The Acts Time Line

A chronological chart of the time, people and places in the Acts of the Apostles and Letters of the Apostle Paul.   Acts Time Line in PDF

By Wil Pounds

--44 B.C.

 Caesar Assassinated
--4 B.C. Birth of Jesus (c. 5 or 4 B.C.)
--2 B.C. Birth of Saul of Tarsus (Paul)

ACTS
chaps

 A.D.
year
–14 Tiberius Emperor of Rome
--18 Joseph Caiaphas High Priest
--26 Pontius Pilate Roman Prefect of Judaea
–28 Public Ministry of Jesus

Church in Jerusalem

1–

 –30 Ascension of Jesus

Pentecost

2–

 –

Conversion of Paul (c. 33–36 AD)

9–

 –33

Paul in Cilicia & Syria

–

 –35 Paul's Visit to Jerusalem 9:26–30

–

 –37 Caligula Gaius Augustus Emperor of Rome 37–41
--39 Herod Antipas exiled to Gaul

Conversion of Cornelius

10–

 –40

–

 –41 Claudius Emperor of Rome 41–54

12–

 –44 Martyrdom of James; Death of Herod Agrippa

Paul's Second Jerusalem Visit

–

 –46

Paul & Barnabas in Cyprus & Galatia (47–48 AD)

13–

 –47 FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY
(13:1–14:28)

Council in Jerusalem (15:1–35)

15–

 –49 Jews Expelled from Rome

Paul & Silas traveled from Syrian Antioch through Asia Minor to Macedonia & Achaia (49–50 AD)

–

 –49 Letter to the Galatians

–

 –49 SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY (15:36–18:22)

–

 –50 Letters to the Thessalonians

Paul in Corinth (50–52 AD)

–

 –51 Gallo proconsul of Achaia (51–52 AD)

–

 –52 Felix procurator of Judea (52–50 AD)

Paul's Third Jerusalem Visit (April–Summer)

18–

 –52 THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY (18:23–21:26)

Paul in Ephesus (52–55 AD)

19–

 –54 Nero Emperor of Rome (54–68 AD)

Paul in Macedonia, Illyricum & Achaia (55–57AD)

20–

 –55 Letters to the Corinthians (55–56 AD)

–

 –57 Early 57 AD Letter to the Romans

21–

 –57 May of 57 AD

Paul's Fourth & Last Jerusalem Visit

21–

 –57 Festus succeeds Felix as procurator of Judea

Paul's Imprisonment in Caesarea (57–59 AD) (23:11–26:32)
Possibly Luke wrote Gospel at this time

27–

 –59 September
Nero murders his mother Agrippina

28–

 –60 February

PAUL'S VOYAGE TO ROME

28–

 – Paul shipwrecked at Malta

Paul's arrival in Rome

28–

 – Letters to Philippians, Colossians, Ephesus, Philemon

Paul under house arrest in Rome (60–62 AD

–

 –62 Death of Festus; Albinus procurator of Judea
Death of James, half-brother of Jesus and head of the Jerusalem Church by the high priest Ananus II

? Paul released from prison 63–65 or 66 AD

–

 –63 I Timothy, Titus, Acts

? Paul visits Spain

–

 –64 July fire of Rome

? Paul's death in Rome 65 or 66 AD

–

 –65 Paul wrote II Timothy from Rome
--66 Jewish War Begins
--68 Death of Nero (June) Galba emperor (68-69 AD)

© 1997 Wil Pounds

 –70 Fall of Jerusalem

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