Reading Acts and reading the epistles are usually two separate activities, which is why so much of Paul reads as abstract. This interleaves them: each letter sits at the point in the journeys where it was written, so Galatians arrives in the middle of a specific argument and 1 Corinthians answers a church you have just watched him found.
Twenty-nine events across eight sections with 114 references, running from Tarsus to the block under Nero. The chronology is anchored to the Gallio inscription, around AD 51 to 52, which is the one fixed point most Pauline dating hangs on. Dates are approximate and the sheet says so.
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Apostle Paul Timeline · PDF
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What is on the sheet?
29 events across 8 sections, carrying 114 chapter-and-verse references.
- ISaul of Tarsus — Pharisee & Persecutorc. AD 5 – 33
- IIDamascus Road & The Hidden Yearsc. AD 33/34 – 46
- IIIFirst Missionary Journey & The Jerusalem Councilc. AD 46 – 49
- IVSecond Missionary Journey — The Gospel Enters Europec. AD 49 – 52 · Anchored by the Gallio Inscription
- VThird Missionary Journey — Ephesus & The Great Lettersc. AD 52 – 57
- VIJerusalem Arrest & Two Years at Caesareac. AD 57 – 59
- VIIThe Voyage, the Shipwreck & the First Roman Imprisonmentc. AD 59 – 62
- VIIIRelease, the Pastorals & Death Under Neroc. AD 62 – 67
Who is it for?
For anyone teaching Acts who wants the letters in the room, and for a reader who has finished Romans and wondered where in Paul’s life it came from.
How does it print?
It is laid out for US Letter at 19 pages, portrait, on a light background so it does not drink a toner cartridge. It prints cleanly in black and white, though the section colours carry meaning and are worth having in colour if you can. Every page footer carries the source, so a copy handed round a class can always be traced back.
