Paul the Apostle
Timeline of Paul's journeys
- A.D. 6 Born a Roman citizen to Jewish parents in Tarsus
- A.D. 20–30 Studies Torah in Jerusalem with Gamaliel
- A.D. 30–33 Persecutes followers of Jesus of Nazareth in Jerusalem and Judea
- A.D. 33–36 Converted on the way to Damascus, spends three years in Arabia, returns to Damascus to preach Jesus as Messiah
- A.D. 36 Flees Damascus because of persecution, visits Jerusalem and meets with the apostles
- A.D. 36-40 Preaches in Tarsus and surrounding region
- A.D. 44-46 Invited by Barnabas to teach in Antioch
- A.D. 46 With Barnabas visits Jerusalem to bring a famine relief offering
- A.D. 47-48 First missionary journey with Barnabas, to Cyprus and Galatia
- A.D. 49 At the Council of Jerusalem, Paul argues successfully that Gentile Christians need not follow Jewish law, returns to Antioch, confronts Peter over question of Jewish law
- A.D. 49-52 Second missionary journey with Silas, through Asia Minor and Greece, settles in Corinth, writes letters to Thessalonians
- A.D. 52 Visits Jerusalem and Antioch briefly, begins third missionary journey
- A.D. 52-55 Stays in Ephesus; writes the letters to Galatians and Corinthians
- A.D. 57-59 Returns to Jerusalem and arrested, imprisoned at Caesarea
- A.D. 59-60 Appears before Festus and appeals to Caesar, voyage to Rome
- A.D. 60-62 Under house arrest at Rome, writes letters to Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon
- A.D. 62-64 Not sure what happend from here
[Christian History originally published this article in Christian History Issue #47 in 1995]
Janet Meyer Everts is an associate professor of religion, Hope College, Holland, Michigan.