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Chronology of Paul's Apostolic Career
by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
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Though the exact dates elude us, here is an approximate chronology of Paul's apostolic career, give or take a year or two. Precision in such a chronology is impossible, of course, but it doesn't really affect the message. At least it gives you a mental overview in which to place Paul's letters.
| Dates only approximate |
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| 1-10 AD | Born to a religiously observant Jewish family in Tarsus in Cilicia |
| 20-30 | Studies under Rabbi Gamaliel in Jerusalem |
| 27 | Crucifixion of Christ |
| 29-34 | Persecutes of the Church |
| 34 | Converted at Damascus, |
| 34-37 | Spends time in the Arabian desert |
| 37 | First Jerusalem Visit, meets Peter, James, and Barnabas |
| 37-43 | Stays in his hometown of Tarsus |
| 43 | Co-ministry with Barnabas in Antioch |
| 47-48 | First Missionary Journey |
| 48 | Second Visit to Jerusalem, Famine Relief |
| 48-50 | Second Missionary Journey, Macedonia |
| 50-51 | Ministry in Corinth, 18 months |
| 53-54 | Ministry in Ephesus, 2 years |
| 55-56 | Wrote Letter to the Romans |
| 56-57 | Journey to Jerusalem with collection |
| 57-59 | Arrest in Jerusalem, imprisoned in Caesarea 2 years. |
| 59-60 | Trial before Festus, voyage to Rome |
| 60-62 | First imprisonment in Rome, 2 years (Acts 20:30-31)1 |
| 62-64 | Mission to Spain (1 Clement 5:7) |
| Second Aegean ministry (Crete, Macedonia, etc.) | |
| 65 | Wrote 1 Timothy and Titus |
| 66/67 | Visited Miletus |
| 67 | Second imprisonment in Rome, wrote 2 Timothy |
| 67/68 | Execution in Rome during 14th year of Nero2 |
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- I drew heavily on Loveday C. A. Alexander, "Chronology of Paul," DPL 115-123.
- For the theory of Paul's second Roman imprisonment see E.E. Ellis, "Pastoral Epistles," DLP 661-662.
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