Seven events that shaped the New Testament world

The death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE)

The process of translating Hebrew scriptures into Greek (ca. 250 BCE*)

The rededication of the Jerusalem Temple (164 BCE)

The Roman occupation of Judea (63 BCE)

The crucifixion of Jesus (ca. 30 CE)

The writing of the New Testament texts (ca. 50-ca. 130 CE)

The process of "closing" the New Testament canon (397 CE).