The Unbroken Line
The Timeline
From Creation through the Apostles to the present, one faith has been kept whole. Toggle the layers to follow a single thread or overlay several — and see exactly where others departed.
To scale — every century is the same width. Scroll sideways through the centuries; tap a node for the story.
2000 BC
1500 BC
1000 BC
500 BC
AD 1
AD 500
AD 1000
AD 1500
TodayIn the beginning
The Fall
The Flood
c. 1800 BC
c. 1250 BC
c. 1000 BC
c. 8th–5th c. BC
586–538 BC
c. 5 BC
c. AD 33
c. AD 33
1st century
AD 64–313
AD 325
AD 381
AD 431
AD 451
451
AD 553
AD 680–681
AD 787
1054
1517 onward
1917–1991
The present day
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In the beginning · Eden — where the rivers met the sea (traditional)
Creation
Salvation History
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Humanity is made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26–27), called to grow ever toward His likeness.
Symbolic — outside datable history