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The Jesus timeline

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Jesus lived and walked on earth for about 33 years in the early years of the 1st century AD. For most of his life he worked, probably as a carpenter, in the obscurity of Nazareth, a busy town in northern Israel. It was only in the final three years of his life that he took to the road as a prophet, teacher and healer, attracting both followers and enemies, and also the ordinary people, who gathered in large numbers to hear his words and seek his healing powers.

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The Jesus timeline

Events

The headline events in Jesus’ life – from his birth in Bethlehem to his crucifixion and resurrection in just outside the city walls of Jerusalem – are shown on this timeline. This list shows just the events. They’re told in the words of Jesus’ first followers – use the links on the middle column. Reading all the events gives a good introduction to the life of Jesus.

Jesus is born
Baptized in the Jordan
Calling first disciples
Jesus’ manifesto
Jesus is transfigured
Riding into Jerusalem
The last supper
On trial before Pilate
The crucifixion
Jesus appears to Mary

Miracles

Most of the miracles of Jesus were acts of healing as he responded to human need. This gives a pointer to what his miracles were all about. They weren’t magical tricks but an expression of the love of God for people in need. Alongside these works of healing, Jesus also commanded the forces of nature (for example, by calming a storm) and raised dead people to life. Ten of his most striking miracles are shown here – click the links in the middle column for each miracle as originally told in the four Gospels.

Water into wine
Lowered through the roof
Calming a storm
The man in the graveyard
Jairus’ daughter
The woman in the crowd
Feeding 5,000 people
Walking on water
A boy with epilepsy
Blind Bartimaeus

Parables

One thing you can’t help noticing when you read the story of Jesus is how often he spoke in pictures. Stories about badly-built houses, buried treasure, weddings going wrong and impatient judges keep cropping up in his teaching. Jesus’ love of storytelling and riddles makes what he had to say readable and colourful. In the timeline below are ten of his most famous parables, as told in the words collected by his first followers. Click the links in the middle column to read them.

Rock and sand
Where the seeds fell
The real neighbour
Rich… but stupid
One of our sheep is missing
Lost and found
Welcome home
Pride and humility
Show me the money!
Sheep and goats

Soundbites

Jesus was a great storyteller, but he also knew the power of a good soundbite. He knew how to package important ideas in short, sharp sayings, so that they stick in your mind. The timeline below shows just 10 of these soundbites of Jesus. All of them are striking, and some of them show Jesus’ sense of humour. Click the titles in the middle column to see the full quotes.

Born again
Salt of the earth
Don’t judge others
A log in your eye
A slave to two masters
Gaining the whole world
Mustard-seed faith
Camels and needles
Love each other
My words

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Quickly find that famous story. These pages show the life of Jesus as a timeline. There are four different ways to view it. You can see the major events in Jesus’ life, from his birth to his death and resurrection. You can also look at his parables and soundbites, and at his miracles. Each version of the timeline has plenty of links which lead to the original stories of Jesus, written in his own time by his first followers.

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