Appendix 2
Chronology of Paul’s Life - A Quick Compilation of People, Places, and Epistles
| EVENT | LOCATION | NOTES | REFERENCES |
| Early life | Syria and Judea | Born in Tarsus, his father was a Pharisee, he was a Pharisee, member of the tribe of Benjamin, taught by the Rabbi Gamaliel. | Acts 22:3; 23:6 Romans 11:1 |
| Conversion of Saul | Road to Damascus | Encountered Jesus (14 years before the Jerusalem council). | Acts 9:1-22 Acts 15:1-21 Galatians 1:15-16 |
| Saul in Arabia | Arabia | No details given. | Galatians 1:17 |
| Saul returns to Damascus | Damascus | No details given | Galatians 1:17 |
| Saul escapes Damascus | Damascus | Jews plot to kill Paul but able to escape by being lowered in opening in wall. | Acts 9:23-25 |
| Saul goes to Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Initially feared by believers, Barnabas accepts him. Saul preaches boldly. | Acts 9:26-28 Galatians 1:18-20 |
| Saul sent home | Tarsus, Cilicia | Due to death threats Saul is sent home for five years. | Acts 15:41 Galatians 1:21 |
| Church in Antioch started | Antioch, Syria | Persecuted Jewish believers evangelize to Gentiles | Acts 11:19-21 |
| Barnabas sent to Antioch | Antioch, Syria | Barnabas sent to investigate regarding Gentile believers, he finds Saul and brings him along. | Acts 11:22-24 |
| Barnabas and Saul teach | Antioch, Syria | Barnabas and Saul teach to a large number of people for one year. | Acts 11:25-26 Galatians 1:21 |
| Saul has a vision | Unknown | Around this time Saul has a vision of heaven. | 2 Corinthians 12:2-4 |
| Barnabas and Saul sent to Jerusalem | Judea | Barnabas and Saul serve as envoys to Jerusalem with a collection to aid those affected by famine. | Acts 11:27-30 |
| Barnabas and Saul return to Antioch | Antioch | Barnabas and Saul return to Antioch with John Mark | Acts 12:25 |
| First missionary journey begins | Antioch | Barnabas and Saul sent by the Holy Spirit to plant churches and John Mark joins them. | Acts 13:1-3 |
| At Cyprus | Island of Cyprus | Encounter with Elymas the magician. Saul is now called Paul. | Acts 13:4-12 |
| At Perga and Antioch (Pisidia) | Pamphylia and Pisidia | John Mark returns to Jerusalem, due to some of the Jews revolting they said they were "turning to the Gentiles." | Acts 13:13-52 Galatians 4:13-14 |
| At Iconium | Galatia | Preached to Jews and Gentile, they quickly left after attempt to stone them, they fled to Lystra | Acts 14:1-7 |
| At Lystra | Galatia | Paul healed a man who was crippled from birth. The people thought Paul and Barnabas were gods. The Jews from Iconium caught up with them and stoned Paul. | Acts 14:8-20 |
| At Derbe | Galatia | Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel. | Acts 14:21-23 |
| Return home | Antioch, Syria | The first missionary journey is over. | Acts 14:24-28 |
| Dispute regarding circumcision arises | Antioch | Judaizers were teaching that circumcision was required for Gentiles to be saved, so they sent Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem to discuss the inclusion of Gentiles. | Acts 15:1-3 |
| The Council Meeting | Jerusalem | A meeting of church leaders and the apostles to establish guidelines for Gentile believers. | Acts 15:4-35 Galatians 2:1-10 |
| Second missionary journey begins | Antioch | Paul and Barnabas decide to return to the cities they had previously visited, but they had a heated argument over John Mark, so they went their separate ways. | Acts 15:36-41 |
| Paul and Silas in Derbe and Lystra | Galatia | Timothy joins Paul and Silas in Lystra. | Acts 16:1-5 |
| Holy Spirit guides them | Mysia to Troas | The Holy Spirit would not allow them to preach in Asia or Bithynia, so they went to Troas. Paul had a vision for them to go to Macedonia. | Acts 16:6-10 |
| At Philippi | Macedonia | Lydia becomes a believer. | Acts 16:11-15 |
| Paul and Silas arrested in Philippi | Macedonia | Paul casts demon out of slave girl, but since the demon offered false fortune-telling services the owner of the slave had Paul and Silas arrested. | Acts 16:16-24 |
| Paul and Silas in Philippian Jail | Macedonia | Paul and Silas singing hymns when an earthquake hits and all chains on the prisoners break and doors open. Paul stopped the jailer from killing himself. The jailer and family accepted Jesus. | Acts 16:25-40 2 Corinthians 11:23-25 |
| Paul, Silas, and Timothy in Thessalonica | Macedonia | A few jealous Jews got some wicked men to motivate a mob to come after Paul and Silas. | Acts 17:1-9 1 Thessalonians 1:4-2:16; 3:4 |
| Paul, Silas, and Timothy in Berea | Macedonia | With the help of fellow believers they left Thessalonica at night and made it to Berea. They were more responsive to their message and when they went home they looked up in the Scriptures to see if what they were taught was true. | Acts 17:10-15 1 Thessalonians 2:17 |
| Paul in Athens | Achaia | While Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens, he reasoned in the synagogue and conversed with several philosophers who brought him to speak at the Areopagus. | Acts 17:16-21 |
| Paul speaks at the Areopagus | Achaia | Paul's sermon at the Areopagus (Mars Hill). | Acts 17:22-34 |
| Timothy sent back to Thessalonica | Macedonia | Timothy sent to help and encourage church in Thessalonica. | 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 |
| Paul in Corinth | Achaia | Paul goes to Corinth to meet Aquila and Priscilla. | Acts 18:1-4 |
| Paul writes to the churches in Galatia | Achaia | Estimated time period when Paul wrote his epistle to the churches in the Roman province of Galatia. In this epistle is the first reference of Titus, who is not mentioned in the book of Acts. | Galatians 1:1-2, 6; 2:1-10 |
| Paul, Silas, and Timothy in Corinth | Achaia | Silas and Timothy join Paul in Corinth. | Acts 18:5- 1 Thessalonians 3:6-10 |
| Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica | Achaia | Estimated time period when Paul wrote his first epistle to the church in Thessalonica. | 1 Thessalonians 1:1 |
| Crispus Baptized | Achaia | Crispus the synagogue ruler in Corinth is baptized. | Acts 18:6-8 |
| Paul has a vision | Achaia | Jesus tells Paul to keep on speaking and that He is with him. | Acts 18:9-10 |
| Paul in Corinth | Achaia | Paul remains in Corinth for one and half years. | Acts 19:11 |
| Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica | Achaia | Estimated time period when Paul wrote his second epistle to the church in Thessalonica. | 2 Thessalonians 1:1 |
| Jews want Paul arrested. | Achaia | Jews bring charges against Paul before proconsul Gallio's tribunal, he refuses and the Jews beat up Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue in front of him. | Acts 18:12-17 |
| Paul leaves Corinth with Priscila and Aquila | Achaia to Asia to Syria | Closing the second missionary journey. Paul cuts hair in Cenchreae, leaves Priscilla and Aquila in Ephesus, and returns to Antioch. | Acts 18:18-22 |
| Apollos in Ephesus | Asia | Apollos taught in Ephesus but only knew of John the Baptist's baptism, Aquila and Priscilla taught him a more accurately the things concerning Jesus. | Acts 18:24-28 |
| Third missionary journey begins | Syria | Paul passes through Cilicia and Galatia to the city of Ephesus. | Acts 18:23; 19:1 |
| Paul in Ephesus | Asia | Paul proclaimed the gospel and reasoned daily from the Scriptures in public places. He performed many miracles of healing. | Acts 19:2-20 |
| Riot in Ephesus | Asia | Idol-making tradesmen seeing their businesses decline due to their patrons turning away from pagan deities cause a major disturbance in town. They seized Gaius and Aristarchus and dragged them into the theater. | Acts 19:21-41 |
| Paul writes to the church in Corinth | Asia | Estimated time period when Paul wrote his first epistle to the church in Corinth. | 1 Corinthians 1:1; 16:6-8 |
| Paul in Greece | Achaia | Paul travels through Macedonia to Greece, spent three months there. | Acts 20:1-3 2 Corinthians 7:5-7 |
| Paul writes to the church in Corinth | Macedonia | Estimated time period when Paul wrote his second epistle to the church in Corinth and his first epistle to Timothy. | 2 Corinthians 2:13; 7:5; 8:6, 16-24; 12:18 1 Timothy 1:2-3 |
| Paul in Corinth | Achaia | Paul returns to Corinth where he receives a collection for Judea. | 2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15 |
| Paul writes to the church in Rome | Achaia | Estimated time period when Paul wrote his epistle to the church in Rome while in Corinth. | Romans 16:1-5, 23-25; 2 Timothy 4:20 |
| Paul in Troas | Mysia | Paul was going to sail back to Syria, but changed his mind and traveled back through Macedonia to Troas and stayed there for one week. | Acts 20:4-6 |
| Eutychus falls out of window | Mysia | While Paul was teaching well into the evening a young man in the audience fell out of a third-story window and died. Paul through prayer was able to bring him back to life. | Acts 20:7-12 |
| Paul sails south to Miletus | Asia | Paul meets with leaders of Ephesian church and tells them he is heading to Jerusalem and will not see them again. | Acts 20:13-38 |
| Paul travels to Caesarea | Syria | Paul sails to Tyre then to Ptolemais and then to Caesarea Maritima. The prophet Agabus prophesies that Paul will be bound in Jerusalem. This ends Paul's third and final missionary journey. | Acts 21:1-16 |
| Paul in Jerusalem | Judea | Paul visits James and develop a plan to help the Jews accept Paul. | Acts 21:17-26 |
| Paul arrested at the Temple | Judea | Paul is seen by Jews from Asia wanting to kill Paul start beating him all while inciting the crowds. The Romans intervene and removes Paul from the angry mob. | Acts 21:27-36 |
| Paul speaks to crowd | Judea | Paul offers his testimony which they listened to until he spoke to them about salvation being offered to the Gentles. | Acts 21:37-22:23 |
| Paul in Roman custody | Judea | Not understanding why the Jews hated Paul the tribune has Paul appear before the Sanhedrin. | Acts 22:24-23:11 |
| A plot to ambush Paul and kill him is revealed | Judea | Paul's sister hears about a plan to ambush the Romans guarding Paul and kill him. | Acts 23:12-22 |
| Paul sent to Caesarea | Syria | Protected by a large number of Romans, Paul is transfered to Caesarea Maritima for his protection and to face Governor Felix. | Acts 23:23-35 |
| Paul faces Felix | Syria | Felix hears accusations from Jewish leaders, but delays in making decision regarding Paul. | Acts 24:1-21 |
| Paul remains in custody | Syria | Felix kept Paul in prison for two years. | Acts 24:22-27 |
| Paul faces Festus | Syria | Porcius Festus replaces Felix and hears Paul's case. Since Festus wanting to do the Jews a favor wanted to sned Paul back to the Sanhedrin. Paul knowing they wanted him dead requested an appeal to Caesar. | Acts 25:1-12 |
| Paul faces Agrippa | Syria | King Agrippa visits Festus and wants to hear Paul. He determines that he did nothing to deserve death and would have been set free if he did not appeal to Caesar. | Acts 25:13-26:32 |
| Paul sent to Rome | Mediterranean Sea | Paul joins other Roman prisoners onboard a hired ship and leaves Caesarea Maritima sailing north to Sidon, and due to weather conditions stop at the Island of Crete. | Acts 27:1-12 |
| Ship encounters storm | Island of Crete | Thinking the winds would be favorable to sail to a more favorable port on Crete, they sailed west. Instead they encounter a violent storm. | Acts 27:13-38 |
| Shipwreck | Island of Malta | Two weeks later they shipwreck on the Island of Malta. | Acts 27:39-44 |
| Paul on the Island of Malta | Island of Malta | Paul is bitten by poisonous snake but is unaffected, natives think he is a god. Paul also healed many sick people on the island. | Acts 28:1-10 |
| On the way to Rome | Various | From Malta to Rome they sailed to Syracuse in Sicily, then to Rhegium and on to Putetoli on the mainland. From there they walked to Rome greeting several believers on the way. | Acts 28:11-16 |
| Paul in Rome | Italy | While waiting for a Roman hearing before Caesar, Paul spoke with the local Jewish leaders, they had not received any official documents regarding Paul, but they had heard about "this sect" and desired to hear more. Many did believe and many did not. Paul continued to preach the gospel for two years. | Acts 28:17-31 |
| Paul writes the "Prison Epistles" | Italy | Paul writes his epistles to the Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, Philemon, and possibly his second epistle to Timothy. |