a.d. 5–10?
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Born in Tarsus as 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
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15–20?
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Trained as a Pharisee by Gamaliel I (Acts 22:3; 26:5; Gal. 1:14; Phil. 3:5–6)
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30/33†
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Death, resurrection of Christ
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31–34
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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)
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33/34*
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Converted, called, and commissioned on the way to Damascus (Acts
9:1–19; 22:6–11; 26:12–18; Gal. 1:15–16)
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33/34–36/37
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Stays in Damascus a short time (Acts
9:19b); leaves for “Arabia” (i.e., Nabataean Kingdom; 2 Cor. 11:32; Gal. 1:17); returns to Damascus (Gal. 1:17; Acts 9:20–22?); Jews and the governor
under King Aretas try to arrest and kill him; Paul escapes through the city
wall (Acts 9:23–24; 2 Cor. 11:32–33)
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36/37*
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·
Meets with Peter (and sees James) in Jerusalem (Acts 9:26–30; Gal. 1:18)
·
Hellenists seek to kill him and he flees to
Tarsus (Acts 9:28–30; Gal. 1:21)
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37–45
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Ministers in Syria/Cilicia (2 Cor. 11:22–27?)
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42–44
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Receives his “thorn in the flesh” (2 Cor. 12:7–9)
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44
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Herod Agrippa I dies (Acts 12:20–23)
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44–47*
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·
Spends a year ministering with Barnabas in
Antioch (Acts 11:25–26)
·
Second Visit to Jerusalem; time
of famine (Acts 11:27–30; Gal. 2:1–10)
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46–47
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First Missionary Journey (Acts 13:4–14:26): 1.5 years?
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48*
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Paul and Barnabas spend “no little time” in Antioch (Acts
14:28; cf. Gal. 2:11–14); Paul writes letter to
the Galatians
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48–49*
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Returns to Jerusalem for the apostolic council (Acts
15); Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch (Acts 15:30–33), but a dispute over
John Mark causes them to part ways (Acts 15:36–41)
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48/49–51*
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Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36–18:22): 2.5 years?
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49
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·
Edict of Claudius (Acts
18:2)
·
Paul and Silas travel to southern Galatia
through Asia Minor, on to Macedonia (notably Philippi [1 Thess. 2:2]); Thessalonica [1 Thess. 2:2; Phil. 4:15–16]; and Berea [Acts 17:10–15]), and then Achaia
(notably Athens [1 Thess. 3:1] and Corinth [2 Cor. 11:7–9])
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49–51*
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Spends 1.5 years in Corinth (Acts
18:11); appears before Gallio (Acts 18:12–17); writes 1 and 2
Thessalonians
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51
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Returns to Jerusalem? (Acts
18:22)
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52–57*
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Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23–21:17): 5 years?
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52
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Travels to Antioch, where he spends “some time”; then travels
through Galatia and Phrygia (Acts
18:23)
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52–55
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Arrives in Ephesus (Acts
19:1; 1 Cor. 16:8); ministers there for
three years (Acts 20:31) and writes 1
Corinthians in the spring, near the end of his ministry there; makes brief,
“painful visit” to Corinth (2 Cor. 2:1), then returns to Ephesus and writes
“tearful, severe letter” (now lost) to Corinth (2
Cor. 2:3–4; 7:8–16)
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55–56*
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Travels north to Macedonia, where he meets Titus (Acts
20:1; cf. 2 Cor. 2:12–13); writes 2 Corinthians
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57*
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Winters in Corinth (Acts
20:2–3; cf. 2 Cor. 9:4), writes letter to the Romans from Corinth;
travels to Jerusalem and is arrested (Acts 21:27–36)
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57–59
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Imprisonment transferred to Caesarea, where he stays for two
years (Acts 24:27)
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60*
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Voyage to Rome; shipwrecked for three months on the island of
Malta (Acts 28:11); finally arrives in Rome
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62*
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Under house-arrest in Rome (Acts 28:30–31), writes Ephesians,
Philippians, Colossians, Philemon
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62–67
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Released from house-arrest in Rome, extends his mission
(Spain?), writes 1 Timothy (from Macedonia?) and Titus (from Nicopolis); is
rearrested, writes 2 Timothy from Rome shortly before his execution
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64–67*
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Martyred in Rome
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Major Events in the Life of the Apostle Paul
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