Chronology of Paul's Life (10 -62)

10 - 31	Paul is born (his father is a Roman citizen) Grows up in Tarsus (family may have had ties to Judea, e.g. Paul’s insistence that he is a "Hebrew" [2 Cor 11:22] and from the "tribe of Benjamin" [Phil 3:5]) Becomes a zealous member of the Pharisees
31/33	Actively persecutes members of a new Jewish sect centered in Jerusalem that claims Jesus as messiah (Gal 1:13; 1 Cor 15:9)
33/35	Is called by God to preach to the Gentiles.
35/38	Missionary activity in Arabia and Damascus (expelled under Aretas)
37/38	Two week visit to Jerusalem, meets Peter and James but not the larger church (Gal 1:22)
After 37/38	Missionary activity in Cilicia, Syria, from the Antioch church; possibly also Greece
47/50	Writes I Thessalonians
50/51	Gallio episode at Corinth
49/51	Jerusalem Council
52/57	Missionary activity in Asia Minor and Greece Writes Galatians, Philippians, Philemon, 1 & 2 Corinthians
56/57	Writes Rome from Corinth
57/58	Arrives in Jerusalem with collection, is arrested and imprisoned 2 years at Caesarea
59/60	Sea journey to Rome
62	Executed after imprisonment at Rome

A Chronology of Paul's Life 10 C.E. -- 62 C.E.