| | Dating OT Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | Augustus (27 BC to 14 AD) issued a decree for the registration of all persons within the bounds of the Roman Empire (Luke 2:1). |
 | | This involved the province of Judea in Palestine, thus affecting the lives of Joseph and Mary, who traveled to Bethlehem to register. |
 | | 200 AD - The Mishnah brought to closure with formal canonization at the Council of Jamnia |
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