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New Testament Era (0-30)
''Since the deaths of many of the biblical personalities can not be traced, for the purposes of the New Testament era, we will list the chronological appearance of these same personalities, as they are documented in the Scripture.''
*25-27 26 ''c,'' Death of [[Joseph the Betrothed]]*27 ''c, ''[[John the Baptist]] <ref>The Ministry of St. John the Baptist begins in the "15th year of Tiberius" (Luke 3:1-2). He preaches, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near" (Matt 3:1-2) and [[Theophany|baptising Christ in the Jordan]] (Mark 1:4-11)</ref> begins his ministry.''*27 ''c, [[Theophany|Baptism of Christ]]''*27-30 ''c, Three year ministry of [[Christ]]'' <ref>The three year ministry of Christ includes the appointment of the Twelve Apostles, Sermon on the Mount, miracles, transfiguration, etc</ref>*28 ''c,'' [[John the Baptist]] is executed by Herod Antipas <ref>The execution of Saint John the Baptist has been recorded in ''"Antiquitates Judaicae"'' in Latin published by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephhus about 93 or 94 AD, 18.5.2</ref>*30 ''c, Other events:'' First death of [[Lazarus]]; [[Dismas the thief]] curcified on Golgotha Hill outside Jerusalem alongside [[Christ]], the first to enter heaven (Luke 23:43); ''Judas Iscariot hangs himself.''*30 ''c,'''''Death and Resurrection of Lord Jesus [[Christ]] the [[Son of God]].''' <ref>30AD is thought to be the most accurate dating of the death, resurrection and Pentecost amongst academics and has been used for this article in lieu of 33AD.</ref> <!----*25-29 30 ''New Testament personalities:'' (requires chronological referencing)
**The 'sisters' of Christ: Maria <ref>Source: Gospel according to Phillipus</ref>, Lysia and Lydia <ref>Source: History of Joseph the Carpenter</ref>, Maria or Anna, Salomé <ref>Source: Epiphanus </ref>, Matthew 12:50 and Mark 3:32-34.
**Herodius daughter: Salomé (or Salome), <ref>Source: The Jewish Antiquities of Josephus </ref>, appears in Matthew 14 and Mark 6.
**Samaritan Woman at the Well: Photini, appears in John 4:5-42.
**Damned rich man: Dives, <ref>European Christian folklore</ref>, or Nineveh <ref>Source: Coptic folklore</ref>, or Phineas <ref>Source:Pseudo-Cyprian, ''De pascha computus''</ref>, appears in Luke 16.
*27 ''c, Baptism of [[Christ]]''
*28 ''c,'' [[John the Baptist]] is executed by Herod Antipas <ref>The execution of Saint John the Baptist has been recorded in ''"Antiquitates Judaicae"'' in Latin published by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephhus about 93 or 94 AD, 18.5.2</ref>
*30 ''c, Other events:''
** First death of [[Lazarus]];
** [[Dismas the thief]] curcified on Golgotha Hill outside Jerusalem alongside [[Christ]], the first to enter heaven (Luke 23:43);
** Soldier pierces [[Christ]] with a spear John 19:34, [[Longinus the Centurion]], <ref>No name is given for this soldier in the gospels, however, the name is found in the pseudopigraphal [[Gospel of Nicodemus]] (appended to the apocryphal [[Acts of Pilate]]). In tradition, his name was ''Cassius'' prior to his conversion.</ref> died end 1st century in Cappadocia, [[October 16]].
** Man offers [[Christ]] vinegar Matthew 27:48, Stephaton, <ref>The source of his name is attributed to the ''Codex Egberti'', tenth century</ref>
** ''Judas Iscariot hangs himself.''*30 ''c,'''''Death and Resurrection of Lord Jesus [[Christ]] the [[Son of God]].''' <ref>30AD is thought to be the most accurate dating of the death, resurrection and Pentecost amongst academics and has been used for this article in lieu of 33AD.</ref--->
===Apostolic Era (30-100)===
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