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Alright Bible nerds šŸ™‚ I need you to show off here

I have a sequence of events and I need dates associated with them, and even better would be if I could get Internet sources cited for them so the Doubting Thomas in me can see for myself. You guys understand Iā€™m sureā€¦
  1. Saul is converted on the road to Damascus (Gal. 1:11-12).
  2. Paul takes his writings to Peter in Jerusalem to check with Peter to make sure heā€™s still teaching the correct gospel (Gal. 2:1-2).
  3. Peter relocates from Jerusalem to Rome
  4. Paul writes his Epistle to the Galatians.
Muchos gracĆ­as to whomever gets this information. I realize this isnā€™t a simple question like asking which verse is the one that says that God so loved the world that heā€¦
 
I know it ALL!!!..but showing off would probably be prideful.

Sorry. Canā€™t help you. šŸ˜¦
 
Paul was around 42 years old, I believe, when he started off on his missionary journeys.

What I find fairly interesting is what scripture does not talk about, but I think it is briefly alluded to or mentioned somewhere in scripture. Paul went off into the dessert or somewhere in a distant land to ponder just what the heck happened to him on the way to Damascus. It took him like 7 years or so before God was fully done with him, and Paul was ready to begin his mission.

(Disclaimer: I am not known for my eidetic memoryā€¦rather more in the oppositeā€¦but thatā€™s basically how I recall it.)
 
If it helps, Acts of the Apostles covers a 29 year time period.

Acts 1:1-8:3 covers two years. The center of the story is Jerusalem and the main Apostle is Peter. The narrative is about the growth of the Church in Jerusalem.

Acts 8:4-12:25 covers ten years. The center of the story is still Jerusalem and the main Apostle is still Peter but the narrative is about the growth of the Church in a wider area - Judea and Samaria.

Acts 13:1-28:31 covers seventeen years. The story centers on Syrian Antioch and the main Apostle is Paul. The narrative is about the spread of the Church throughout the world.

Many of the events and locations which caused Paul to write the epistles are referenced in Acts of the Apostles. For example, Paulā€™s visit to Galatia is referenced in Acts 16 and Acts 18.

-Tim-
 
StuMondo said:
Alright Bible nerds šŸ™‚ I need you to show off here

I have a sequence of events and I need dates associated with them, and even better would be if I could get Internet sources cited for them so the Doubting Thomas in me can see for myself. You guys understand Iā€™m sureā€¦
  1. Saul is converted on the road to Damascus (Gal. 1:11-12).
  2. Paul takes his writings to Peter in Jerusalem to check with Peter to make sure heā€™s still teaching the correct gospel (Gal. 2:1-2).
  3. Peter relocates from Jerusalem to Rome
  4. Paul writes his Epistle to the Galatians.
Muchos gracĆ­as to whomever gets this information. I realize this isnā€™t a simple question like asking which verse is the one that says that God so loved the world that heā€¦
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  1. Late A.D. 36.
  2. A.D. 39-40? Possibly later.
  3. No one knows.He was there by A.D. 60 at least.
  4. A.D. 50-51? Before the Jerusalem council, at any rate.
 
StuMondo said:
Alright Bible nerds šŸ™‚ I need you to show off here

I have a sequence of events and I need dates associated with them, and even better would be if I could get Internet sources cited for them so the Doubting Thomas in me can see for myself. You guys understand Iā€™m sureā€¦
  1. Saul is converted on the road to Damascus (Gal. 1:11-12).
  2. Paul takes his writings to Peter in Jerusalem to check with Peter to make sure heā€™s still teaching the correct gospel (Gal. 2:1-2).
  3. Peter relocates from Jerusalem to Rome
  4. Paul writes his Epistle to the Galatians.
Muchos gracĆ­as to whomever gets this information. I realize this isnā€™t a simple question like asking which verse is the one that says that God so loved the world that heā€¦
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I donā€™t know about the others, but #3 is incorrect. Paul went to Antioch for a period of time before traveling to Rome.
 
There are actually two cities named Antioch in the Bible. Paul was in Syrian Antioch many times and for extended periods. Syrian Antioch was Paulā€™s base of operations. He was not based on Jerusalem like the other Apostles.

Syrian Antioch is located at what is now the border of Turkey and Syria, on the coast, at the Northeast corner of the Mediterranean Sea. This should not be confused with the other Antioch which is further north inside what is now modern day Turkey. Paul also visited the other Antioch on his first journey.

Syrian Antioch had a large community of Jewish converts to Christianity who fled the persecution in Judea. Acts of the Apostles says that we were first called Christians in Syrian Antioch.

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Location of Syrian Antioch in relation to Damascus and Jerusalem

Paul started and ended his first and second missionary journeys in Syrian Antioch. He started his third missionary journey there but ended it in Jerusalem. His fourth journey intended to go to Rome and then to Spain but God ended his journey in Rome.

First missionary journey, AD 46-48, Acts of the Apostles 13:4 to 14:28. Paul sailed by sea to Crete and then went to central Asia Minor. Here he visited the other city named Antioch. The other Antioch is mentioned in Acts 13:13. He started in Syrian Antioch, visited the other Antioch, and returned to Syrian Antioch. The two cities with the same name cause confusion for some.

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Paulā€™s First Missionary Journey

Second missionary journey, AD 49-52, Acts of the Apostles 15:39 to 18:22. This is where Paul visited Phillipi, Thessalonica, Corinth, Ephesus, established Churches and later wrote them letters. This is where he famously preached to the Greeks about an ā€œunknown godā€ and they laughed at him when he started talking about the resurrection of the dead.

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Paulā€™s Second Missionary Journey

Third missionary journey, AD 53-57, Acts of the Apostles 18:23 to 21:17. Here Paul visited many of the same cities as his second journey to correct errors and give praise. He ends this journey by going up to Jerusalem, sensing that something bad will happen and his followers beg him not to go.

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Paulā€™s Third Missionary Journey

Fourth journey (to Rome), AD 59-60, Acts of the Apostles 27:1 to 28:16. This is Paulā€™s fateful journey, hoping to go to Spain but ending in Rome with his martyrdom. This journey included the shipwreck and welcome by the natives who try to worship him.

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Paulā€™s Captive Journey to Rome

Paul spent much time in Syrian Antioch. It was the center of Christianity during Paulā€™s time, more so than Jerusalem, especially after the destruction of the Temple. The dates are widely accepted by scholars.

To the OP, Galatia is actually a geographical area including ā€œAntioch of Pisidiaā€, Iconium, Lystra and Derbe. The letter to the Galatians is addressed to Churches (plural) in Galatia.

-Tim-
 
Festusā€™ first year as Procurator can be placed at A.D. 60, making Paulā€™s trip to Rome later that year.
 
StuMondo said:
Alright Bible nerds šŸ™‚ I need you to show off here

I have a sequence of events and I need dates associated with them, and even better would be if I could get Internet sources cited for them so the Doubting Thomas in me can see for myself. You guys understand Iā€™m sureā€¦
  1. Saul is converted on the road to Damascus (Gal. 1:11-12).
  2. Paul takes his writings to Peter in Jerusalem to check with Peter to make sure heā€™s still teaching the correct gospel (Gal. 2:1-2).
  3. Peter relocates from Jerusalem to Rome
  4. Paul writes his Epistle to the Galatians.
Muchos gracĆ­as to whomever gets this information. I realize this isnā€™t a simple question like asking which verse is the one that says that God so loved the world that heā€¦
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This might get you started:

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=12758966&highlight=destruction+temple#post12758966
 
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