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* [http://home.newadvent.org/cathen/11567b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia] (1917--a lot of scholarship has taken place since then--see the table below from the JBC):
* [http://home.newadvent.org/cathen/11567b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia] (1917--a lot of scholarship has taken place since then--see the table below from the JBC):


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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul_%28apostle%29 Wikipedia]
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* Jerome Biblical Commentary (1990)
* Jerome Biblical Commentary (1990)


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[[Category:St. Paul]]
[[Category:St. Paul]]

Revision as of 00:52, 24 October 2010

Paul was born in Tarsus, which is in southern Turkey. His early ministry was in Turkey. I imagine that crossing over into Macedonia (Greek territory--moving from Asia to Europe) was a big step out of his "comfort zone."

  • Catholic Encyclopedia (1917--a lot of scholarship has taken place since then--see the table below from the JBC):
Year Event Scriptural refs
35 Conversion
37 first visit to Jerusalem
37-43 sojourn at Tarsus
43-44 apostolate at Antioch
44 or 45 second visit to Jerusalem
45-49 first mission
49 or 50 third visit to Jerusalem
50-53 second mission
52 (1 and 2 Thessalonians)
53 fourth visit to Jerusalem
53-57 third mission
56 (1 and 2 Corinthians; Galatians)
57 (Romans)
57 fifth visit to Jerusalem, arrest
59 arrival of Festus, departure for Rome
60-62 captivity at Rome
61 (Philemon; Colossians; Ephesians; Philippians)
62-66 second period of activity
66 (1 Timothy; Titus), second arrest
67 (2 Timothy), martyrdom
  • Wikipedia
    • "An Israelite of the tribe of Benjamin, circumcised on the eighth day" (Philippians 3:5).
  • Jerome Biblical Commentary (1990)
Date Epistle
50-51 1 Thessalonians Notes
54 Galatians Notes
54-58 Philippians
54-57 1 Corinthians
54-55 2 Corinthians
57-58 Romans
56-63 Philemon
64-67 Peter and Paul martyred in Rome during Nero's reign
66-70 Jewish revolt against Romans -- 2nd destruction of Temple
70-80 Colossians
after Col Ephesians
51-100? 2 Thessalonians
~100 Titus
~100 1 Timothy (author of Titus)
~100 2 Timothy (author of Titus)