Paul & Timothy timeline

Year Age Paul Age Timothy Event(s)

c.4-6 C.E? 0 Saul born “probably born just a few years after the
birth of Jesus.” (w99 5/15 p.29-30)

Most sources mention 4-6 C.E1

11 C.E. 5-7? Jesus visits the temple as a 12-year-old boy

(c.28-32) 22-28? 0 Timothy born?

(29 C.E) 23-25? Jesus gets baptized

(c.34 or 35 C.E) 28-30? 2-7? Saul of Tarsus converted
36 C.E. 30-32? A plot to kill Paul in Jerusalem fails and
fellow believers sent him to Tarsus.
(Acts 9:28-30; 11:25)
For possible events that could have
happened in during this period see:
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-
e/2000526?q=silent+years&p=par Saul’s
“silent
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp- years”
e/2000607#h=23:0-24:257 (36 C.E - 45
C.E
41 C.E. 35-37? 9-14? A vision that Paul possibly got (2 Cor
12:2-5)

The Gospel account of Mark was

written (possibly 41. C.E.)
about 44 C.E. 38-40? 12-16? Apostle James’(brother of John) death
(it-1, 467) and the jailing of Peter, evidently took
place at this time. (Ac 11:27-30; 12:1-4)
45 C.E. 39-41? Paul moves to Antioch
46 C.E 40-42? relief ministration effected by Paul and Barnabas.
(it-1, 467) (Acts 12:25)
about 47 C.E. 41-43? 15-19? Timothy’s mother, Eunice, and his Paul’s 1st
grandmother Lois. (2 Tim. 1:5; 3:14, 15) missionary
likely embraced Christianity only during tour
Paul’s first visit to Lystra, their (c.47-48
hometown. C.E)
Acts 13:1 –
Timothy evidently met Paul (47-48 C.E) 14:28
(Timothy “May have been just a
teenager” > w83 2/1 p. 9)
 Paul’s visit Lystra, he was stoned and
left for dead. (Acts 14:19)
about 47 to 48 42-44? 15-20? Paul and Barnabas visit the southern
C.E. Galatian cities
(c.49/50 C.E) 43-46? 17-22? Paul’s second missionary tour, in late 49 Paul’s 2nd
or early 50 C.E., Paul came to Lystra missionary
(second time), apparently Timothy’s tour
hometown and chose him to be his (c.49-52
traveling companion. (Acts 16:1-3) C.E)
“Timothy was perhaps in his late teens Acts 15:36
or early 20’s” and already a Christian – 18:22
disciple. (w11 1/15 p. 18-19)

“Timothy was perhaps in his late teens

or early 20’s” (17-22 ?)
about.49 C.E. 43-45? 17-21? conference regarding circumcision in Jerusalem
likely began in Paul’s 18-month activity in Corinth Paul’s 3rd
the autumn of missionary
50 C.E., ending tour
in the spring of (c.52-56
52 C.E. C.E)
(it-1, 467) Acts 18:23
autumn of 50 Paul arrived in Corinth in the autumn of – 21:19
C.E. 50 C.E., Aquila and Priscilla kindly
received him into their home. (Acts
18:1-3)
Silas and Timothy came down from
Macedonia ( Acts 18:5)
late in 50 C.E. 45-47? 19-23? Paul sent Timothy to comfort and
strengthen the Thessalonian Christians.
Approximately Paul writes First Thessalonians.
50-52 C.E. Paul writes Second Thessalonians.
(perhaps in 51 C.E)
Paul writes letter to the Galatians
between
Paul gets a beating at Philippi (Acts
16:22, 23)
Paul sailed for Syria at the end of his
second missionary tour in the spring of
about 52 C.E., Aquila and Priscilla went
as far as Ephesus with him. (Ac 18:18,
19)
Paul gets a beating by Jews in Jerusalem
(Acts 21:30-32)
c.55 C.E Corinth, Greece, c. 55 C.E. Arguments
over circumcision were dividing the
congregation.
about 55 C.E. 49-51? 23-27? Paul writes first and second letter to the
Corinthians
c. 56-58 C.E. The Gospel account of Luke was written
about 56 C.E. 50-52? Paul writes letter to the Romans from
Corinth.
about 58 C.E. Paul appeals to Ceasar (Nero) evidently (Ac 25:1, 6-
11)
about 59 C.E. 53-55? 27-31? Paul was first imprisoned in Rome,
c. 60-61 C.E. Philippi, Greece, c. 60-61 C.E. Those who felt that
Christians were still bound by Jewish law continued to
ignore the clear evidence that Jehovah was blessing
the Christian congregation, which now included many
uncircumcised believers.

Paul writes to the congregation at Colossae (c. 60-61

C.E.)

Demas sends his greetings (Col 4:14)

Paul writes his letter to the Ephesians and Philippians

Paul writes his letter to Philimon

House arrest for two years (Acts 28:30)

c.60-65 C.E The Gospel of Mark is written
About 61 C.E Paul writes the letter to the Hebrews
between 61 and 55-60? 30-36? Crete, c. 61-64 C.E. The apostle Paul had left Titus to
64 C.E. oversee the work of Christians in Crete. Interestingly,
the non-Jew Titus had not been compelled to get
circumcised. (Galatians 2:3)

Paul writes his letter to Titus

Paul writes 1 Timothy

in 64 C.E. 58-60? When a wave of persecution is unleashed upon
Christians in the wake of a fire that ravages Rome,
Paul writes his second letter to Timothy. It is the last
of his inspired writings. (completed c.65 C.E)
65 C.E. 59-61? 33-37? Paul wrote that Demas had forsaken him “because he
loved the present system of things”. (2 Timothy 4:10)

Paul was imprisoned in Rome for the second time and

was executed thereafter.” (2 Tim. 1:8; 4:11)

Paul dies

70 C.E ------ 38-42? Jerusalem destroyed

 “Likely Timothy survived the destruction of
Jerusalem” (w80 10/1 p. 23-24)

1
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paul-the-
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20(born%204%20BCE%3F

https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-47/apostle-paul-and-his-times-christian-
history-timeline.html#:~:text=.%20A.D.%206%20Born%20a%20Roman%20citizen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle#:~:text=Paul%5Ba%5D%20(born%20Saul%20of%20Tars
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