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
| 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 | 35 | |
Conversion of Saul as Paul “the Apostle to the Gentiles” | 36 | |
A Gentile Converted to Israel Kingdom gospel Under Peter | 40 | |
Founding of the first Pauline Grace Church at Antioch | 43 | |
Writing of Matthew's Gospel | 43 | |
James “the Lesser” (John’s brother) Killed by Herod | 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 | 48 | |
Paul to the Council at Jerusalem with Titus | 50 | |
Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey Begun | 51 | |
Paul’s Writing of I Thessalonians | 52 | |
Paul’s Writing of II Thessalonians | 53 | |
Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey Begun | 54 | |
Paul’s Writing of I Corinthians | 57 | |
Paul’s Writing of Galatians | 57 | |
Paul’s Writing of II Corinthians | 58 | |
Paul’s Writing of Romans | 58 | |
The Writing of Luke's Gospel | 59 | |
Paul's Arrest at Jerusalem | 58 | |
Paul at Caesarea | 59 | |
Paul Starts for Rome | 60 | |
Paul Reaches Rome | 61 | |
Paul's Imprisonment at Rome | 62 | |
Israel’s Final Opportunity and its rejection of Paul’s Gospel Paul Writes Ephesians | Acts 28:28 | 62 62 |
Paul Writes Philippians | 62 | |
Paul Writes Colossians | 62 | |
Paul Writes Philemon | 62 | |
James Writes his Epistle | 62 | |
I Peter Written | 63 | |
Acts Written | 63 | |
Paul is Acquitted | - | 63 |
Paul Visits Various Places | - | 63 |
Unknown Writer of Hebrews | 63 | |
Paul Writes I Timothy | 63 | |
Paul Writes Titus | 63 | |
Writing of Mark's Gospel | 64 | |
II Peter Written | 65 | |
Paul's Second Imprisonment at Rome | Acts 27 | 65 |
Paul’s Writes II Timothy – His Final Epistle | 66 | |
Martyrdom of Paul | - | 66 |
Destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman General Titus | - | 70 |
Jude's Epistle Written | 75 | |
Writing of John's Gospel | 85 | |
Writing of John's Three Epistles | 90 | |
John's Visions at Patmos | 96 | |
Revelation Written | 97 | |
Death of John | - | 100 |