Timeline

c. 1950–1600 BCEPatriarchs (Abraham, Issac & Jacob)
c. 1040–1000 BCEReign of King David
c. 1000–960 BCEReign of King Solomon
c. 960-721 BCEKingdom of Israel; the Kingdom of Israel ended when conquered by the Asserian Empire
c. 960-587 BCEKingdom of Judah
587-538 BCEBabylonian Exile
538-333 BCEPersian Rule
c. 450 BCEBooks of the Torah become Jewish canon
c. 428-348 BCEPlato
356–323 BCEAlexander the Great
333 BCEAlexander the Great conquers Persia
c. 250 BCESeptuagint (LXX)
c. 250 BCEBooks of the Prophets added to the Jewish canon
167-143 BCEMaccabean period
c. 4 BCEBirth of Yeshua (Jesus)
c. 30 CEYeshua is crucified
c. 50 CEEarliest epistles writen by Paul
62–c. 112 CEPliny the Younger
c. 65 CEThe first gospel writen (Mark)
67–70 CEJewish War with Rome
70 CEDestruction of the temple
c. 80 CEGospel's of Matthew & Luke, Acts
c. 90 CEGospel of John
c. 95 CEThe book of Revelation
c. 100-150 CEBooks of the Writings (e.g., Job, Psalms, Proverbs) added to the Jewish canon
129–c. 215 CEGalen (Greek physician and philosopher)
135 CEBar Kochba revolt against Rome
284–305 CEEmperor Diocletian.
285 CEConstantine born
306–337 CEEmperor Constantine
313 CEEdict of Milan granted religious tolerance and freedom for persecuted Christians.
325 CECouncil of Nicea
367 CEAthanasius, the Bishop of Alexandria, wrote the earliest known document that contains the 27 books that we use in the New Testament today.
380 CEThe Edict of Thessalonica, under Theodosius I, made Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.
382 CEPope Damasus I commisions St. Jerome to create the Vulgate
c. 1450 CEJohannes Gutenberg introduced the movable type printing press to Europe
1455 CEGutenberg prints the Vulgate bible
1568 CEBishop's bible produced under the authority of the Church of England
1572 CEBishop's bible revised substantially
1611 CEKing James bible completed

NOTE: Many of the early dates are speculation and can vary by hundreds of years depending on the source. Starting around Plato things become much less varied as far as accuracy. Historic events tend to be more accurate and can be corroborated from several independent sources, whereas dating when books were written is more speculative.