Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Acts - a rough timeline

(timeline of Acts and beyond)

30 AD - Ascension of Jesus Christ (Acts 1:9-11)
32-33 AD - Ananias and Sapphira put to death (Acts 5:1-11)
34-37 AD - Stephen martyred; Paul's conversion (Acts 7-9)
42-50 AD - Book of James (half-brother of Jesus Christ) written (because of its content, I'd put it closer to 42 AD)
44 AD - 1st of the Twelve — James (brother of John) — martyred (Acts 12:2)
46 AD - Famine in Judea
47 AD - Ananias becomes high priest
47-48 AD - Paul's first missionary journey (Acts 13:1-14:28)
49-50 AD - Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:1-35); Galatians written
49-52 AD - Paul's second missionary journey (Acts 15:36-18:22)
51 AD - 1 & 2 Thessalonians written
54 AD - Nero becomes Roman emperor
56-58 AD - Paul's third missionary journey (Acts 18:23-21:26)
57 AD - Paul's fourth and last visit to Jerusalem (Acts 21-23)
56-57 AD - 1 & 2 Corinthians written
56-58 AD - Romans written
58-60 AD - Paul imprisoned at Caesarea (Acts 23:11-26:32)
59-60 AD - Porcius Festus appointed governor of Judea; Paul taken to Rome for trial
60-61 AD - Paul under house arrest at Rome (Acts 28:11-31)
61-63 AD - Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon written
62 AD - James (half brother of Jesus Christ) martyred
63-66 AD - 1 Timothy, Titus, and 1 & 2 Peter written
64 AD - Fire at Rome
64-68 AD - Hebrews written
67 AD - 2 Timothy written; Peter and Paul martyred
68 AD - Roman emperor Nero dies
70 AD - Destruction of Jerusalem

2 comments:

  1. Ahha! I have found you.
    I see you also have Romans written just where I assumed it was.
    I have "Hebrews" written before Pauls first missionary journey and it was well known to Peter.
    Agree with others with very small conjecture on Galatians being first.
    As I explained in the other blog, my only problem is when Romans was written?
    I feel that the Holy Spirit is trying to tell me that Paul established the church in Rome and not Peter. ( which the Catholics declare)
    Paul was a constant traveller, he made more than one journey to Jerusalem with funds for the saints, he tells us that he was shipwrecked more than once, he was often stoned, he had many/abodes, many companions and he had afflictions numerous.
    What an amazing man.
    Cheers,
    J.A.
    John Allen

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  2. I agree with you. I don't believe Peter established the church in Rome either. But I don't think Romans needs to be written at a different time than where I have it here in order to prove that.

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