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- From: "Jon Peter" <jnp AT home.com>
- To: "Corpus Paulinum" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Chronology of Paul
- Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 11:12:44 -0700
Bob Schact's question inspired me to organize one possible
answer. This table is html and should be readable to email clients set up for
that view. If anyone has additions or variations, please let me
know. A Plausible New Testament
Chronology Year Event NT Reference External Reference 5 BC John the Baptist’s birth Mt 2.1 Lk 1.5 Herod’s death 4B C Jos.Ant. 14.14. Strabo, Tacitus,
Appian 4 1/2 BC Jesus’ birth Lk 1.26 Later (6CE) a similar tax caused Judean revolt, not in Galilee
(Jos . War 7.8.253-56; Ant 18.1.3-10 23-25) 4 BC (to 39 AD) Herod Antipas tetrachy begins (see above) 28 AD John Baptist ministry Lk 3.1 N/A 29 ?-33 Jesus’ ministry 31 Tiberias as Roman emperor Philo, Legation to Gaius 161. Explains positive rapport of
Pilatus & Pharisees 32 John Baptist executed, ostensibly for criticizing royal marriage
Mt 14.4 Illegitimate marriage of Herodias and Herod Antipas. Antipas attacked
for this by Nabatean king’s army, 36 AD, father of Antipas’ ex-wife
(Jos. Ant. 18.5.109-15) 33 Last Supper & Crucifixion Mt 27.62; Mk 15.42; Lk 23.54; Jn 19.31 14 Nisan fell on Fri ca. 7 April of 30 and ca 3 April in year 33
(preferred date cf political climate under Tiberias) 36 Stephen’s martyrdom; high priest sought no Roman procurator
approval Acts 7.59 See next note 36 Paul (Saul) conversion to Christ after serving Sanhedrin briefly as
anti-Christian agent Acts 7.58; 9.4 Unusually powerful and independent high priest ruled Sanhedrin briefly
until 37, after Syrian gov. Vitellius deposed Pilatus. (Jos. Atn.
18.4-5.88-125) 37-44 Agrippa I (b. 10 BC) persecuted Christians, most liked by
Jews Acts 2 Acts 12.22-23 Jos. Ant 19.8.343-52 38 Paul stays with Peter 2 wks in Jerusalem, meets James bar
Jo. Gal 1.18; 2.1 "after 3 years" Initial year included in counting, by convention 42 James Zebedee martyrdom Acts 12.2 King Agrippa I reign ended in 44 47-48 Barnabas leads Paul on 1st mission journey Acts 13.1-14.28 49 Apostolic Council / Paul’s 2nd visit to Jerusalem Acts 15.1-29; Gal 2.1-10 50-100 King Agrippa II 50-54 52-53 Paul’s 2nd journey Paul lives 18 mos. in Corinth, meets proconsul Gallio Acts 15.36-18.22 Acts 18.2 Acts 18.12 Acts 18.11 Expulsion described in Suetonius, Claudius 25..24 Gallio mentioned in Delphi inscription as holding
office 55-58 Paul’s 3rd journey. 2 years in Asia Minor; lengthy stays in Troas and
Macedonia; 3 mos. in Greece Acts 18.23-21.16 Acts 19.10; 2Co 2.12-13; 58-60 Paul’s captivity in Caesarea under Felix Acts 20.3 Felix deposed in 60 when Nero overthrew Felix’s brother Pallas in
Rome 60 Continuation of Paul’s trial, followed by trip to Rome Acts 28.14 61-62 Paul in custody at Rome 62 James bar Jo. stoned in Jerusalem under high priest Jos. Ant. 20.9.197-203 64 65 Destruction of Rome by fire under Nero; Christian persecution;
martyrdom of Peter and Paul Rome events reported by Tacitus Annals 15.44.4 66-70 Jewish war; Jerusalem sacked Jos. Wars 94-95 Domitian persecution of Christians Rev 1.9 I Clement 1.1; 7.1; Pliny, Epistles
10.96.6
Best regards,
Jon
Based on work of Bo Reike (deceased)
Universitat Basel, Switzerland;
From Oxford Companion to the
Bible (1993)
Note: Nearly all dates approximate and
uncertain
cf Augustan tax under Quirius Lk 2.1-2
32
Ordered provincial governors to support
Jewish interests in contrast to Sejanus before him.
52
Paul meets Aquila and Priscilla in Corinth
following Claudian expulsion of Jews
Acts 20.3
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Chronology of Paul,
Robert M Schacht, 07/04/1999
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Chronology of Paul, John Dickson, 07/05/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Jeffrey B. Gibson, 07/05/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Jon Peter, 07/05/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, John Dickson, 07/05/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Jon Peter, 07/06/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, John Dickson, 07/06/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Jon Peter, 07/06/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Robert M Schacht, 07/07/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Jon Peter, 07/08/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Jim Hester, 07/08/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Jon Peter, 07/08/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Jeffrey B. Gibson, 07/08/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Daniel L Christiansen, 07/08/1999
- Re: Chronology of Paul, Frank W. Hughes, 07/09/1999
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