Introduction
The 1st Cent marks a fundamental turning point in the story of God's people, the fulfilment of all God's promises made to the patriarchs and prophets of old, the inauguration of the Kingdom of God ushered in by the gift of the Holy Spirit made possible by the death, resurrection and exaltation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For the Church this was the age when its Scriptures were completed by the gift of the New Testament, when her foundational institutions were established, when the doors of the Kingdom of God were opened to Gentiles, and its fundamental character—originally Jewish in ethnic composition—was transformed into a predominantly international one. It is the era par excellent in the story of God's people.
We, however, cannot understand the great events ushered in by our Lord Jesus without understanding the historical background leading up to the birth of Jesus and, in particular, of the transformation of Rome from a republic (at least in name) to an Empire. For this reason this timeline begins with the 1st Cent BC.
©ALBERITH, 2020. Prepared by Low Chai Hok
