Chronological Timeline of the New Testament and other Early Church Texts and Events

A timeline of when the New Testament and other early Patristic works were written, plus significant historical events which may have influenced certain writings. KEY: Orange = New Testament Dark Green = Apostolic Fathers (c.70 - c.150 AD) Light Green = Ante-Nicene Fathers (pre-325 AD) Light Orange = Post-Nicene Fathers Blue = Significant Historical Events Black = Major Time Periods Teal = First Seven Ecumenical Councils Red = Widespread Persecutions Light Red = Localised/Regional Persecutions Grey = Disputed Facts Yellow = Major Schisms -------------- Interested in what the Early Church wrote? See my books on this: https://lukejwilson.com/bookseries/ ------------- See also: an interactive map displaying the locations where some of these early texts were written -- https://lukejwilson.com/free-resources.html?s=timegraphics ------------- * Much of the dating and research has been taken from the works of Schaff, Lightfoot, Harmer et al.