BIBLE & WORLD EVENTS:: 15 (A.D. 67-95)

(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: A.D. 67-95

1. Date: 67?

a) Bible Event:

i) Paul martyred.

2. Date: 68

a) World Event:

i) Romans destroyed a Jewish religious commune of the Essene sect. Before the Essenes were captured they hid their library of Bible manuscripts in a cave in Qumran by the Dead Sea (discovered in 1948).

3. Date: 70

a) Bible Event:

i) Romans destroyed Jerusalem.

4. Date: 73

a) Bible Event:

i) 960 Jews commit mass suicide at Masada while under Roman attack.

5. Date: 74

a) World Event:

i) China opens silk trade with the west.

6. Date: 75

a) World Event:

i) Rome begins construction of famous Colosseum.

7. Date: 79

a) World Event:

i) Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, killing 30,000 people and burying cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

8. Date: 95

a) Bible Event:

i) Apostle John writes Revelation.

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