By Reading a book as ancient as the Bible requires of us to know some dates. When you read the Scriptures, place yourself in the right time period using the approximate dates below.
4,000 BC Creation
2,400 BC World-wide flood
2,200 BC Tower of Babel
2,000 BC Ice Age
1,900 BC Abraham and Job
1, 445 BC Exodus out of Egypt
1,000 BC King David
722 BC Exile of Israel to Assyria
586 BC Exile of Judah to Babylon
4 BC Birth of Jesus Christ
30 AD Ascension of Jesus to Heaven
92 AD Apostle John dies
For more details, have a look at the Old Testament timeline and New Testament timeline on this website.