Timeline of Apostle Paul’s Life Journey
Early Life and Conversion
- ~5 AD: Born in Tarsus (Acts 22:3)
- ~15-20 AD: Studied under Gamaliel in Jerusalem (Acts 22:3)
- ~30-33 AD: Persecuted early Christians (Acts 8:1-3, 9:1-2)
- ~33-34 AD: Conversion on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:3-19)
Early Ministry
- ~33-36 AD: Time in Damascus and Arabia (Galatians 1:17)
- ~36 AD: First visit to Jerusalem as a believer (Acts 9:26-30, Galatians 1:18-19)
- ~36-44 AD: Ministry in Syria and Cilicia (Galatians 1:21)
- ~44-46 AD: Ministry in Antioch (Acts 11:25-26)
Missionary Journeys
- ~47-48 AD: First Missionary Journey (Acts 13-14)
- Antioch → Cyprus → Pisidian Antioch → Iconium → Lystra → Derbe → Return
- ~49 AD: Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15:1-35)
- ~49-52 AD: Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36-18:22)
- Antioch → Syria → Cilicia → Derbe → Lystra → Phrygia → Galatia → Troas → Philippi → Thessalonica → Berea → Athens → Corinth → Ephesus → Caesarea → Jerusalem → Antioch
- ~53-57 AD: Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23-21:16)
- Antioch → Galatia → Phrygia → Ephesus (extended stay) → Macedonia → Greece → Philippi → Troas → Miletus → Tyre → Caesarea → Jerusalem
Arrest and Journey to Rome
- ~57 AD: Arrest in Jerusalem (Acts 21:27-36)
- ~57-59 AD: Imprisonment in Caesarea (Acts 23:23-26:32)
- ~59-60 AD: Voyage to Rome (Acts 27-28:16)
- Caesarea → Sidon → Myra → Fair Havens → Malta → Syracuse → Rhegium → Puteoli → Rome
Final Years
- ~60-62 AD: First Roman imprisonment (Acts 28:16-31)
- ~62-64 AD: Release and possible journey to Spain (Romans 15:24,28)
- ~64-67 AD: Final ministry, second arrest, and martyrdom in Rome (2 Timothy 4:6-8)
Note: Dates are approximate and some are debated among scholars. This timeline is based on common interpretations of biblical texts and historical records.
