{"id":15,"date":"2011-05-13T11:12:31","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T11:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.baptists.net\/history\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2024-09-18T00:00:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T00:00:58","slug":"world-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.baptists.net\/history\/world-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"World Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this timeline we explore monumental moments and key influencers of Baptist history interspersed with significant World events. You may also be interested to explore a time-chart of Hyper-Calvinism and the Particular Baptists<\/a>.<\/h5>\n
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Magna Carta<\/a><\/div>
\"Magna<\/a><\/div>

One of the most important historical documents in the world, defining the rights and privileges of a national people\u2014\u201cno man is above the law\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1382<\/div>
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Wycliffe Bible<\/a><\/div>
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First English (hand written) Bible, a translation of the Latin Vulgate<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1456<\/div>
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Gutenberg Bible<\/a><\/div>
\"Gutenberg<\/a><\/div>

First complete western book (Latin Vulgate) printed from movable type, by Johannes Gutenberg (1399-1468), Mainz, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1492<\/div>
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America Discovered<\/a><\/div>
\"America<\/a><\/div>

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)\u00a0discovers the New World while attempting to find a route to the East Indies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Reign Of Henry VIII<\/a><\/div>
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1516<\/div>
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Textus Receptus<\/a><\/div>
\"Textus<\/a><\/div>

First printed edition of the Greek New Testament prepared by Desiderius Erasmus (1466\u20131536)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1517<\/div>
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Protestant Reformation Begins<\/a><\/div>
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Martin Luther (1483-1546) posts his Ninety-Five Theses against papal indulgences, on the door of the church at Wittenberg, Germany (Lutheran Church begins)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1524<\/div>
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First Protestant Hymn Book Compiled By Martin Luther<\/a><\/div>
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1525<\/div>
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Tyndale New Testament<\/a><\/div>
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First English translation of the Greek Textus Receptus by William Tyndale (1494-1536)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1525<\/div>
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German And Swiss Anabaptists Begin<\/a><\/div>
\"German<\/a><\/div>

The two groups are led by Balthasar Hubmaier (1480-1528) and Conrad Grebel (1498-1526)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Augsburg Confession<\/a><\/div>
\"Augsburg<\/a><\/div>

First Protestant Confession of Faith, written by Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), approved by Martin Luther (1483-1546), presented by the Lutherans to Emperor Charles V<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Church Of England Begins<\/a><\/div>
\"Church<\/a><\/div>

English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, recognizing Henry VIII as \u201cThe Supreme Head\u201d of the English Church, officially separating from Romanism<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Coverdale Bible<\/a><\/div>
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First complete English Bible by Miles Coverdale (1488-1569), a translation of the Hebrew Masoretic Text and the Greek Textus Receptus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1536<\/div>
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\u201cInstitutes Of The Christian Religion\u201d<\/a><\/div>
\"\u201cInstitutes<\/a><\/div>

John Calvin (1509-1564) publishes his Body of Divinity outlining the basic tenets of the Protestant Reformation\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1536<\/div>
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Martyrdom Of William Tyndale<\/a><\/div>
\"Martyrdom<\/a><\/div>

Executed at Vilvoorde, Belgium; his final words, \u201cLord, open the king of England\u2019s eyes\u201d; three years later Henry VIII commissioned a Bible be placed in every parish of the country<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t

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