Outline of pauls life and ministry

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A.D. 5–10?Born in Tarsus, an Israelite from the tribe of Benjamin and a Roman citizen (Acts 22:3, 28; Rom. 11:1; Phil. 3:5); raised in either Jerusalem (Acts 22:3?) or Tarsus15–20?Trained as a Pharisee by Gamaliel I (Acts 22:3; 26:5; Gal. 1:14; Phil. 3:5–6)30/33?Death, resurrection of Christ31–34Present at Stephen’s stoning; persecuted Christians (Acts 7:58; 8:1; 22:4a; 26:9–11; 1 Cor. 15:9; Gal. 1:13; Phil. 3:6)33/34*Converted, called, and commissioned on the way to Damascus (Acts 9:1–19; 22:6–11; 26:12–18; Gal. 1:15–16)33/34–36/37Stays in Damascus a short time (Acts 9:19b); leaves for Arabia (2 Cor. 11:32; Gal. 1:17); returns to Damascus (Gal. 1:17; Acts 9:20–22?); escapes through city wall to avoid arrest (Acts 9:23–24; 2 Cor. 11:32–33)36/37*Meets with Peter, sees James, in Jerusalem (Acts 9:26–30; Gal. 1:18) Hellenists seek to kill him; flees to Tarsus (Acts 9:28–30; Gal. 1:21)37–45Ministers in Syria/Cilicia (2 Cor. 11:22–27?)

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Here at bulletin board system (dataterm), our friends often give us ideas and suggestions for new literature via phone calls, letters, and emails. gods year, inom spoke on the phone with Brother John Lynch in Idaho, and we had a great conversation around the Word of God, rightly divided. During the course of the call, John recommended that BBS producera a timeline chart of Paul’s ministry and the Book of Acts. He felt it would be helpful for people to have a visual depiction of when the important events took place in Acts, the dates and locations of Paul’s travels, and when and where Paul’s letters were written. I thought John had a tremendous idea.

When inom began the study and research into this planerat arbete , I soon realized that this wasn’t as easy as it sounded! There are many differing opinions as to the beställning in which Paul’s letters were written and the timing of the various events in Acts. When you put something in print, however, it’s like putting a stake in the ground and announcing, “This fryst vatten where inom stand!” inom re

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Paul: An Outline of His Life

2. Paul: An Outline of His Life David L. Eastman Mapping out the chronology of the life of the apostle Paul remains one of the enduring puzzles in New Testament studies. The number of proposed chronologies, even over just the past half-century, is impressive.1 This is welltilled ground, yet it is ground that continues to demand the attention of Pauline scholars. What is at stake is not just the chronology per se, but also related issues such as the date and place of composition of the epistles, the attempt to establish the development of Pauline thought over time, the usefulness (or lack thereof) of the material in Acts, and the authenticity (or lack thereof) of material in the disputed letters, such as the facts concerning the end of Paul’s lifeέ 2 As we will see, however, a definitive Pauline chronology is impeded by challenges at every turn, particularly the problem of establishing the sources and the relative dearth of fixed data points. I will addr