10-22-2008, 04:38 PM
Shlama:
I'm looking for an accurate timeline of first century New Testament events based upon the writing of the Peshitta, rather than the many assumptions within the time-frame of the Greek New Testament. When trying to source dates of events I get impossible situations such as the writing of Paul's epistles after 50 A.D. Of course this is always based upon the assumption that the New Testament was originally written in Greek, so late dates are common. From the standpoint of 50 A.D. the Peshitta New Testament was safely in the hands of the CoE progenitors. The apostle Thomas had the Peshitta New Testament with him in India in 53 A.D. So Paul's epistles were already written before 50 A. D.
So let's start with Yeshua's crucifixion and resurrection. Based upon Herod's rebuild of the Second Temple, which through independent sources began in 20 B.C. and counting 46 years, (John 2:20) this places us at the beginning of Yeshua's ministry in 26 A.D. Based upon this time frame the death and resurrection of Yeshua took place in 30 A.D., three and a half years later.
How are the events written in the book of Acts and Paul's epistles placed on a timeline from 30 A.D. to 50 A.D. when the New Testament Peshitta was completed. When was the stoning of Stephen and the conversion of Saul of Tarsus? What year was Cornelius' encounter with Shimon Kepha (Peter)? What year was the Jerusalem Counsel (Acts 15) I'm not that interested in the Western Five because I'm convinced that they were written after 50 A.D.
Shlama,
Stephen
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I'm looking for an accurate timeline of first century New Testament events based upon the writing of the Peshitta, rather than the many assumptions within the time-frame of the Greek New Testament. When trying to source dates of events I get impossible situations such as the writing of Paul's epistles after 50 A.D. Of course this is always based upon the assumption that the New Testament was originally written in Greek, so late dates are common. From the standpoint of 50 A.D. the Peshitta New Testament was safely in the hands of the CoE progenitors. The apostle Thomas had the Peshitta New Testament with him in India in 53 A.D. So Paul's epistles were already written before 50 A. D.
So let's start with Yeshua's crucifixion and resurrection. Based upon Herod's rebuild of the Second Temple, which through independent sources began in 20 B.C. and counting 46 years, (John 2:20) this places us at the beginning of Yeshua's ministry in 26 A.D. Based upon this time frame the death and resurrection of Yeshua took place in 30 A.D., three and a half years later.
How are the events written in the book of Acts and Paul's epistles placed on a timeline from 30 A.D. to 50 A.D. when the New Testament Peshitta was completed. When was the stoning of Stephen and the conversion of Saul of Tarsus? What year was Cornelius' encounter with Shimon Kepha (Peter)? What year was the Jerusalem Counsel (Acts 15) I'm not that interested in the Western Five because I'm convinced that they were written after 50 A.D.
Shlama,
Stephen
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