| Paul's Missionary Journeys |
| Year | Outside Events | Events in Paul's Life | Letters Written | Reference |
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| 6 BC | Birth of Jesus Schooling in Nazareth |
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| 10 AD? | |
Birth of Paul Schooling in Tarsus |
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| 26 | Galilean ministry of Jesus starts | |
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| 28 | |
Rabbinic student in Jerusalem | |
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| 30 | Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus | |
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| 36 | Pilate resigns procuratorship | Persecution of Hellenist Christians Paul appointed to Damascus |
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Acts 7,8 |
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Stoning of Stephen Aretas ruling Damascus |
Conversion on road to Damascus Retirement to Arabia Return to Damascus |
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Acts 9:22,26
Gal. 1:17 Acts 9:20 |
| 39 | Herod Antipas exiled by Caligula | Visit to Jerusalem Return to Tarsus Unrecorded mission to Syria and Cilicia |
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Gal. 1:18
Acts 9:26 Acts 9:30 Gal.1:21 |
| 44 | Death of Herod Agrippa I Judea again a procuratorial province |
Assistant to Barnabas at Antioch | |
Acts 11:26 |
| 46 | |
First Journey to Cyprus and Galatia, with Barnabas | |
Acts 13,14 |
| 48-53 | Herod Agrippa II. Inspector of the Temple at Jerusalem | |
Galatians (one theory) | |
| 49 | Expulsion of Jewish-Christians from Rome by Claudius | Council of Jerusalem | |
Acts 15 |
| 50 | |
Second Journey, with Silas to Europe | 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians | Acts 16 |
| 51-2 | Gallio at Corinth | |
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Acts 18:1 |
| 52-60 | Felix procurator of Judea | Return to Antioch, via Caesarea | Galatians (another theory) | Acts 18:22 |
| 53 | |
Third Journey | |
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| 54 | Nero succeeds Claudius | Mission at Ephesus | 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians | Acts 19:1-20 |
| 57 | |
Second visit to Corinth Return via Troas and Miletus |
Romans | Acts 20;21:1-14 |
| 58 | |
Arrival in Jerusalem Arrest and imprisonment at Caesarea Trial before Felix |
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Acts 21:25
Acts 21:27 Acts 22,23 Acts 24 |
| 60 | Festus succeeds Felix as procurator of Judea | Trial before Festus Appeal to Caesar Appearance before Agrippa Departure for Rome Winter on Malta,arrival at Rome |
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Acts 25
Acts 26 Acts 27 Acts 28:1-16 |
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Under house arrest in Rome | Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon, Philippians | Acts 28:16-31 |
| 62 | Albinus succeeds Festus as procurator of Judea | Release and visit to perhaps Asia, Macedonia, Achaia, Spain | 1 Timothy, Titus | |
| 64-7 | Nero's persecution of Christians in Rome | Re-arrest, perhaps in Troas Imprisonment and execution in Rome |
2 Timothy | 2 Tim. 1:12;4:13 (Eusebius, 4th century) |
| The dating of all events and writings is approximate only. | ||||