Chronology of Acts and the Epistles

Event	Reference	Year (AD)
Descent of the Holy Spirit	Acts 2:1-13	30
Setting Up of the Church	Acts 2:40-47	30
First Persecutions (Illustration)	Acts 4:1-22; 5:21-42; 7:1-60	35
Philip at Samaria	Acts 8:4-13	35
Conversion of Saul (Illustration)	Acts 9:1-9	36
First Gentile Converted	Acts 10:1-48	40
Founding of Church at Antioch	Acts 11:19-30	43
Writing of Matthew's Gospel	Matthew	43
James Killed by Herod	Acts 12:1-25	45
Paul's Call	Acts 13:1-3	47
His First Missionary Journey Begun (Map)	Acts 13:4-14:28	48
Council at Jerusalem	Acts 15:6-35	50
Second Missionary Journey Begun (Map)	Acts 15:39-18:22	51
Writing of I Thessalonians	I Thessalonians	52
Writing of II Thessalonians	II Thessalonians	53
Third Missionary Journey Begun (Map)	Acts 18:23-21:17	54
Writing of I Corinthians	I Corinthians	57
Writing of Galatians	Galatians	57
Writing of II Corinthians	II Corinthians	58
Writing of Romans	Romans	58
Writing of Luke's Gospel	Luke	59
Paul's Arrest at Jerusalem	Acts 21:26-22:29	58
Paul at Caesarea	Acts 23:23-26:32	59
Paul Starts for Rome	Acts 27:1-2	60
Paul Reaches Rome	Acts 28:11-16a	61
Paul's Imprisonment at Rome	Acts 28:16-31	62
Paul Writes Ephesians	Ephesians	62
Paul Writes Philippians	Philippians	62
Paul Writes Colossians	Colossians	62
Paul Writes Philemon	Philemon	62
James Writes his Epistle	James	62
I Peter Written	I Peter	63
Acts Written	Acts	63
Paul is Acquitted	--	63
Paul Visits Various Places	--	63
Paul Writes Hebrews	Hebrews	63
Paul Writes I Timothy	I Timothy	63
Paul Writes Titus	Titus	63
Writing of Mark's Gospel	Mark	64
II Peter Written	II Peter	65
Paul's Second Imprisonment at Rome	--	65
II Timothy Written	II Timothy	66
Martyrdom of Paul	--	66
Destruction of Jerusalem	--	71
Jude's Epistle Written	Jude	75
Writing of John's Gospel	John	85
Writing of John's Three Epistles	I John; II John; III John	90
John's Visions at Patmos	Revelation 1:9	96
Revelation Written	Revelation	97
Death of John	--	100

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Johnson, B. W. "Chronology of Acts and the Epistles," The People's New Testament. Blue Letter Bible. 1 Apr 2002. .
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