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Chronology of the Apostle Paul

The Apostle Paul was a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin, born in Tarsus (Acts 22:3) as a Roman citizen (Acts 22:28). He was educated strictly according to Jewish law (Acts 22:3). Before his conversion to Christianity, he was a pious and loyal Pharisee who persecuted Christians (Acts 22:4; Acts 8.3). Paul was converted while traveling on the the road to Damascus when he met the risen Christ (Acts 9:1-20).

NOTE: Dates are approximate. The sequence is more important.

Approx Date	Scripture Reference	Description	Letters Written	Roman Emperor
5 AD	Acts 22:3; Acts 22:28; Phil 3:4-6;	Born a Jew in the City of Tarsus; Roman citizen; studied at the school of Gamaliel in Jerusalem; a Pharisee.		Augustus 27 BC- 14 AD
29 AD	Acts 7:58;	Present at Stephen’s stoning.
29-32 AD	Acts 8:1-3;	Persecutor of the church.
32 AD	Acts 9:1-19; Acts 22:3-21; Acts 27:12-18;	Paul converted on the road to Damascus.		Tiberius (14-37 AD)
32-35 AD	Gal 1:15-17; Acts 9:20-25; 2Cor 11:32-33;	Travels to Arabia and remains there; Returns to Damascus.
35 AD	Acts 9:26-30; Gal 1:18	1st visit to Jerusalem with Barnabas, interacts briefly with Peter & James; Returns to Tarsus via Caesarea.		Caligula (37-41 AD)
44 AD	Acts 11:19-26	Barnabas brings Paul to Antioch		Claudius (41-54 AD) Famine in Rome (42 AD)
46 AD	Acts 11:27-30	2nd visit to Jerusalem: Barnabas & Paul take famine relief to Jerusalem. (14 years after conversion)
46-48 AD	Acts 13-14	First Journey Travels with Barnabas and John Mark; Returns to Antioch.
49 AD	Acts 15:1-35	Jerusalem council	Galatians (49 AD after journey, before council)	Claudius expels Jews from Rome (49 AD)
49-52 AD	Acts 15:36 -18:22	Second Journey Travels with Silas and later Timothy	1&2Thessalonians (50ish)	Rise of the Zealots (50 AD)
53-57 AD	Acts 18:23 -21:16	Third Journey	1Corinthians (55) 2Corthinians (56) Romans (57)	Nero (54-68 AD)
57-59 AD	Acts 21:17 -26:32	Roman arrest in Jerusalem Taken to Felix at Caesarea
59 AD	Acts 27:1 -28:16	Journey to Rome
60-62 AD	Acts 28:17-31	1st Roman imprisonment	Colossians Philemon Ephesians Philippians
63 AD		Released from prison	1Timothy Titus
65-66 AD		2nd Roman imprisonment & execution	2Timothy	Fire at Rome (64 AD) Persecution under Nero

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Paul’s authority

Paul’s authority rests on his divine calling from Jesus Christ.
Paul received divine revelation from Jesus (Gal 1:12).
Paul received traditional training in and knowledge of the Scriptures (1 Cor 15:3-5).