The Church

AD 33 – Luke; Acts

What's happening?

Jesus appears to the apostles and gives them the Holy Spirit. After Jesus’s ascension, it is revealed to Peter that Gentiles are now invited into God’s covenant family. Paul converts, and the Church grows. John records his vision of the return of Christ.

Key events

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Narrative booksLuke; Acts
Supplemental booksPaul's Letters; Other Letters; Revelation
Color meaningWhite: the spotless Bride of Christ
World powerRome
Secular historyTiberius, AD 14–37; Claudius, AD 41–54; Nero, AD 54–68; Great Fire of Rome, AD 64; Vespasian, AD 69–79
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