BIBLE & WORLD EVENTS: 10 (457-370 B.C.)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

0. Introduction

a) A chronology of Bible and World events helps us appreciate history better in a holistic perspective and will also provide insight with better understanding for us.

b) Event periods: 457-370 B.C.

1. Date: 457 B.C.

a) World Event:

i) Golden Age in Athens, Greece, begins.

2. Date: 448

a) World Event:

i) The Parthenon built on top of Athens' Acropolis.

3. Date: 445

a) Bible Event:

i) Nehemiah builds Jerusalem wall.

4. Date: 438

a) World Event:

i) Greek sculptor Phidias makes a 60-foot-high statue of Zeus - one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

5. Date: 430

a) Bible Event:

i) Malachi becomes a prophet.

6. Date: 430

a) World Event:

i) Romans agree to concept of a dictator in times of military emergency.

7. Date: 399

a) World Event:

i) Socrates condemned to death by Athenian jury

8. Date: 390

a) Bible Event:

i) Aramaic begins to replace Hebrew as Jewish language.

9. Date: 384

a) World Event:

i) Aristotle born.

10. Date: 370

a) World Event:

i) Plato writes his famous book, The Republic.

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