130) records that Mark wrote down Peter’s words.
Justin Martyr reports (161 – 165) that Apostles wrote Gospels.
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Prologues use Matthew-John-Luke-Mark sequence and report Peter’s
approval of Mark’s Gospel.
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Ireneaus (about 180) familiar with the Matthew-Luke-Mark sequence.
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Clement of Alexandria states (about 200) that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were the first
to be written.
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Tertullian (about 212) uses Luke prior to Mark three times.
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Origen (about 250) uses Matthew-Mark-Luke tradition.
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312-323
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Eusebius writes his ‘Ecclesiastical History’.
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Augustine (about 380) says Matthew-Mark-Luke order is as ‘received’.
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Jerome (about 383) chooses Matthew-Mark-Luke-John sequence for his Latin New Testament (The
Vulgate).
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Augustine (about 420) writes that Mark used Matthew and Luke.
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Ambrosiaster (about 480) refers to Matthew-Luke-Mark-John sequence.
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1546
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Council of Trent confirms which books are Sacred.
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18th C.
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The skill of literary analysis (internal evidence) develops.
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18th C.
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Henry Owen proposes Matthew-Luke-Mark sequence.
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19th C.
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Against Christian opposition, Bismarck enforces Markan Priority in
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German universities, so it triumphs in that country.
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1870
1893
1902
1903
1912
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First Vatican Council endorses decree of Council of Trent.
Rome insists witness of historians, not on internal evidence.
Pontifical Biblical Commission (PBC) established.
Rome launches an anti-Modernist Crusade.
PBC bans the teaching of Markan Priority in Catholic establishments.
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20th C.
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Markan Priority spreads in Protestant countries.
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1943
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Rome in ‘Divino Afflante Spiritu’ permits some use of internal evidence.
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1965
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2nd Vatican Council (Dei Verbum) maintains the historicity
of the Gospels, bugospels, but allows greater freedom of research and opinion.
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1965-2011
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Markan Priority theory spreads quickly within the Catholic Community. Greatly influences
Catechetic teachings.
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30 Sept.
2010
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Apostolic Constitution, ‘Verbum Domini’, reads: “As Dei Verbum reminds us, Jesus Christ
commanded the Apostles to preach the Gospel…This was … carried out by those Apostles and others associated with
them who committed the message of salvation in writing”.
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