📜🔥 CORRECTED TIMELINE: 71–140 AD — WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
This is not a summary. This is a documented record of the struggle for truth — based on Hebrew eyewitnesses, early sect movements, and documented persecutions from 71 to 140 AD. No church edits. No Greek theology.
📆 71–85 AD – The Hebrew Followers Regroup, Others Rise
✅ Jerusalem destroyed in 70 AD.
Followers of Yeshua (Netzarim) had already fled to Pella (per Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 3.5.3), obeying the warning:
“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies…” — Luke 21:20–22 (early Aramaic source)
✅ Ya'aqov (James) was already martyred around 62 AD, but his teachings still shaped the community.
✅ They used the Torah, Prophets, and Aramaic sayings of Yeshua — not Greek texts.
⚠️ False Note: Ya'aqov did not lead them post-70 AD — he was already dead.
⚠️ Paul's followers — not yet dominant — had letters circulating, but no canon.
✅ Cities like Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome were hosting mixed Gentile/Hellenistic communities influenced by Paul.
💥 Rise of other sects:
Simonians – Rooted in Samaria, claimed Simon Magus as power behind Yeshua.
Elkesaites – Baptismal group, ascetic, Aramaic-speaking; aligned more with Torah than Rome.
Proto-Gnostics – Introduced secret knowledge, rejected Torah.
Docetists – Said Yeshua only appeared human — a Greek metaphysical idea.
🚫 Fiscus Judaicus (Roman tax on Torah-keepers) enforced by Vespasian.
🔥 Hebrew scrolls burned, especially in urban centers.
📍 Scrolls hidden in Qumran, Wadi Murabba'at, and other Judean caves.
📆 85–95 AD – The Great Split Becomes Public
✅ Greek-speaking assemblies began to dominate major cities: Antioch, Alexandria, Rome.
✅ Clement of Rome (c. 88–97 AD) wrote epistles promoting order and hierarchy — early Roman influence.
⚠️ Pseudo-Barnabas letter falsely spiritualized the Torah — likely written 96–120 AD, not exactly this early.
✅ Birkat HaMinim (Curse on Heretics) added to synagogue prayers (~90 AD) — expelled Netzarim and others who confessed Yeshua.
📖 Confirmed by Babylonian Talmud, Berakhot 28b
🚫 Greek texts began replacing Hebrew ones in urban communities — not yet official, but the trend began.
📆 95–110 AD – Greek Bishops and Roman Pressure
✅ Ignatius of Antioch wrote letters (~105 AD) demanding:
Obedience to bishops
Rejection of Torah and Sabbath
Sunday worship
🛑 He explicitly attacked Torah observance and encouraged total separation from the Hebrew faith.
✝️ False gospels emerged (Greek influence):
Gospel of Peter – Docetic (denied real suffering)
Gospel of Thomas – Gnostic sayings, no Torah
Revelation – Dated to late 90s, heavy Greek symbolism (disputed by Hebrew followers)
📜 Rome intensified pressure under Emperor Trajan (98–117 AD).
✅ Pliny the Younger’s letter (10.96) proves that executions of believers began for refusing to curse “Christ.”
🔥 Torah scrolls were again targeted.
⛔ Netzarim, Ebionites, and Elkesaites were forced underground.
📆 110–130 AD – True Faith Hidden, Rome Consolidates
✅ Netzarim refused both Rabbinic Judaism and Greek Christianity.
🎙️ Oral traditions in Hebrew and Aramaic preserved sayings of Yeshua.
⚠️ Ebionites used the Hebrew Gospel of Matthew, rejected Paul, affirmed Torah.
✅ Elkesaites continued mystical practices with Torah foundations.
🏜️ Nazarene-Essenes in the desert (some overlap with Dead Sea scroll groups).
📈 Greek churches expanded in Alexandria, Rome, and Syria — pushing for unified doctrine.
📆 132–136 AD – Bar Kokhba Revolt and Hadrian’s Decree
✅ Bar Kokhba declared “messiah” by rabbis — Netzarim refused to follow him.
📖 Early sources (Eusebius, Justin Martyr) confirm their refusal.
⚔️ Hadrian crushed Judea and imposed strict bans:
No Torah, no Sabbath, no circumcision
Scrolls burned
Jerusalem renamed Aelia Capitolina
Pagan temple to Jupiter built over the ruins of Yhwh’s House
Jews forbidden to enter the city
🔥 Many Hebrew believers — Netzarim, Ebionites — were killed or fled.
📆 By 140 AD – Greek Christianity Takes Over
✅ Hebrew scrolls replaced in Rome and Alexandria by edited Greek gospels.
⚠️ Torah declared obsolete by Gentile church leaders.
⚠️ Yeshua redefined using Greek terms: “Logos,” “Son,” “divine substance.”
🔥 Netzarim faith hidden — not erased. They preserved Hebrew truth while Rome built a new religion.
⛔ Sects dominating by 140 AD:
Roman Church – Greek bishops, Sunday worship, early Trinity roots
Marcionites – Rejected Hebrew Bible, promoted Paul
Gnostics – Secret knowledge, mystical salvation
Montanists – Prophets and ecstatic visions, no Torah obedience
🔚 Conclusion — This Is What Really Happened
✔️ Yhwh’s remnant remained faithful.
✔️ The Hebrew path was buried, not broken.
✔️ The Netzarim never surrendered — they walked Torah while hunted.
✔️ Rome didn’t “create” Christianity in one day — it gradually replaced the Hebrew faith from 70 to 140 AD.