To understand this section of Bible History, look at a timeline of the Period from Malachi to Christ.
The Period between the Testaments
443 (C.) Nehemiah and Ezra read the Scriptures to the Jews; the first roots of the Vidrash begin to sprout; the Sopherim (scribes) flourish.
436 (C.) Malachi begins to prophesy.
429 Death of Pericles. The Acropolis is finished. Plato was born.
342 Epicurus teaches his philosophy.
336 Darius III Codomannus becomes king of Persia. Alexander the Great became king of Greece.
332 Alexander destroys Tyre.
331 Alexander seizes Babylon.
327 Alexander invades India.
323 Alexander claims to be the son of Zeus.
Alexander dies.
Alexander’s empire was divided among his four chief generals.
300 Rome becomes a major world power in the western Mediterranean. Seleucus I adds Syria to his realm.
285 Ptolemy II Philadelphia becomes king of Egypt. Between 285 and 130, the Septuagint was translated.
274 (C.) Hinduism was codified in India.
214 Construction of the Great Wall of China begins.
168 The Romans interfere in Antiochus’s war with Egypt and prevent his capturing Alexandria. Antiochus pollutes the Temple in Jerusalem and suspends the sacrifices of the Jews.
166 Matthias leads the Jetvs in revolt against Antiochus Epiphanes.
165 The Jerusalem Temple was repaired and cleansed.
164 Antiochus Epiphanes dies.
133 Rome begins to expand its empire eastward.
130 (C.) The Pharisees begin to emerge as a sect.
73 Spartacus leads a revolt of slaves and gladiators, which is crushed by Pompey and Crassus.
64 Pompey captures Jerusalem, leaves the Maccabean high priest Hyrcanus in power with Antipater as civil adviser.
60 The first Triumvirate at Rome (Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey).
59 Julius Caesar becomes proconsul. Pompey marries Julia, the daughter of Caesar.
58 Caesar conquers Gaul.
54 Caesar invades Britain.
49 Caesar crosses the Rubicon.
44 Caesar was assassinated.
42 Caesar deified; a temple to him was erected in the Forum where his murder had taken place. The Battle of Philippi was fought.
40 Herod appointed king.
37 Herod captures Jerusalem.
27 Octavian assumes the title of Augustus.
20 Herod begins to rebuild the Jerusalem Temple.
4 The birth of Jesus.
From KGD-12a – Finding Christ Between the Testaments (970226WE)
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