| Year * | The Life of Paul | Books Written | Historical Events |
| AD 4 | | | | 
| Augustus adopts Tiberius and recognizes him as the successor |
| c. 5 | Born—an Israelite—in Tarsus of Cilicia (Acts 22:3; Phil 3:5) | | | |
| A Roman citizen by birthright (Acts 22:28) | | | |
| 7 | | | | Judea becomes a Roman Imperial province |
| 14 | | | | Census of Caesar and Tiberius |
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| Lyvia poisons Augustus; Tiberius comes into power |
| c.15-20 | At the school of Gamaliel, Jerusalem (Acts 22:3) | | | |
| 26 | | | | Pilate begins serving as procurator of Judea |
| 28 | | | | John the Baptist executed by Herod Antipas |
| 30 | | | | Crucifixion of Christ |
| 31(?) | A Pharisee (Phil 3:5) | | | |
| c. 32 | Present at Stephen's stoning (Acts 7:58; 8:1) | | | |
| c.33-34 | Persecutor of the church (Acts 8:1-3; Phil 3:6) | | | |
| 34 | Conversion on the Road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-9) | | | |
| Goes to Damascus (Acts 9:10-19) | | | |
| Travels to Arabia and remains there (Gal 1:17) | | | |
| 35 | | | |
| 36 | | | Imprisonment of Herod Agrippa |
| 37 | | | |
| Returns to Damascus then exits the city for safety (Gal 1:17; Acts 9:20-25; 2 Cor 11:32-33) | | | 
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| Goes up to Jerusalem (Acts 9:26-29; Gal 1:18) | | | Caligula becomes emperor at the death of Tiberius |
| Goes back to Tarsus for safety (Acts 9:30) | | | |
| 38 | | | |
| 39 | | | Herod Antipas deposed by Caligula and exiled to Gaul |
| 40 | | | |
| 41 | | | Caligula murdered |
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| Cladius declared emperor |
| 42 | | | Famine in Rome |
| 43 | | | Roman campaigns against Britain |
| 44 | | | Death of Herod Agrippa I |
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| 46 | | | |
| Barnabas travels to Tarsus in order to seek Saul (Acts 11:25) | | | |
| 47 | Goes to Antioch with Barnabas teaching and many people (Acts 11:26) | | | |
| Agabus prophesies a famine (Acts 11:27, 28) | | | |
| Aid sent to Jerusalem through Barnabas and Saul (Acts 11:29, 30) | | | |
| Barnabas and Saul return with John Mark (Acts 12:25) | | | |
| Barnabas and Saul "separated" and sent out (Acts 13:2, 3) | | | |
| They travel from Antioch to Seleucia, the to Cyprus (Acts 13:4) | 
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| 48 | | |
| While on Cyprus they go to Salamis and Paphos (Acts 13:5-12) | | |
| From Paphos they go to Perga of Pamphylia where John Mark departs for home (Acts 13:13) | | |
| Ministry in Antioch of Pisidia (Acts 13:14-50) | | |
| At Iconium (Acts 13:51 - 14:6) | | |
| Flees to Lystra and Derbe, preaching the gospel (Acts 14:6-7) | | |
| In Lystra Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods (Acts 14:8-18) | | |
| Stoned at Lystra, supposed to be dead, but re-enters the city (Acts 14:19-20) | | |
| Departs with Barnabas to Derbe, preaching the gospel (Acts 14:20-21) | | |
| They return to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch to strengthen disciples and appoint elders (Acts 14:21-24) | | |
| From Pisidia they returned to Antioch of Syria and reported their journey to the church (Acts 14:24-28) | | |
| 49 | Goes up to the Jerusalem Council with Barnabas (Acts 15:1-29; Galatians 2:1) | | | Claudius expels Jews from Rome and blames it on Chrestus (a possible reference to Christ) |
| Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch of Syria, teaching and preaching (Acts 15:30-35; Galatians 2:11-14) | | | |
| Contention over John Mark; Barnabas and John Mark sail to Cyprus (Acts 15:36-39) | | | |
| Paul and Silas depart, going through Syria and Cilicia strengthening the churches (Acts 15:40-41) | 
| Galatians (?) | |
| 50 | Goes to Derbe and Lystra and picks up Timothy, strengthening the churches (Acts 16:1-5) | | The rise of the Zealots |
| They go to Troas and Paul sees a vision of a Macedonian man (Acts 16:6-10) | | |
| 51 | They sail from Troas to Neapolis (Acts 16:11) | | |
| To Philippi where Paul meets Lydia (Acts 16:12-15) | | |
| Paul and Silas imprisoned after casting out a demon from a slave girl (Acts 16:16-25) | | |
| Prison doors opened miraculously and the jailer saved (Acts 16:25-34) | | |
| Departs from Philippi (Acts 16:35-40) | | |
| They passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia (Acts 17:1) | | |
| At Thessalonica and preached Christ, but had to flee (Acts 17:1-10) | | |
| At Berea where he leaves Silas and Timothy (Acts 17:10-14) | | |
| At Corinth and rejoined with Silas and Timothy (Acts 18:1-17) | Galatians (?) | |
| 1 Thessalonians | |
| 52 | 2 Thessalonians | |
| 53 | Paul returns to Antioch after stopping at Ephesus, Caeserea, and Jerusalem (Acts 18:18-22) | | |
| Travels through Galatia and Phrygia strengthening the disciples (Acts 18:23) | 
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| Passes through the upper regions on his way to Ephesus (Acts 19:1) | | |
| Ministry in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-41) | | |
| 54 | | Claudius poisoned by his wife |
| 1 Corinthians | 
| Nero becomes Emperor |
| 55 | | |
| 56 | Goes to Macedonia (Acts 20:1) | 2 Corinthians | |
| Travels to Greece (Acts 20:2) | Romans | |
| Goes back to Macedonia (Acts 20:3) | | |
| At Troas (Acts 20:4-12) | | |
| Assos. Mitylene. Chios. Samos. Togyllium. (Acts 20:13-15) | | |
| Paul exhorts the Ephesian elders at Miletus (Acts 20:15-38) | | |
| Cos. Rhodes. Patara. Phoenicia. (Acts 21:1, 2) | | |
| At Tyre (Acts 21:3-6) | | |
| At Ptolemais (Acts 21:7) | | |
| At Caesarea (Acts 21:8-14) | | |
| 57 | At Jerusalem (Acts 21:15-25) | | |
| Paul gets arrested in the temple and causes a mob (Acts 21:26-36) | | | |
| Addresses the mob (Acts 21:37 - 22:21) | | | |
| Paul's citizenship saves him from scourging (Acts 22:22-29) | | | |
| Before the Sanhedrin (Acts 22:30 - 23:10) | | | |
| Jesus tells Paul that he will bear witness of him in Rome (Acts 23:11) | | | |
| The plot against Paul's life (Acts 23:12-22) | | | |
| Sent safely to Felix the governor (Acts 23:23-35) | | | |
| Paul before Felix (Acts 24:1-27) | | | |
| 59 | Paul before Festus (Acts 25:1-12) | | | |
| Paul's appeal honored - turning point towards Rome (Acts 25:12) | 
| | Assassination of Agrippina, the mother of Nero |
| Paul before Agrippa (Acts 25:13 - 26:32) | | |
| Paul departs for Rome and sails to Myra (Acts 27:1-5) | | |
| They sail to Fair Havens on Crete (Acts 27:6-8) | | |
| In spite of Paul's warning, they set sail again (Acts 27:9-12) | | |
| In the midst of a terrible storm they get shipwrecked on the island of Malta (Acts 27:13 - 28:1) | | |
| At Malta (Acts 28:2-10) | | |
| Sails to Syracuse (Acts 28:11, 12) | | |
| Sails to Rhegium then Puteoli (Acts 28:13) | | |
| 60 | Arrives in Rome (Acts 28:14-16) | 
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| Meets with the Jews (Acts 28:17-28) | | |
| Preaches the gospel without hindrance for two whole years in his rented house (Acts 28:30-31). | Philemon | |
| 61 | Colossians | |
| Ephesians | |
| 62 | Philippians | |
| Released from Roman imprisonment | | 1 Timothy (c. 62-64)
Titus (c. 62-64) | |
| 63 | Further missionary work | | |
| 64 | | The Great Fire in Rome; Major persecution of Christianity begins |
| | Josephus pleads the interests of the Jews before Rome |
| | 2 Timothy (c. 64-66) | Nero constructs the Domus Aurea |
| 65 | | |
| 66 | Second imprisonment and martyrdom under Nero | 
| The beginning of the Jewish Revolt against Rome |
| 67 | | | | Josephus surrenders to the Romans |
| 68 | | | | Nero commits suicide |
| 69 | | | | 
| Vespian prevails as the Emporer amidst civil war |
| 70 | | | | Destruction of the temple under Titus |
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