Early Church History
| 33 Death of Jesus 66 Death of Apostle Paul 70 Fall of Jerusalem 90 Council of Jamnia 96 Death of Apostle John 155 Polycarp Martyred 200 New Testament Canon 234 Origen Exiled 270 Monasticism Develops 303 Diocletian Persecution 325 Nicene Creed 336 Death of Arius 386 Trinity Established 394 Mass Introduced 395 Latin Vulgate (Jerome) 431 Council of Ephesus Middle Ages Begin476 Rome Falls 664 England Becomes Catholic | 1302 Papal Supremacy Proclaimed 1309 Avignon Papacy 1378 “Great Schism” (two popes) 1380 Bible in English (Wycliffe) 1398 Jan Hus (Czechoslovakia) 1408 “Great Schism” Ends 1431 Death of Joan of Arc 1456 Gutenberg Bible Printed 1471 Thomas à Kempis (Germany) 1491 Savanarola Burned at the Stake 1492 Jews Leave Spain 1498 Desiderius Erasmus (Holland) 1517 Martin Luther’s 95 Theses 1524 Ulrich Zwingli (Switzerland) 1530 Augsburg Confession 1534 Bible in German (Luther) 1534 Church of England Established 1541 John Calvin (Geneva) 1558 John Knox (Scotland) 1572 Huguenots Massacred in Paris 1599 Divine Right of Kings Middle Ages End1611 King James Bible |
Bible Student History
| 1871 C. T. Russell Contacts Storrs 1876 C. T. Russell Meets Barbour 1877 Our Lord’s Return Pamphlet 1877 “The Three Worlds” 1879 Zions Watch Tower Magazine 1881 “Food for Thinking Christians” 1881 Colporteur Work Begins 1881 “Tabernacle Shadows” 1883 Non-English Translations Begin 1884 Tract Society Formed 1886 “Divine Plan of the Ages” 1889 “Old Theology” Tracts 1889 “The Time Is At Hand” 1890 “Thy Kingdom Come” 1892 “Watch Tower” Semi-Monthly 1893 First Convention Held 1894 Pilgrim Ministry Begins 1895 “To Us the Scriptures Teach” 1895 Danish, Polish Work 1895 Allegheny Church Trial 1897 “The Day of Vengeance” 1899 500,000 Evolution Tracts | 1899 “The At-One-Ment” 1900 London Tabernacle 1903 Russell-Eaton Debates 1904 “The New Creation” 1905 “Daily Heavenly Manna” 1906 Russell Separation Trial 1907 “Comment” Bible 1908 “Overland Monthly” Articles 1908 Russell-White Debates 1908 Covenants Controversy 1910 Hippodrome Talk to Jews 1911 “Die Stimme” for Jews (Yiddish) 1912 Around the World Trip 1914 “Photo-Drama of Creation” 1915 50 Million Tracts Distributed 1916 Death of Pastor Russell 1918 PBI Organized 1920 LHMM established 1932 Dawn Organized 1938 General Conventions Begin 1952 Television Work Begins 1982 Int’l. Conventions Begin |