Jewish and Christian Branch Timeline

The following timeline shows the historical relationship of modern Talmudic Judaism and all the major branches of Christianity to Biblical Judaism.

Unified Religion under Moses
Unified Religion
under Moses
~1500 B.C.
Samaritan Worship
Under Rehoboam
—931 B.C.
Samaritan Worship Under Rehoboam
1st Temple Original Judaism under Solomon
1st Temple Original Judaism under Solomon—961 B.C.
and the kingdom of Judah—931 B.C. to the Babylonian Captivity
Destruction of Israel
and Assimilation into Assyria
—722 B.C.
Babylonian Captivity
Babylonian Captivity 586 B.C.
Beta Israel
(Ethiopian Jewish community)
Beta Israel
2nd Temple Judaism
2nd Temple Judaism: Temple rebuilt —516 B.C.
Ezra-Nehemiah/ ‘Great Assembly’ —445 B.C. Emergence of Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, etc. —
sometime between 445 B.C. and ~250 B.C. Septuagint written ~ 250 B.C.
Maccabean Period
Maccabean Period / Hasmonean Dynasty
165 B.C. – 63 B.C.
Roman Occupation of Israel
Roman Occupation of Israel
—63 B.C. – 636 A.D. Renamed Israel to Syria Palestina (Palestine)—135 A.D.
Lost area to Muslim conquest—636 A.D.
Jesus and the Apostles:
27 A.D. to ~90 A.D.
Jesus and the Apostles
Destruction of 2nd Temple
Destruction of 2nd Temple:
—70 A.D.
Birth of
Talmudic
Judaism:
90 A.D.
Birth of Talmudic Judaism
Gentile Pagan Influence Begins
~200 A.D.
Gentile Pagan Influence Begins
Constantine the Great
312 – 337 A.D.
Nicaea: 325 A.D.
Laodicea: 364 A.D.
Constantine the Great