“THE BOOK OF THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES” Part 2 of 5


A VALUABLE TIMELINE

Print it out and keep it handy.

 

It can be terribly confusing to figure out when and where Paul went on his 3 main trips + 4th trip to Rome at the end. The following shows what he did, where he went and when he wrote his 14 books of the New Testament.

33 ADthe cross. The church is formed after Pentecost

34 - Saul (Paul) threatens the church, puts them in prison and kills them (Acts 8:3; 9:1)

34 - Saul (Paul) gets saved on the road to Damascus

34 – 37 Saul (Paul) goes into Arabia for three years. He visits Mt Sinai in Arabia (Gal 4:25).

37 – The gospel of Matthew written by Matthew.

40 – Saul (Paul) visits Peter and James in Jerusalem (3 years after being in Arabia Gal 1:18)

43 – Paul caught up to 3rd heaven (2Cor 12:2-4). This is the “14 YEARS AGO” in 43AD of 2Cor

       12:2. This is God’s preparation for Paul before his first trip two years later in 45AD. There are

        two lots of 14 years – one 14 years ‘ago’ (2Cor 12:2) and one 14 years ‘after’ (Gal 2:1)

43 – Barnabas collects Saul (Paul) from Antioch (Acts 11:22)

44 – Saul (Paul) and Barnabas return to Jerusalem with money for the saints (Acts 11:29-30)

44 – James Zebedee killed (Acts 12:2). James writes the book of James before 44AD.

 

45 - 48 PAUL’S 1st TRIP (Acts 13-14). Saul has name change to Paul. (12 yrs after the cross)

50 – Jerusalem meeting. Confronts Peter (Acts 15:2; Gal 2:11). Paul writes Galatians soon after.

       This is the “14 YEARS AFTER” he returns from Arabia (Gal 2:1). Early 37 to late 50 ie 14 years.

 

50 – 53 PAUL’S 2nd TRIP (Acts 16-18:22). He writes 1&2 Thessalonians at Corinth (Acts 18:11)

 

54 - 58 PAUL’S 3rd TRIP.  Paul writes 1Corinthians at Ephesus (Acts 19:8); writes 2Corinthians

       in 57AD; at Macedonia (Acts 20:1; writes Romans at Corinth around 57AD as well (Acts 20:3)

58 – 60 Paul put in prison at Caesarea. Luke probably writes the gospel of Luke about this time.

 

60 - 61 PAUL’S 4th TRIP to Rome as a prisoner.

61 – 63 House arrest, Rome, for 2 years. Paul writes Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians,

       Philemon

63 - Released. Paul writes Titus, 1Timothy and Titus between 63-66

64 – Emperor Nero burns Rome and blames the Christians. He re-captures Paul around 66AD.

65 – Peter writes 1&2 Peter

66 – Jude writes the book of Jude

66 – 68 Paul put in prison. Paul writes 2Timothy and Hebrews.

68 – Paul beheaded (35 years after the cross)

 

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