by John Holbrook Jr.
A Biblical View, Blog #105 posted June 29, 2020, edited March 10, 2021.
For a better understanding of how I have organized history and the timelines of nations in history, see my postings (a) Outline of World History on June 19, 2017 and (b) Generic Timelines on June 20, 2017.
2 – HISTORIC PERIOD CONTINUED
2B – MIDDLE HISTORIC ERA (2 BC-1453 AD)
It (a) began with the Birth of Messiah, (b) lasted 1,454 years (2 BC-1453 AD), during which the followers of the Messiah grew from a handful of disciples to millions of men, women, and children, and (c) ended with the Fall of Constantinople. I have divided it into five, non-temporal parts: [1]
2B-1 – The Occident In The Late Historic Era – I have divided it into two minor periods, the first of which was,
2B-1A – The Roman Age AD (2BC-476 AD), which is called Late Antiquity by the historians – It (a) began with the Birth of Messiah in 2 BC, (b) lasted 476 years, and (c) ended with the Fall of Rome (476 AD) to the Germanic General Odacer. It was followed by,
2B-1B – The Byzantine Age (476-1453 AD), which is often called the Middle Ages by the historians – It (a) began with the Fall of Rome in 476 AD, (b) lasted 977 years, and (c) ended with the Fall of Constantinople (1453 BC) to the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. It was followed by
2B-2 – The Middle East In The Late Historic Era
2B-3 – The Orient In The Late Historic Era
2B-4 – The Sacred In The Late Historic Era – I have divided this part into three major periods, the first of which was,
2B-4A – The Life of Messiah (2BC–33 AD) – It (a) began with the Birth of Messiah, (b) lasted 33.5 years, and (c) ended with the Crucifixion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Messiah (33 AD) – the most significant catastrophe in human history, on which the minority (Messiah’s followers) would look with gratitude and the majority (Messiah’s opponents) would look with contempt. It was followed by
2B-4B – The Bride of Messiah’s Childhood (33-70 AD) – It (a) began with the Crucifixion, Death, Resurrection, & Ascension of Messiah, (b) lasted 37 years, and (c) ended with the Destruction of Jerusalem (70 AD) – a catastrophe which included the razing of its temple and the dispersion of the Judean Jews to the four corners of the world.
2B-4C – The Bride of Messiah’s Betrothal (70 AD – to present) – It (a) began with the Destruction of Jerusalem, (b) lasted 1,454 years (2 BC-1453 AD), and (c) ended with the Fall of Constantinople.
2B-5 – Geology In The Late Historic Era
2B-5A – The Holocene Epoch’s Atlantic Age continued – It (a) began with the Birth of Messiah, (b) extended through 1,454 years (2 BC-1453 AD), and (c) ended with the Fall of Constantinople.
© 2020 John Holbrook Jr.
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[1] I divide the northern hemisphere into roughly three regions: the Orient, the Middle East, and the Occident.