Bible Chronology after the death of Jesus
In the New Testament of the Bible the book of Acts and the various letters written by Jesus’ disciples that follow on after his death and resurrection as told in the 4 synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). However when reading the Acts of the Apostles and the various epistles it’s not always clear how long it is between the various events.
Below is a chronology of the many exciting events that occurred in Acts as well as when the various letters were written.
Chronology of Acts and the Epistles
| Event | Reference | Year (AD) |
|---|---|---|
| Descent of the Holy Spirit | Acts 2:1-13 | 30 |
| Setting Up of the Church | Acts 2:40-47 | 30 |
| First Persecutions | Acts 4:1-22; 5:21-42; 7:1-60 | 35 |
| Philip at Samaria | Acts 8:4-13 | 35 |
| Conversion of Saul | Acts 9:1-9 | 36 |
| First Gentile Converted | Acts 10:1-48 | 40 |
| Founding of Church at Antioch | Acts 11:19-30 | 43 |
| Writing of Matthew’s Gospel | Matthew | 43 |
| James Killed by Herod | Acts 12:1-25 | 45 |
| Paul’s Call | Acts 13:1-3 | 47 |
| His First Missionary Journey Begun | Acts 13:4–14:28 | 48 |
| Council at Jerusalem | Acts 15:6-35 | 50 |
| Second Missionary Journey Begun | Acts 15:39–18:22 | 51 |
| Writing of I Thessalonians | I Thessalonians | 52 |
| Writing of II Thessalonians | II Thessalonians | 53 |
| Third Missionary Journey Begun | Acts 18:23–21:17 | 54 |
| Writing of I Corinthians | I Corinthians | 57 |
| Writing of Galatians | Galatians | 57 |
| Writing of II Corinthians | II Corinthians | 58 |
| Writing of Romans | Romans | 58 |
| Writing of Luke’s Gospel | Luke | 59 |
| Paul’s Arrest at Jerusalem | Acts 21:26–22:29 | 58 |
| Paul at Caesarea | Acts 23:23–26:32 | 59 |
| Paul Starts for Rome | Acts 27:1-2 | 60 |
| Paul Reaches Rome | Acts 28:11-16a | 61 |
| Paul’s Imprisonment at Rome | Acts 28:16-31 | 62 |
| Paul Writes Ephesians | Ephesians | 62 |
| Paul Writes Philippians | Philippians | 62 |
| Paul Writes Colossians | Colossians | 62 |
| Paul Writes Philemon | Philemon | 62 |
| James Writes his Epistle | James | 62 |
| I Peter Written | I Peter | 63 |
| Acts Written | Acts | 63 |
| Paul is Acquitted | — | 63 |
| Paul Visits Various Places | — | 63 |
| Paul Writes Hebrews | Hebrews | 63 |
| Paul Writes I Timothy | I Timothy | 63 |
| Paul Writes Titus | Titus | 63 |
| Writing of Mark’s Gospel | Mark | 64 |
| II Peter Written | II Peter | 65 |
| Paul’s Second Imprisonment at Rome | — | 65 |
| II Timothy Written | II Timothy | 66 |
| Martyrdom of Paul | — | 66 |
| Destruction of Jerusalem | — | 71 |
| Jude’s Epistle Written | Jude | 75 |
| Writing of John’s Gospel | John | 85 |
| Writing of John’s Three Epistles | I John; II John; III John | 90 |
| John’s Visions at Patmos | Revelation 1:9 | 96 |
| Revelation Written | Revelation | 97 |
| Death of John | — | 100 |
Cite This Page:
Johnson, B. W. “Chronology of Acts and the Epistles,” The People’s New Testament. Blue Letter Bible. 1 Apr 2002. 29 Dec 2010.
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