Monday, November 09, 2015

English Bible Translations & Paraphrase

The American Standard Version (1901) (ASV)
Coverdale Bible (1535)
English Revised Version (1885) (ERV)
English Standard Version (2001, 2007, 2011) (ESV)
Geneva Bible (1560)
Great Bible (1539)
Holman Christian Standard Bible (2004, 2009) (HCSB)
King James Bible (1611) (KJV)
Living Bible (1971) (Paraphrase)
Matthew's Bible (1537)
North American Standard Version (1971, 1995) (NASB)
New English Translation (2001, 2003, 2005) (NET)
New International Version (1978, 1984, 2011) (NIV)
New King James Version (1982) (NKJV)
New Living Translation (1996, 2004, 2007) (NLT)
New Revised Standard Version (1989) (NRSV)
Revised Standard Version (1952) (RSV)
Tyndale (1526)
(2005) (TNIV) 

Sunday, October 04, 2015

Creed of Caesarea

We believe in one God, 
the Father All Governing,
Creator of everything visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, 
the Word of God, 
God from God, 
Light from Light, 
Life from Life, 
the only-begotten of the Father before all time,
by whom also everything came into being,
who for our salvation became incarnate and lived among men.
He suffered,
and rose the third day,
and ascended to the Father,
and will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.
We believe also in one Holy Spirit. 

Saturday, October 03, 2015

Oriental Creed (Lietzmann)

I believe in one God, 
the Father All Governing
the creator of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
who was begotten from the Father before all things came into being,
who became man,
suffered,
and rose on the third day,
and ascended into the heavens, 
and will come to judge the living and the dead.
And in the Holy Spirit.

Friday, October 02, 2015

Creed of Rufinus

Tyrannius Rufinus (340-410 A.D.)
from "True Portraits"
by Andre Thevet published in 1594 A.D.
(Public Domain)
I believe in God the Father almighty, invisible and impassable;
And in Christ Jesus, His only Son, our Lord, 
who was born by the Holy Spirit from Mary the Virgin,
crucified under Pontius Pilate and buried.
He descended to hell.
On the third day He rose again from the dead, 
He ascended to heaven, 
where He sits at the Father's right hand
 and from whence He will come to judge both living and dead;
And in the Holy Spirit, 
the holy Church, 
the forgiveness of sins, 
the resurrection of this flesh.

Thursday, October 01, 2015

Interrogatory Creed of Hippolytus

Possible statue of Hippolytus
Found in 1551 in Rome
(Public Domain)
Do you believe in God the Father All Governing?

Do you believe in Christ Jesus, the Son of God, Who was begotten by the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary, Who was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and died and was buried and rose the third day living from the dead, and ascended into the heavens, and sat down on the right hand of the Father, and will come to judge the living and the dead?

Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, in the holy Church, and in the resurrection of the body?

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Creed of Marcellus

I believe in God, All Governing; 
And in Christ Jesus His only begotten Son, our Lord,
who was begotten of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,
who was crucified under Pontius Pilate and buried,
who rose from the dead on the third day,
ascending to the heavens and taking his seat that the Father's right hand,
whence He shall come to judge both living and dead;
And in the Holy Spirit, 
the holy Church, 
the forgiveness of sins, 
the resurrection of the body,
life everlasting.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Timeline of Persian History

"Illustrerad Verldshistoria band I Ill 058"
Cyrus the Great
by Ernst Wallis l
(Public Domain)
728-549 B.C. Median Empire

678-665 B.C. Deioces or Kashtariti
665-633 B.C. Phraortes
625-585 B.C. Cyaxares the Great (Cyrus)
589-549 B.C. Astyages

550-330 B.C. Achaemenid Empire

550 B.C. Persian Revolt
547 B.C. Conquest of Lydia 
539 B.C. Conquest of Babylon
530-522 B.C. Cambyses
525 B.C. Conquest of Egypt 
522-522 B.C. Bardiya (Gaumata)
522-486 B.C. Darius I
499-449 B.C. Greco-Persian Wars
485-465 B.C. Xerxes I
465-424 B.C. Artaxerxes I
424-424 B.C. Xerxes II (Artaxerxes)
424-423 B.C. Sogdianus
424-404 B.C. Darius II (Ochus)
404-358 B.C. Artaxerxes II (Arsaces)
358-338 B.C. Artaxerxes III (Ochus)
343 B.C. Second Conquest of Egypt
338-336 B.C. Artaxerxes IV (Arses)
336-330 B.C. Darius III (Artashata)
330 B.C. Fall to Macedonia 
330-329 B.C. Artaxerxes V (Bessus)

330-309 B.C. Argead (Macedonian) Dynasty

311-129 B.C. Seleucid Dynasty 

247 B.C.-224 A.D. Parthian (Arsacid) Dynasty


247-211 B.C. Arsaces I (Tiridates I)
211-185 B.C. Arsaces II (Arsaces)
185-170 B.C. Arsaces III (Phriapatius)
170-168 B.C. Arsaces IV 
168-165 B.C. Arsaces V (Phraates I)
165-132 B.C. Arsaces VI (Mithridates I)
132-126 B.C. Arsaces VII (Phraates II)
126-126 B.C. Arsaces VIII (Bagasis)
126-122 B.C. Arsaces IX (Artabanus I)
121 B.C. Arsaces X
121-93 B.C. Arsaces XI (Mithridates II)
93-87 B.C. Arsaces XII (Sanatruces I)
91-87 B.C. Arsaces XIII (Gotarzes I)
87-67 B.C. Arsaces XIV (Mithridates III)
80-75 B.C. Arsaces XV (Orodes I)
77-70 B.C. Arsaces XII (Sanatruces I) (second reign)
77-66 B.C. Arsaces XVI 
70-57 B.C. Arsaces XVII (Phraates III)
66-63 B.C. Arsaces XVIII
65-54 B.C. Arsaces XIX (Mithridates IV)
57-38 B.C. Arsaces XX (Orodes II)
50-38 B.C. Arsaces XXI (Pacorus I)
38-2 B.C. Arsaces XXII (Phraates IV)
30-25 B.C. Arsaces XXIII (Tiridates II)
12-9 B.C. Arsaces XXIV (Mithridates V)
2 B.C.- 4 A.D. Musa
2 B.C.- 4 A.D. Arsaces XXV (Phraates V)
4-6 A.D. Arsaces XXVI (Orodes III)
8-12 A.D. Arsaces XXVII (Vonones I)
10-40 A.D. Arsaces XXVIII (Artabanus III)
35-36 A.D. Arsaces XXIX (Tiridates III)
37-37 A.D. Arsaces XXX (Cinnamus)
40-51 A.D. Arsaces XXXI (Gotarzes II)
40-46 A.D. Arsaces XXXII (Vardanes I)
c. 45-51 A.D. Arsaces XXXIII (Vonones II)
49-50 A.D. Arsaces XXXIV (Mithridates VI)
51-77 A.D. Arsaces XXXV (Vologases I)
55-58 A.D. Arsaces XXXVI (Vardanes II)
77-89 A.D. Arsaces XXXVII (Vologases II)
77-115 A.D. Arsaces XXXVIII (Pacorus II)
80-81 A.D. Arsaces XXXIX (Artabanus IV)
89-130 A.D. Arsaces XL (Osroes I)
105-148 A.D. Arsaces XLI (Vologases III)
115-145 A.D. Arsaces XLII (Mithridates VII)
116-117 A.D. Arsaces XLIII (Parthamaspates)
145-145 A.D. Arsaces XLIV (Sanatruces II)
148-191 A.D. Arsaces XLV (Vologases IV)
191-208 A.D. Arsaces XLVI (Vologases V)
190-195 A.D. Arsaces XLVII (Osroes II)
208-228 A.D. Arsaces XLVIII (Vologases VI)
213-226 A.D. Arsaces XLIX (Artabanus V)
217-222 A.D. Arsaces L (Tiridates IV)

224-651 A.D. Sasanian Empire

309-379 A.D. First Golden Era
379-498 A.D. Intermediate Era
498-622 A.D. Second Golden Era
622-651 A.D. Decline and Fall

819-999 A.D. Samanid Empire

1501-1736 A.D. Safavid Dynasty

1736-1796 A.D. Afsharid Dynasty

1750-1794 A.D. Zand Dynasty 

1785-1925 A.D. Qajar Dynasty

1925-1979 A.D. Pahlavi Dynasty


Revised: 6/18/2016