Timeline of the Apostle Paul
Note: The chronology and dating of the events in Paul's life are still disputed among scholars.
| Year | The Life of Paul | Books Written | Historical Events | ||
| AD 4 |  | Augustus adopts Tiberius and recognizes him as the successor | |||
| c. 5 | Born—an Israelite—in Tarsus of Cilicia (Acts 22:3; Phil 3:5) | ||||
| A Roman citizen by birthright (Acts 22:28) | |||||
| 7 | Judea becomes a Roman Imperial province | ||||
| 14 | Census of Caesar and Tiberius | ||||
 | Lyvia poisons Augustus; Tiberius comes into power | ||||
| c.15-20 | At the school of Gamaliel, Jerusalem (Acts 22:3) | ||||
| 26 | Pilate begins serving as procurator of Judea | ||||
| 28 | John the Baptist executed by Herod Antipas | ||||
| 30 | Crucifixion of Christ | ||||
| 31(?) | A Pharisee (Phil 3:5) | ||||
| c. 32 | Present at Stephen's stoning (Acts 7:58; 8:1) | ||||
| c.33-34 | Persecutor of the church (Acts 8:1-3; Phil 3:6) | ||||
| 34 | Conversion on the Road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-9) | ||||
| Goes to Damascus (Acts 9:10-19) | |||||
| Travels to Arabia and remains there (Gal 1:17) | |||||
| 35 | |||||
| 36 | Imprisonment of Herod Agrippa | ||||
| 37 | |||||
| Returns to Damascus then exits the city for safety (Gal 1:17; Acts 9:20-25; 2 Cor 11:32-33) |  | ||||
| Goes up to Jerusalem (Acts 9:26-29; Gal 1:18) | Caligula becomes emperor at the death of Tiberius | ||||
| Goes back to Tarsus for safety (Acts 9:30) | |||||
| 38 | |||||
| 39 | Herod Antipas deposed by Caligula and exiled to Gaul | ||||
| 40 | |||||
| 41 | Caligula murdered | ||||
 | Cladius declared emperor | ||||
| 42 | Famine in Rome | ||||
| 43 | Roman campaigns against Britain | ||||
| 44 | Death of Herod Agrippa I | ||||
| 45 | |||||
| 46 | |||||
| Barnabas travels to Tarsus in order to seek Saul (Acts 11:25) | |||||
| 47 | Goes to Antioch with Barnabas teaching and many people (Acts 11:26) | ||||
| Agabus prophesies a famine (Acts 11:27, 28) | |||||
| Aid sent to Jerusalem through Barnabas and Saul (Acts 11:29, 30) | |||||
| Barnabas and Saul return with John Mark (Acts 12:25) | |||||
| Barnabas and Saul "separated" and sent out (Acts 13:2, 3) | |||||
| They travel from Antioch to Seleucia, then to Cyprus (Acts 13:4) |  | ||||
| 48 | |||||
| While on Cyprus they go to Salamis and Paphos (Acts 13:5-12) | |||||
| From Paphos they go to Perga of Pamphylia where John Mark departs for home (Acts 13:13) | |||||
| Ministry in Antioch of Pisidia (Acts 13:14-50) | |||||
| At Iconium (Acts 13:51 - 14:6) | |||||
| Flees to Lystra and Derbe, preaching the gospel (Acts 14:6-7) | |||||
| In Lystra Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods (Acts 14:8-18) | |||||
| Stoned at Lystra, supposed to be dead, but re-enters the city (Acts 14:19-20) | |||||
| Departs with Barnabas to Derbe, preaching the gospel (Acts 14:20-21) | |||||
| They return to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch to strengthen disciples and appoint elders (Acts 14:21-24) | |||||
| From Pisidia they returned to Antioch of Syria and reported their journey to the church (Acts 14:24-28) | |||||
| 49 | Goes up to the Jerusalem Council with Barnabas (Acts 15:1-29; Galatians 2:1) | Claudius expels Jews from Rome and blames it on Chrestus (a possible reference to Christ) | |||
| Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch of Syria, teaching and preaching (Acts 15:30-35; Galatians 2:11-14) | |||||
| Contention over John Mark; Barnabas and John Mark sail to Cyprus (Acts 15:36-39) | |||||
| Paul and Silas depart, going through Syria and Cilicia strengthening the churches (Acts 15:40-41) |  | Galatians (?) | |||
| 50 | Goes to Derbe and Lystra and picks up Timothy, strengthening the churches (Acts 16:1-5) | The rise of the Zealots | |||
| They go to Troas and Paul sees a vision of a Macedonian man (Acts 16:6-10) | |||||
| 51 | They sail from Troas to Neapolis (Acts 16:11) | ||||
| To Philippi where Paul meets Lydia (Acts 16:12-15) | |||||
| Paul and Silas imprisoned after casting out a demon from a slave girl (Acts 16:16-25) | |||||
| Prison doors opened miraculously and the jailer saved (Acts 16:25-34) | |||||
| Departs from Philippi (Acts 16:35-40) | |||||
| They passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia (Acts 17:1) | |||||
| At Thessalonica and preached Christ, but had to flee (Acts 17:1-10) | |||||
| At Berea where he leaves Silas and Timothy (Acts 17:10-14) | |||||
| At Corinth and rejoined with Silas and Timothy (Acts 18:1-17) | Galatians (?) | ||||
| 1 Thessalonians | |||||
| 52 | 2 Thessalonians | ||||
| 53 | Paul returns to Antioch after stopping at Ephesus, Caeserea, and Jerusalem (Acts 18:18-22) | ||||
| Travels through Galatia and Phrygia strengthening the disciples (Acts 18:23) |  | ||||
| Passes through the upper regions on his way to Ephesus (Acts 19:1) | |||||
| Ministry in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-41) | |||||
| 54 | Claudius poisoned by his wife | ||||
| 1 Corinthians |  | Nero becomes Emperor | |||
| 55 | |||||
| 56 | Goes to Macedonia (Acts 20:1) | 2 Corinthians | |||
| Travels to Greece (Acts 20:2) | Romans | ||||
| Goes back to Macedonia (Acts 20:3) | |||||
| At Troas (Acts 20:4-12) | |||||
| Assos. Mitylene. Chios. Samos. Togyllium. (Acts 20:13-15) | |||||
| Paul exhorts the Ephesian elders at Miletus (Acts 20:15-38) | |||||
| Cos. Rhodes. Patara. Phoenicia. (Acts 21:1, 2) | |||||
| At Tyre (Acts 21:3-6) | |||||
| At Ptolemais (Acts 21:7) | |||||
| At Caesarea (Acts 21:8-14) | |||||
| 57 | At Jerusalem (Acts 21:15-25) | ||||
| Paul gets arrested in the temple and causes a mob (Acts 21:26-36) | |||||
| Addresses the mob (Acts 21:37 - 22:21) | |||||
| Paul's citizenship saves him from scourging (Acts 22:22-29) | |||||
| Before the Sanhedrin (Acts 22:30 - 23:10) | |||||
| Jesus tells Paul that he will bear witness of him in Rome (Acts 23:11) | |||||
| The plot against Paul's life (Acts 23:12-22) | |||||
| Sent safely to Felix the governor (Acts 23:23-35) | |||||
| Paul before Felix (Acts 24:1-27) | |||||
| 59 | Paul before Festus (Acts 25:1-12) | ||||
| Paul's appeal honored - turning point towards Rome (Acts 25:12) |  | Assassination of Agrippina, the mother of Nero | |||
| Paul before Agrippa (Acts 25:13 - 26:32) | |||||
| Paul departs for Rome and sails to Myra (Acts 27:1-5) | |||||
| They sail to Fair Havens on Crete (Acts 27:6-8) | |||||
| In spite of Paul's warning, they set sail again (Acts 27:9-12) | |||||
| In the midst of a terrible storm they get shipwrecked on the island of Malta (Acts 27:13 - 28:1) | |||||
| At Malta (Acts 28:2-10) | |||||
| Sails to Syracuse (Acts 28:11, 12) | |||||
| Sails to Rhegium then Puteoli (Acts 28:13) | |||||
| 60 | Arrives in Rome (Acts 28:14-16) |  | |||
| Meets with the Jews (Acts 28:17-28) | |||||
| Preaches the gospel without hindrance for two whole years in his rented house (Acts 28:30-31). | Philemon | ||||
| 61 | Colossians | ||||
| Ephesians | |||||
| 62 | Philippians | ||||
| Released from Roman imprisonment | 1 Timothy (c. 62-64) Titus (c. 62-64) | ||||
| 63 | Further missionary work | ||||
| 64 | The Great Fire in Rome; Major persecution of Christianity begins | ||||
| Josephus pleads the interests of the Jews before Rome | |||||
| 2 Timothy (c. 64-66) | Nero constructs the Domus Aurea | ||||
| 65 | |||||
| 66 | Second imprisonment and martyrdom under Nero |  | The beginning of the Jewish Revolt against Rome | ||
| 67 | Josephus surrenders to the Romans | ||||
| 68 | Nero commits suicide | ||||
| 69 |  | Vespian prevails as the Emperor amidst civil war | |||
| 70 | Destruction of the temple under Titus | ||||
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