Chronology of the Life of St. Paul

A. PAUL’S EARLY LIFE - 36-45 A.D.

1. EARLY TRAINING
a. Ancestry and youth  -  Phil 3:4-6
b. Education  -  Acts 22:3

2. SAUL THE PERSECUTOR
a. Stephen’s death  -  Acts 7:57,58
b. General persecutions  -  Acts 8:3

3. PAUL’S CONVERSION, 36 A.D.
a. On the road to Damascus  -  Acts 9:1-9
b. Paul and Anasias  -  Acts 9:10-16

4. DAMASCUS AND ARABIA 37-39 A.D.
a. Paul preaches in the synagogues of Damascus.  -  Acts 9:17-22
b. Paul in Arabis. His return to Damascus and flight to Jerusalem  -  Gal. 1:15-18

5. JERUSALEM
a. Paul’s first visit to Jerusalem to see Peter. He is warned in a vision to depart  -  Gal. 1:17-20

6. CAESAREA, TARSUS, SYRIA AND CILICIA
a. Paul leaves Jerusalem for Caesarea and Tarsus. He preaches in the regions of Syria and Cilicia, 39-43 A.D. , 4 or 5 years  -  Gal. 1:21-24

7. TARSUS AND ANTIOCH
a. Paul’s visions  -  2 Cor. 12:1-4
b. A year in Antioch with Barbanas, 46A.D  -  Acts 11:19-26

8. JERUSALEM AND ANTIOCH
a. Paul’s second visit to Jerusalem, with alms  -  Acts 11:27-30
b. Paul and Barbanas return to Antioch, 47-48 A.D  -  Acts 12:25

 

B. PAUL’S FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY AND FURLOUGH-48 49 A.D.

1. ANTIOCH IN SYRIA
a. Paul and Barbanas preach in the synagogue Acts 19:1-3

2. SELEUCIA AND CYPRESS
a. SALAMIS. Paul and Barbanas preach in the Synagogues  -  Acts. 13:4-5
b. PAPHOS. Sergius Paulus. Elymas the sorcerer. Paul’s change of name  -  Acts. 16:6-12
c. PERGA. In Pamphylia. John Mark forsakes the apostles  -  Acts. 13:13

3. ANTIOCH IN PISIDIA
a. Paul’s address  -  Acts 13:14-41
b. Paul and Barbanas are rejected by the Jews and turn to the Gentiles  -  Acts 13:42-49
c. Paul’s sickness and the kindness of the Galations  -  Gal. 4:13-15
d. The departure from Antioch because of Persecution  -  Acts. 13:50

4. ICONIUM
a. Paul and Barnabas flee to Lystra   -  Acts 14:1

5. LYSTRA
a. Paul heals a lame man. The people deify Paul and Barnabas  -  Acts 14:6-13
b. Paul’s speech  -  Acts 14:14-18
c. Paul is stoned  -  Acts 14:19,20

6. DERBE AND RETURN VISITS
a. Departed to Derbe   -  Acts 14:20
b. Lystra , Iconium , Antioch in Pisidia, Perga  -  Acts 14:21-25

7. PAUL’S COMMENT ON HIS FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY  -  2 Tim 3:10,11

8. ATTALIA TO ANTIOCH IN SYRIA
a. Paul and Barnabas abide a ‘long time’ (two years) in Antioch: 49-50 A.D  -  Acts 14:25-28

GALATIANS WRITTEN FROM ANTIOCH – 49 A.D

C. THE JERUSALEM COUNCIL AND PAUL’S STAY IN ANTIOCH 49 A.D.

1. ANTIOCH
a. Paul and Barnabas are sent to Jerusalem  -  Acts 15:1-3

2. JERUSALEM, PAUL’S THIRD VISIT
a. The formal reception by the Church of the delegates from Antioch  -  Acts 15:4
b. The private interviews of Paul  -  Gal. 2:2-5
c. The meeting of the Council proper  -  Acts 15:6-29
d. The mission of Paul and Barnabas to the Gentiles ratified  -  Gal. 2:3-1

3. ANTIOCH
a. The sojourn of Paul and Barnabas at Antioch ‘some days’  -  Acts 15:30-35
b. The quarrel between Paul and Peter  -  Gal. 2:11-14

D. PAUL’S SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY AND FURLOUGH 50-52 A.D.

1. ANTIOCH
a. Paul and Barnabas separate  -  Acts 15:36-39

2. SYRIA AND CILICIA
a. Paul and Silas confirm churches  -  Acts 15:40-4

3. DERBE AND LYSTRA
a. The circumcision of Timothy at Lystra . The Decrees delivered to the churches - Acts 16:1-5

4. PHRYGIA AND GALATIA  -  Acts 16:6

5. MYSIA AND TROAS
a. Paul’s vision of the man from Macedonia  -  Acts 16:6-9
b. Luke joins Paul as a companion  -  Acts 16:10

6. SAMOTHRACE AND NEAPOLIS  -  Acts 16:11

7. PHILIPPI
 a. The first European church founded  -  Acts 16:12-40

8. AMPHIPOLIS AND APOLLONIA  -  Acts 17:1

9. THESSALONICA
a. The work begins  -  Acts 17:1-9
b. The work supported  -  Phil. 4:16,1 - Thes.2:9
c. Paul’s bond with them  - 1 Thes. 1:1-8 - 2 Thes. 1:2-7

10. BEREA
a. Paul’s ministry and opposition  -  Acts 17:10-13
b. Paul’s departure  -  Acts 17:14

11. ATHENS
a. Their arrival  -  Acts :17:15
b. The debate  -  Acts 17:16-21
c. The Mars Hill message  -  Acts 17:22-34

12. CORINTH
a. Paul lives with Aquila and Pricilla  -  Acts 18:1-3
b. The conversion of Crispus, Gaius, and ‘the house-hold of Stephanas’  -  Acts 18:5-8; - 1 Cor. 1:14-16 - 1 Cor. 16:15
c. Paul’s vision  -  Acts 18:9-11
d. Paul before Gallio  -  Acts 18:12-18

FIRST THESSALONIANS WRITTEN FROM CORINTH – 51 A.D.
SECOND THESSALONIANS WRITTEN FROM CORINTH – 51 A.D.

13. CENCHREA, EPHESUS, CAESAREA, JERUSALEM & ANTIOCH Acts 18:18-23

E. THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY, 53-57 A.D.

1. ANTIOCH, GALATIA, AND PHRYGIA  -  Acts 18:22-23
2. PAUL IN EPHESUS THREE YEARS  -  Acts 19:1-41

FIRST CORINTHIANS WRITTEN FROM EPHESUS – 56 A.D.

3. PAUL VISITS CORINTH FOR THE SECOND TIME AND RETURNS TO EPHESUS
2 Cor. 13:2
4. MACEDONIA AND GREECE  -  Acts 20:1-3

SECOND CORINTHIANS WRITTEN FROM MACEDONIA – 56 A.D.

5. THE JOURNEY FROM CORINTH TO JERUSALEM  -  Acts 20:3-21:16

ROMANS WRITTEN FROM CORINTH – 57 A.D.

F. PAUL’S FIFTH VISIT TO JERUSALEM – 57 A.D.

1. PAUL’S VOW  -  Acts 21:17-16
2. PAUL SEIZED IN THE TEMPLE BY THE JEWS  -  Acts 21:27-39
3. PAUL’S SPEECH TO THE JEWS  -  Acts 21:40/22:29
4. PAUL’S SPEECH BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN  -  Acts 22:30 / 23:9
5. THE CONSPIRACY TO KILL PAUL
a. The plot and its discovery  -  Acts 23:12-22
b. The plan of escape  -  Acts 23:23-33

G. PAUL IN CAESAREA – 57-59 A.D.

1. PAUL’S CONFINEMENT  -  Acts 23:31-35
2. PAUL BEFORE FELIX  -  Acts 24:1-23
3. PAUL’S PRISON LIFE IN CAESAREA  -  Acts 24:24-27
4. PAUL’S TRIAL BEFORE FESTUS  -  Acts 25:1-12
5. PAUL’S TRIAL BEFORE AGRIPPA  -  Acts 25:13/26:32

H. PAUL’S JOURNEY TO ROME AND BACK – 59-60 A.D.

1. DEPARTS CAESAREA  -  Acts 27:1-4
2. MYRA  -  Acts 27:5-7
3. FAIR HAVENS  -  Acts 27:8
4. SHIPWRECK AT MALTA  -  Acts 27:9 / 28:10
5. DEPARTS MALTA  -  Acts 28:11-15
6. ARRIVAL IN ROME  -  Acts 28:16

I. PAUL’S FIRST ROMAN IMPRISONMENT – 60-62 A.D.

1. BELIEVERS IN ROME  -  Romans 16:3-15
2. PAUL MEETS THE CHIEF JEWS OF ROME TWICE  -  Acts 28:16 - 29
3. PAUL LIVES TWO YEARS IN HIS OWN HIRED HOUSE, GUARDED BY A ROMAN SOLDIER  -  Acts 28:30-31
4. PAUL’S EXPECTATION OF RELEASE  -  Phil 1:23-27;2:24

EPHESIANS WRITTEN FROM ROME – 60 A.D.

COLLOSSIANS WRITTEN FROM ROME – 61 A.D.

PHILEMON WRITTEN FROM ROME – 61 A.D.

PHILIPPIANS WRITTEN FROM ROME – 62 A.D.

J. FREEDOM FROM BONDAGE – 62-67 A.D.

1. PAUL’S TRAVELS
Ephesus and Macedonia  -  1 Tim 1:3
Crete  -  Titus 1:5
Miletos   -  2 Tim 4:20
Ephesus   -  2 Tim 1:16-18
Troas  -  2 Tim 4:13
Corinth   -  2 Tim 4:20
Nicopolis  -  Titus 3:12

1 TIMOTHY WRITTEN FROM MACEDONIA–62 A,D. TITUS WRITTEN FROM ASIA–66 A.D.

K. PAUL’S SECOND ROMAN IMPRISONMENT – 67-68 A.D.

1. PAUL IS IMP0RISONED AS AN EVIL-DOER  -  2 Tim 2:8-9
2. PAUL’S LONELINESS  -  2 Tim 4:12,20 - 19,10 / 1:15
3. PAUL’S COMPANIONS  -  2 Tim 4:11; 1:16
4. HIS LONGING FOR TIMOTHY AND MARK  -  2 Tim 1:3-4 - 4:9,21
5. PAUL’S TRIAL BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES  -  2 Tim 4:14-18
6. PAUL’S JOYOUS ANTICIPATION OF DEATH  -  I Tim 4:6-8

2 TIMOTHY WRITTEN FROM ROME – 67 A.D.

 
 
 



 
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