| A.M. | A.D. | ROMAN EMPERORS | GOVERNORS (PROCURATORS) OF JUDAEA AND THE HERODS | SCRIPTURE AUTHORITIES | MAIN EVENTS RECORDED IN THE "ACTS', &c. | STRUCTURE | A.D. |
| 4033 | 29 | TIBERIUS (18th year) (Ap. 179) | PONTIUS PILATE, Procurator (3rd year) | Cp. Luke 3:1, 23
Acts 1:4-2:13 |
Christ's DEATH (April 7), ASCENSION (May 13); PENTECOST (May 23) See Ap. 156. Cp. Ap. 179, p. 198. | B | 29 |
| 34 | 30 | (Equipment of the Twelve for their forthcoming Ministry). (See Structure, p. 1576.) | B | 30 | |||
| 35 | 31 | B | 31 | ||||
| 36 | 32 | 2:14-8:1 | (The Ministry of Peter and John and others to the nation. In Jerusalem.) (See Structures, pp. 1576-1591.) | B | 32 | ||
| 37 | 33 | B | 33 | ||||
| 38 | 34 | B | 34 | ||||
| 39 | 35 | 7:59-8:4
8:5-40 |
Martyrdom of Stephen, and beginnings of the DIASPORA Ministry. Phillip's Mission in Samaria and results. | B | 35 | ||
| 4040 | 36 | Pilate dismissed, Caiphas deposed. | 9:32-10:48 | PETER's MISSION throughout the land of Israel begins. | B | 36 | |
| 41 | 37 | Tiberius d. CALIGULA | 9:1-19
Gal. 1:17 |
PAUL's "Conversion". Goes to Arabia (Sinai? 40 days?). Returns to Damascus. Gal. 1:17. Paul escapes from Damascus Acts 9:25, 2Cor. 11:33. | B | 37 | |
| 42 | 38 | 10:1-48
11:1-18 |
[Peter and Cornelius, ending with Peter's arraignment at Jerusalem, and result.] | B | 38 | ||
| 43 | 39 | Paul Goes to Tarsus (?) and thence in the following year "up to Jerusalem". | B | 39 | |||
| 44 | 40 | 9:26, 30
Gal. 1:18 |
Paul's FIRST visit to Jerusalem "to see Peter". Afterwards "sent" to Tarsus. Mission in Syria and Cilicia. {The trance in the Temple and Commission to the Gentiles} Acts 22:17. | B | 40 | ||
| 45 | 41 | CLAUDIUS | HEROD AGRIPPA, King of Judaea | Gal. 1:21 | B | 41 | |
| 46 | 42 | B | 42 | ||||
| 47 | 43 | 11:22, 25 | Barnabas "sent" from JERUSALEM to ANTIOCH, goes to Tarsus "to seek Saul" and brings him to Antioch- where they stay for "a whole year". as occurring in the days of Claudius. (Paul's "rapture". 2Cor. 12:1-4)(?) | B | 43 | ||
| 48 | 44 | FADUS, Proc. Herod Agr. d. 12:23 | Paul's SECOND visit to Jerusalem. With Barnabas. Return to Antioch. Mission of the Holy Ghost. | B | 44 | ||
| 49 | 45 | (The famine mentioned in) | 11:26, 28, 30 | {Paul's Ministry among the Diaspora apart from Jerusalem and the Twelve begins from ANTIOCH to CYPRUS. Perga in Pamphylia. Antioch in Pisidia, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe and thence back to Antioch. "And there they abode long time with the disciples" (14:28). | 45 | ||
| 4050 | 46 | TIBERIUS ALEXANDER, Pro. | 12:24-13:3 | EPISTLES OF JAMES to the Diaspora (?). "Relief Commission" from Antioch. Paul and Barnabas "separated" and "sent". Epistle of Jude (?) (Diaspora) | B | 46 | |
| 51 | 47 | 13:4-15:1 | B | 47 | |||
| 52 | 48 | HEROD AGRIPPA II (Acts 25 and 26) | B | 48 | |||
| 53 | 49 | CUMANUS. Proc. | B | 49 | |||
| 54 | 50 | B | 50 | ||||
| 55 | 51 | 15:2
Gal. 2:1 |
Paul's THIRD visit to Jerusalem, for "the Council", with Barnabas and Titus: Ministry in association with Jerusalem and the Twelve. | B | 51 | ||
| 56 | 52 | FELIX. Proc. | From ANTIOCH to Cilicia, Lycaonia, Galatia. Philippi, Thessalonica. Berea. Athens and CORINTH (for 18 months. 18:11) writes "Sailed thence into Syria" (Spring 54), Ephesus (1st visit), Caesarea "After some time there " (18:23) visits Galatia, Phrygia, and EPHESUS (2nd visit). There stays fro two years (19:10). (Public proclaiming of the kingdom ends 19:20). | B | 52 | ||
| 57 | 53 | Herod Agrippa II made Tetarch of Trachonitis | 15:41-18:22 | THE EPISTLES
1Thessalonians, 2Thessalonians, and Hebrews (see p. 1823). |
B | 53 | |
| 58 | 54 | Claudius d. NERO | B | 54 | |||
| 59 | 55 | 18:23-20:1 | B | 55 | |||
| 4060 | 56 | B | 56 | ||||
| 61 | 57 | 20:1, 2 | JOHANNINE EPISTLES about this time (?) At Ephasus Paul (in the Spring 57) writes 1Corinthians. (Spring). After the departure from Ephesus, goes to Macedonia and writes 2Corinthians. (Autumn). Galatians (Winter), Romans, from Corinth (Spring). | B | 57 | ||
| 62 | 58 | 20:3-
21:15 |
Paul leaves Greece, Philippi, Miletus, Caesarea, and goes to Jerusalem (Pentecost). FIFTH visit. Arrested. Send to Caesarea, and the 2 years imprisonment at Caesarea. | B | 58 | ||
| 63 | 59 | 23:33
24:27 |
Paul sent to Rome by Festus (about August). Shipwrecked at Malta (Winter). | B | 59 | ||
| 64 | 60 | PORCIUS FESTUS | 27:1. 2
27:27-44 |
Arrives at ROME (Spring). 1Peter/2Peter (?) (see p. 1855) | B | 60 | |
| 65 | 61 | 28:16 | Paul's FIRST IMPRISONMENT at Rome (AD 61-63. | B | 61 | ||
| 66 | 62 | ALBINUS (Festus d.) | 28:30 | Two years during which are written Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians (*2), Philemon. | B | 62 | |
| 67 | 63 | Philipp. 2:24
Philemon 22 |
After his acquittal Paul goes to Macedonia (?). Acts published (?). | 63 | |||
| 68 | 64 | FIRE at Rome, and Persecution ending 4 years later with Nero's death | 64 | ||||
| 69 | 65 | 65 | |||||
| 4070 | 66 | FLORUS. JEWISH WAR begun (Joseph J.W., Bk. II. ch. 14.) | 66 | ||||
| 71 | 67 | 1Tim. 1:3 | From Macedonia(?) or Troas (?) Paul writes 1Timothy | 67 | |||
| 72 | 68 | Nero d. GALBA OTHO VITELLIUS | From Corinth (?) Paul writes Titus. | 68 | |||
| 4073 | 69 | VESPASIAN (*1) | In Prison at Rome Paul writes 2Timothy | 69 |
(*1) Jerusalem taken by Vespasian and Titus
late in the
year A.D. 69.
(*2) The Chronological order according to Lightfoot,
Biblical
Essays (p. 222), is Philipp., Coloss., Ephes.