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Earliest dates must all be considered approximate 33 – Great Commission of Jesus to go and make disciples of all nations; [1] Pentecost, a day in which 3000 Jews from a variety of Mediterranean Basin nations are converted to faith in Jesus Christ. 34 – In Gaza, Philip baptizes a convert, an Ethiopian who was already a Jewish proselyte.
Ussher chose 5 BC as Christ's birth year [7] because Josephus indicated that the death of Herod the Great occurred in 4 BC. [8] Thus, for the Gospel of Matthew to be correct, Jesus could not have been born after that date. The season in which Creation occurred was the subject of considerable theological debate in Ussher's time. Many scholars ...
the stoning of Saint Stephen (see also Persecution of Christians) and the subsequent dispersion of the Apostles (Acts 7:54–8:8, also Mark 16:20) which leads to the baptism of Simon Magus in Samaria (Acts 8:9–24), and also an Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26–40)
Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain, [1] and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, [2] for the Christian holy day of Pentecost.It falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter and commemorates the descent of the Spirit of Truth upon Christ's disciples (as described in Acts 2).
The day of Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter Sunday: that is to say, the fiftieth day after Easter inclusive of Easter Sunday. [98] Pentecost may also refer to the 50 days from Easter to Pentecost Sunday inclusive of both. [99] Because Easter itself has no fixed date, this makes Pentecost a moveable feast. [100]
Pentecost Sunday takes place on May 19 in 2024—seven weeks after Easter. For Orthodox Christians (and others who follow the Gregorian calendar), Pentecost will be observed on Sunday, June 23 ...
Dates in the Apostolic Age are mostly approximate, and all AD, mostly based on tradition or the New Testament. 34 AD: Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is stoned to death in Jerusalem according to the New Testament. 40: Traditional date of Our Lady of the Pillar showing up to James the Great in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. [3]
The traditional Christian holiday of Pentecost is based on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot celebrated seven weeks after the start of Passover. Pentecost is part of the Movable Cycle of the ecclesiastical year. Pentecost is always seven weeks after the day after the Sabbath day which always occurs during the feast of unleavened bread.