The Old Testament Main Historical Periods After reading this brief overview you can follow the outline of the right hand side and quickly go through each of the main sections of the Bible. This quick summary will cover the main events that took place during the periods of the Old and New Testaments. The New Testament ends around the same time that the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. with the preaching of Paul the apostle and the establishment of churches throughout the Roman Empire. The Bible covers the period from the creation of man which took place approximately 4000 BC, all the way to the coming of Jesus Christ, his death and his resurrection, and the good news (gospel) which spread rapidly in the first century A.D. After reading this summary follow along on the right-hand side and learn about the main events that took place in Old Testament times. The Old Testament is the period from creation (4000 BC) to the period of the Persian Empire and Cyrus who allowed the Jews to return from captivity and rebuild their temple.
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