God's StorySample

Timeline of Key Moments in the History of the Bible

Dates in antiquity approximate

• 1450–400 BC | Writing of the OT.


• 30 AD | Crucifixion and Resurrection


• 70 AD | Temple Destroyed


• 50–90 AD | Writing of the NT.


• 95 AD | Jewish historian Josephus identified the OT canon. Some scholars believe Ezra collected them as early as the 5th century BC.


• 312 AD | Constantine


• 397 AD | Council of Carthage established the NT canon.


• 400 AD | The Bible was translated into Latin by St. Jerome (the Vulgate).


• 1380 AD | John Wycliffe began English translation.


• 1456 AD | Gutenberg Bible was printed.


• 1525–1530 AD | William Tyndale, a Reformation scholar, translated the NT and Pentateuch into English.


• 1548 AD | The Council of Trent voted to accept the 12 books of the Apocrypha as part of the canon. The Reformation movement rejected this decision.


• 1611 AD | King James I commissioned an English translation.


• 1881–1884 AD | The Revised Version of the Bible was written by American and English scholars. They used manuscripts that were not available during the King James translation.


• 1947 AD | Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.


• 1978 AD | The New International Version of the Bible was completed.

Week two is all about the Patriarchs.

After reading, spend a couple of minutes reflecting on or journaling about the following questions:

What does this teach us about God’s character?

How does this reading impact your life or view of the world?