Chronology of Events In the Book of Acts and the Epistles

Event

Reference

Year (AD)

- Paul the Apostle, original name Saul of Tarsus, - born 4 BCE

- John the Baptist calls out a Little Flock from Apostate Israel.

- Jesus Dies, Rises, Ascend, Returns, to breath His Spirit on His disciples… to be received INTO them.

- Descent of the Holy Spirit UPON Jesus’s Twelve and disciples to empower their witness and offer of the Kingdom to Israel.

Matt 3:1

John 20:22

 

Acts 2:1-13

27

30

 

30

Setting Up of the “Little Flock” Messianic Jerusalem Church

Acts 2:40-47 (cf. Lk 12:32)

30

Stephen’s Witness and being Stoned to Death By Israel

Acts 7:58-60

35

Philip at Samaria

Acts 8:4-13

35

Conversion of Saul as Paul “the Apostle to the Gentiles

Acts 9:1-9

36

A Gentile Converted to Israel Kingdom gospel Under Peter

Acts 10:1-48

40

Founding of the first Pauline Grace Church at Antioch

Acts 11:19-30

43

Writing of Matthew's Gospel

Matthew

43

James “the Lesser” (John’s brother) Killed by Herod

Acts 12:1-25

45

Paul's First Preaching to the Gentiles - a Jew blinded and the Roman Centurion is converted

Acts 13:1-12

47

Paul’s 1st Missionary Journey Begun

Acts 13:4-14:28

48

Paul to the Council at Jerusalem with Titus

Acts 15:6-35

50

Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey Begun

Acts 15:39-18:22

51

Paul’s Writing of I Thessalonians

I Thessalonians

52

Paul’s Writing of II Thessalonians

II Thessalonians

53

Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey Begun

Acts 18:23-21:17

54

Paul’s Writing of I Corinthians

I Corinthians

57

Paul’s Writing of Galatians

Galatians

57

Paul’s Writing of II Corinthians

II Corinthians

58

Paul’s Writing of Romans

Romans

58

The Writing of Luke's Gospel

Luke

59

Paul's Arrest at Jerusalem

Acts 21:26-22:29

58

Paul at Caesarea

Acts 23:23-26:32

59

Paul Starts for Rome

Acts 27:1-2

60

Paul Reaches Rome

Acts 28:11-16a

61

Paul's Imprisonment at Rome

Acts 28:16-31

62

Israel’s Final Opportunity and its rejection of Paul’s Gospel

Paul Writes Ephesians

Acts 28:28

Ephesians

62

62

Paul Writes Philippians

Philippians

62

Paul Writes Colossians

Colossians

62

Paul Writes Philemon

Philemon

62

James Writes his Epistle

James

62

I Peter Written

I Peter

63

Acts Written

Acts

63

Paul is Acquitted

-

63

Paul Visits Various Places

-

63

Unknown Writer of Hebrews

Hebrews

63

Paul Writes I Timothy

I Timothy

63

Paul Writes Titus

Titus

63

Writing of Mark's Gospel

Mark

64

II Peter Written

II Peter

65

Paul's Second Imprisonment at Rome

Acts 27

65

Paul’s Writes II Timothy – His Final Epistle

II Timothy

66

Martyrdom of Paul

-

66

Destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman General Titus

-

70

Jude's Epistle Written

Jude

75

Writing of John's Gospel

John

85

Writing of John's Three Epistles

I John; II John; III John

90

John's Visions at Patmos

Revelation 1:9

96

Revelation Written

Revelation

97

Death of John

-

100