as the Resurrection of the dead, the Last Judgment, and establishment of the Kingdom of God and the Messianic Age. Apostolic Age Shortly after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Nisan 14 or 15), the Jerusalem church is founded as the first Christian church with about 120 Jews and Jewish Proselytes (), followed by Pentecost (Sivan 6), the Ananias and Sapphira incident, Pharisee Gamaliel's defense of the Apostles (), the stoning of Saint Stephen (see also Persecution of Christians) and the subsequent dispersion of the Apostles (, also ) which leads to the baptism of Simon Magus in Samaria (), and also an Ethiopian eunuch (). Paul's "Road to Damascus" conversion to "Apostle to the Gentiles" is first recorded in , cf. . Peter baptizes the Roman Centurion Cornelius, who is traditionally considered the first Gentile convert to Christianity (). The Antioch church is founded, where the term Christian was first used (). 37–41 Crisis under Caligula, proposed as the first open break between Rome and the Jews Before 44 Epistle of James if written by James the Brother of Jesus 44? Saint James the Great: According to a medieval tradition, on 2 January of the year AD 40, the Virgin Mary appeared to James on a pillar on the bank of the Ebro River at Caesaraugusta, while he was preaching the Gospel in Spain. There is no factual evidence of this. Following that vision, St James returned to Judea, where he was beheaded by King Herod Agrippa I in the year 44 during a Passover (Nisan 15) (). 44 Death of Herod Agrippa I (JA19.8.2, ) 44–46? Theudas beheaded by Procurator Cuspius Fadus for saying he would part the Jordan river (like Moses and the Red Sea or Joshua and the Jordan) (JA20.5.1, places it before the Census of Quirinius) 45–49? Mission of Barnabas and Paul, () to Cyprus, Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra and Derbe (there they were called "gods ... in human form"), then return to Syrian Antioch: Map1 47 The Church of the East is created by Saint Thomas 48–100 Herod Agrippa II appointed King of the Jews by Claudius, seventh and last of the Herodians 49 "Since the Jews constantly made disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he [Claudius] expelled them from Rome." (referenced in ) 50 Passover riot in Jerusalem, 20,000–30,000 killed (JA20.5.3,JW2.12.1) 50? Council of Jerusalem and the "Apostolic Decree" of , same