FOURTH ERA (SECOND OF JEWISH HISTORY). MOSES TO SOLOMON AND THE TEMPLE (B.C. 1409-1010). First Subdivision.-The Deliverance out of Egypt. 25. The plan of God to save the world. 26. The birth of Moses, and his adoption in the court of Pharao 29. The paschal lamb, and the departure from Egypt 30. The Red Sea, and the entry on the wilderness Second Subdivision.--The Forty Years' Wandering. 32. The law of Mount Sinai and the covenant 33. The service of the tabernacle, and the priesthood of Aaron Third Subdivision.-Entrance into the Promised Land. 40. Josue and the siege of Jericho Fourth Subdivision.-The Judges of Israel. 51. Saul a persecutor of David: his death 52. David becomes king: he brings the Ark to Mount Sion 54. The sin of David and the revolt of Absalom FIFTH ERA (THIRD OF JEWISH HISTORY). Fourth Subdivision.--The Seventy Years' Captivity of Juda. 74. The prophet Daniel in Babylon 75. The golden image of Nabuchodonosor 76. Daniel and Darius the Mede. The coming of Messias foretold Fifth Subdivision.-The Rebuilding the Temple. Sixth Subdivision.—The Apostasy to Greek Civilisation. 81. Mattathias and his zeal. Beginning of the wars of the Maccabees. 154 82. The fight with the Gentiles 83. The death of Judas in battle after the Roman alliance. Seventh Subdivision.-The final Subjection of Israel. 84. Herod, and the fulness of time for the coming of Messias 3. The First Year of the Public Ministry of Jesus. 4. The Second Year of the Public Ministry. 5. The Third Year of the Public Ministry. 20. The Transfiguration. St. Peter's primacy 21. Jesus foretells His being put to death 27. Discourses and parables in the Temple 28. Events of the fourth day (Wednesday) 7. Events of the Night of Thursday and of the Friday. 40. The false story of the Jews. The two disciples going to Emmaus. 220 41. The unbelief of St. Thomas 42. The commission given to St. Peter. 43. The Ascension, and mission of the apostles into the whole world SEVENTH ERA (SECOND OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY). THE CONFLICT WITH THE ROMAN EMPIRE. 44. The day of Pentecost and the first miracle of St. Peter. 51. The holy death and assumption of the B.M.V. 52. Martyrdom of SS. Peter and Paul 53. The judgment upon Jerusalem 54. The Coliseum and its martyrs. 56. Calumnies against the Christians EIGHTH ERA (THIRD OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY). THE FORMATION OF EUROPEAN CHRISTENDOM. 60. St. Antony of Egypt and monastic brotherhoods 61. St. Patrick the missionary apostle of Ireland. 62. St. Benedict and the monks of the west. 63. St. Benedict at Monte Cassino: his holy death 64. St. Augustine the missionary apostle of England 65. St. Boniface the missionary apostle of Germany 66. Mahomet the false prophet. St. Gregory VII. The crusades and NINTH ERA (FOURTH OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY). PERIOD OF THE EXTENSION OF MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE. 74. Protestantism the sign of the approach of the end of the world. 75. St. Ignatius Loyola and the Company of Jesus 78. The Council of Trent. St. Charles Borromeo and St. Philip Neri. 304 79. Missionary enterprise in South America. The Jesuits in Paraguay. 306 TABULAR VIEW OF THE NINE ERAS OF SACRED HISTORY. FIRST ERA.-The Creation, and the World before the Deluge. (Dates uncertain: B.C. 4190-2524.) Adam and Eve in Paradise, and the breach of the Divine law. Ex. pulsion from Paradise. The expulsion of Cain from the society of the faithful. The establishment of The general corrup tion of manners, and the prophetic mission of Henoch. The Deluge threatened. Noe begins to build the Ark, and en. ters into it. SECOND ERA.-The Deluge, and the Dispersion of the Sons of Noe. (First Hour of the Vineyard.) Settlements by his The confusion of The dispersion of the The rise and growth sons Sem, Cham, and tongues at Babel. families over the earth. of the worship of idols. Japhet. The Deluge. Noe saved in the Ark. His covenant with God. THIRD ERA (FIRST OF JEWISH HISTORY).-The Call of Abraham. (Third Hour of the Vineyard.) Abraham leaves his home and kindred to Rebecca. come to Canaan. Isaac's marriage with Jacob escapes to Mesopotamia, and returns to Canaan. Jacob and his sons | Jacob's sons greatly go down to dwell in multiply in the land of Egypt, under the pro- Egypt. tection of Joseph. FOURTH ERA (SECOND OF JEWISH HISTORY).-The Written Law and the Worship of the Hebrew Tabernacle. (Sixth Hour of the Vineyard.) The deliverance of The rule of Moses The conquest of CaIsrael out of Egypt by and Aaron in the Wil- naan under Josue. Moses. derness. The Judges of Israel The Kingdom of Isto the end of the life of rael under Saul and Samuel the prophet. David. FIFTH ERA (THIRD OF JEWISH HISTORY).-The Hebrew Temple and the Prophets. (B.C. 1010.) (Ninth Hour of the Vineyard.) SIXTHI ERA (FIRST OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY).—Birth, Childhood, Public Ministry, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. (11th and last hour of the Vineyard, till the end of the World.) Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, flight into Egypt, and return to Nazareth. The visit to Jerusalem, and the eighteen years in the holy house at Nazareth. The baptism of Jesus, The events of the The forty days after and the three years of Passion of Jesus. the Resurrection of Jethe public ministry. sus. SEVENTH ERA (SECOND OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY).-The Preaching of the Apostles, and the Conflict of the Church with the Roman Empire. (I.-III. centuries.) EIGHTH ERA (THIRD OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY).-The Formation of European Christendom out of the barbarous Tribes which overran Europe. (III.-XII. centuries.) First formation of St. Patrick, the Mismonastic brotherhoods sionary Apostle of Ireunder St. Antony of land. Egypt. St. Benedict, the great Patriarch of the monastic houses of the West. St. Augustine, the Missionary Apostle of England, sent by Pope St. Gregory the Great and St. Boniface of Germany. St. Bernard and the Crusades. St. Thomas Becket of Canterbury, the martyr of the canon law. NINTH ERA (FOURTH OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY).-Period of great Missionary Enterprise. The Conflict of Faith in Europe with the spread of Apostasy and Unbelief. (XII.-XIX. centuries.) St. Francis and St. Dominic, the founders of the two great missionary orders of the Friars Minor and Friars Preachers. Protestantism, or the sign of the approach of the last days. St. Ignatius Loyola and the Company of Jesus. The Council of Trent, and SS. Charles Borromeo and Philip Neri. St. Francis Xavier St. Vincent of Paul, the founder of the Lazarist Fathers and the Sisters of Charity. SS. Alphonsus Liguori and Paul of the Cross. The break-up of the European political sys tem. Great spread of errors. Pius IX. and the Ecumenical Coun. cil of the Vatican. |