Chronology of the Apostle Paul
| Approx Date |
Scripture Reference |
Description | Letters Written |
Roman Emperor |
| 5 AD | Acts 22:3, 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 | |
| 32 AD | Acts 7:58 | Present at Stephen’s stoning | ||
| 33-34 AD | Acts 8:1-3 Phil 3:4-6 |
Persecutor of the church | ||
| 34 AD | Acts 9:1-19 Acts 22:3-21 Acts 27:12-18 |
Paul converted on the road to Damascus | Tiberius (14-37 AD) | |
| 34-37 AD | Gal. 1:15-17 Acts 9:20-25 2 Cor 11:32-33 |
Travels to Arabia and remains there Returns to Damascus |
Caligula (37-41 AD) | |
| 37 AD | Acts 9:26-30 Gal 1:18 |
Goes to Jerusalem with Barnabas Returns to Tarsus |
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| 46 AD | Acts 11:19-29 | Barnabas brings Paul to Antioch Barnabas & Paul take famine relief to Jerusalem |
Claudius (41-54 AD) Famine in Rome (42 AD) |
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| 46-48 AD | Acts 13-14 | First Journey Travels with Barnabas and John Mark |
Galatians (48 AD after journey) |
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| 49 AD | Acts 15:1-35 | Jerusalem council | Claudius expels Jews from Rome (49 AD) | |
| 49-52 AD | Acts15:36-18:22 | Second Journey Travels with Silas and later Timothy |
1 & 2 Thessalonians (50) | Rise of the Zealots (50 AD) |
| 53-57 AD | Acts 18:23-21:16 | Third Journey | 1 Corinthians (55) 2 Corthinians (56) Romans (57) |
Nero (54-68 AD) |
| 57-59 AD | Acts 21:17-26:32 | Roman arrest in Jerusalem Taken to Felix at Caesarea |
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| 59 AD | Acts 27:1-28:16 | Journey to Rome | ||
| 60-62 AD | Acts 28:17-31 | 1st Roman imprisonment | Colossians Philemon Ephesians Philippians |
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| 63 AD | Released from prison | 1 Timothy Titus |
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| 65-66 AD | 2nd Roman imprisonment & execution | 2 Timothy | Fire at Rome (64 AD) Persecution under Nero |
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Other references:
Blue Letter Bible Chronology of Paul
Chronology of Roman Emperors
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