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Major Events in the Life of the Apostle Paul

a.d. 5-10?
Born in Tarsus, an Israelite from the tribe of Benjamin and a Roman citizen (Acts 22:3, 28; Rom. 11:1; Phil. 3:5); raised in either Jerusalem (Acts 22:3?) or Tarsus
15-20?
Trained as a Pharisee by Gamaliel I (Acts 22:3; 26:5; Gal. 1:14; Phil. 3:5-6)
30/33?
Death, resurrection of Christ
31-34
Present at Stephen's stoning; persecuted Christians (Acts 7:58; 8:1; 22:4a; 26:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:9; Gal. 1:13; Phil. 3:6)
33/34*
Converted, called, and commissioned on the way to Damascus (Acts 9:1-19; 22:6-11; 26:12-18; Gal. 1:15-16)
33/34-36/37
Stays in Damascus a short time (Acts 9:19b); leaves for Arabia (2 Cor. 11:32; Gal. 1:17); returns to Damascus (Gal. 1:17; Acts 9:20-22?); escapes through city wall to avoid arrest (Acts 9:23-24; 2 Cor. 11:32-33)
36/37*
Meets with Peter, sees James, in Jerusalem (Acts 9:26-30; Gal. 1:18) Hellenists seek to kill him; flees to Tarsus (Acts 9:28-30; Gal. 1:21)
37-45
Ministers in Syria/Cilicia (2 Cor. 11:22-27?)
44-47*
Ministers with Barnabas in Antioch (Acts 11:25-26) Second Visit to Jerusalem; time of famine (Acts 11:27-30; Gal. 2:1-10)
46-47
First Missionary Journey (Acts 13:4-14:26): 1.5 years?
48*
With Barnabas, spends "no little time" in Antioch (Acts 14:28; Gal. 2:11-14); writes Galatians
48-49*
Returns to Jerusalem for the apostolic council (Acts 15); Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch (Acts 15:30-33), but dispute over John Mark causes them to part ways (Acts 15:36-41)
48/49-51*
Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36-18:22): 2.5 years?
49
Paul and Silas travel to southern Galatia through Asia Minor, on to Macedonia (Philippi [1 Thess. 2:2]); Thessalonica [1 Thess. 2:2; Phil. 4:15-16]; and Berea [Acts 17:10-15]), and then to Achaia (Athens [1 Thess. 3:1] and Corinth [2 Cor. 11:7-9])
49-51*
Spends 1.5 years in Corinth (Acts 18:11); appears before Gallio (Acts 18:12-17); writes 1 and 2 Thessalonians
51
Returns to Jerusalem? (Acts 18:22)
52-57*
Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23-21:17): 5 years?
52
Travels to Antioch, spends "some time" travels through Galatia and Phrygia (Acts 18:23)
52-55
Arrives in Ephesus (Acts 19:1; 1 Cor. 16:8); ministers for three years (Acts 20:31) and writes 1 Corinthians; makes brief, "painful visit" to Corinth (2 Cor. 2:1), then returns to Ephesus and writes "severe letter" (now lost) to Corinth (2 Cor. 2:3-4; 7:8-16)
55-56*
Travels north to Macedonia, meets Titus (Acts 20:1; 2 Cor. 2:12-13); writes 2 Corinthians
57*
Winters in Corinth (Acts 20:2-3; 2 Cor. 9:4), writes to the Romans from Corinth; travels to Jerusalem; is arrested (Acts 21:27-36)
57-59
Transferred as prisoner to Caesarea, stays for two years (Acts 24:27)
60*
Voyage to Rome; shipwrecked, spends three months on Malta (Acts 28:11); finally arrives in Rome
62*
Under house-arrest in Rome (Acts 28:30-31), writes Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon
62-67
Released from house-arrest in Rome, travels to Spain (?), writes 1 Timothy (from Macedonia?) and Titus (from Nicopolis); is rearrested, writes 2 Timothy from Rome, is martyred

* denotes approximate date; / signifies either/or

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