I can't seem to transfer my beautiful chart onto my journal, but here's the basic content:
800-500 BCE Classical Hinduism: Upanishads
560-480 BCE Life of Siddhartha
400 BCE-200 CE Medieval Hinduism: Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita
300s-200s BCE Buddhism becomes official state religion of India (King Asoka)
6/4 BCE-30 CE Life of Jesus
27-30 CE Public MInistry of Jesus and 12 Disciples
34 CE Conversion of Saul of Tarsus (The Apostle Paul)
46-57 CE Missionary trips and writings of Paul
49 CE Council of Jerusalem: James' determination that Christians do not have to be circumcised or follow Jewish dietary laws
55-100 CE Christian Gospels (Mark, Matthew, Luke, John) written
100s CE Development of Mahayana Buddhism
295 CE Roman Empire divides into Eastern and Western portions
312 CE Constantine converts to Christianity
325 CE Council of Nicea: First Codification of Christian Doctrine
337 CE Christianity becomes offocial state religion of Rome
500s CE Buddhism enters Japan
1054 CE Eastern and Western churches separate; their heads excommunicate each other
1000s CE Beginning of Crusades
1200s CE Indian encounters with Islam
5 comments:
I've taught parts of the Ramayana and Hesse's Siddhartha. Today I taught the arrival of the first Christian scop in Gardner's Grendel. Is there hope for me?
I wish I could see your beautiful chart too. I am currently fascinated by early Christian history as I try to separate man-made and god-made in the church. I wish I could sit in on your history class and see how the eastern religions intertwine.
Robin, this looks fascinating - I hope the students appreciate it. With your wonderful way with words, I am sure they will. On the other hand, they are middle-schoolers, right???
Vicky
http://www.livejournal.com/users/vxv789/
Fantastic!
Jude
http://journals.aol.com/JMorancoyle/MyWay
Great work; I`d love to see the chart!!
V
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