Development of Religions by KJ Rey
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Updated: 27 Sep 2017
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Abraham forms the first covenant with GodThe Torah is beginning to be writtenThe Jews are led out of EgyptThe first Jewish temple is builtIsrael splits into two kingdomsThe Maccabees purify the TempleThe Mishna is compiled and codifiedThe Vedic period beganThe major Upanishads are writtenThe Epics and Puranas are writtenThe Maurya Empire is foundedHindu laws codifiedThe Gupta Empire is foundedRevival of Hinduism under Gupta patronageGautama leaves home to search for a solution to sufferingGautama becomes the BuddhaGautama diesEmperor Ashoka adopts Buddhism as India's state religionBuddhist sutras began to be written down in PaliA translation center is established in China.Buddhism is introduced in Korea.Confucius appointed minister of crime for the State of LuConfucius traveling and teaching rulers in China with his disciplesDuke Ai orders Confucius' home to be preserved as a temple to his spiritMencius spreads Confucianism throughout ChinaEmperor Han Wudi makes Confucian texts the basis of training for bureaucratsTeachings of Confucius inscribed on stelae at the Imperial AcademyEnd of Han Dynasty; Confucianism loses influenceDaoism founded; Tao-Te Ching written by Lao TzeChuang-Tzu further develops Daoist philosophyZhang Ling founds the sect of the Way of Five Bushels of RiceZhang Lu organizes the Way of Five Bushels of Rice into religious communities, which become known as Taoism of Heavenly MastersWang Bi introduces Taoist concepts into Confucian learningWei Huacun is the first female leader of the Shangqing sectKou Qianzhi revives Taoism of Heavenly MastersJesus begins ministry in GalileeCrucifixion of Jesus in JerusalemCall of Paul, the apostleLetters of Paul.Establishment of various Christian communities in the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Egypt, and at least the city of Rome.The early Christian document the Didache is composed.The tales of the life and work of Jesus (gospels) composed
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