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Biblical Events and Their Dates
78 events of the Bible, from creation to the death of Paul, each dated three ways: in James Ussher's chronology (1650), in a conservative chronology (Exodus in 1446 BC, Thiele's dates for the kings) and by mainstream critical scholarship. Every date says what kind it is (stated in a source, calculated within a chronology, an approximate range, disputed, or not established) and why. Years are numbers for sorting (negative = BC); passages use the Berean Standard Bible's book names.
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| ID | Event | Era | Passage | Summary | Ussher year | Ussher end year | Ussher date | Ussher date kind | Ussher basis | Conservative year | Conservative end year | Conservative date | Conservative date kind | Conservative basis | Critical year | Critical end year | Critical date | Critical date kind | Critical basis | Evidence | Inscriptions | Text note | Sources |
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| 69 | Conversion of Saul (Paul) | Early Church | Acts 9:1-22; Galatians 1:13-17 | On the road to Damascus, Saul the persecutor sees a light from heaven and becomes a follower of Jesus. | 34 | AD 34 | calculated within a named chronology | AM 4038. Annals, para. 6534. | 33 | 34 | AD 33 or 34 | approximate historical range | King Aretas's control of Damascus (2 Corinthians 11:32), before AD 37. | 31 | 36 | c. AD 31–36 | approximate historical range | Paul's own letters give no year; counted back from later fixed points. | approximate | Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org; Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle | |||
| 70 | Paul's first missionary journey | Early Church | Acts 13:1-14:28 | Paul and Barnabas sail to Cyprus and travel through southern Asia Minor, founding churches. | 44 | AD 44 (sent out from Antioch) | calculated within a named chronology | AM 4048. Annals, para. 6692. | 46 | 48 | about AD 46–48 | approximate historical range | Sequence of Acts 11–14. | 46 | 49 | AD 46–49 (traditional view) | approximate historical range | Majority chronology (Brown 1997); some revisionist chronologies put it earlier. | approximate | Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org; Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle | |||
| 71 | Council of Jerusalem | Early Church | Acts 15:1-35; Galatians 2:1-10 | Apostles and elders in Jerusalem decide that Gentile believers need not be circumcised. | 51 | AD 51 | calculated within a named chronology | A council of the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. Annals, para. 6758. | 49 | AD 49 | approximate historical range | Acts 15 with Galatians 2. | 49 | AD 49 (majority); AD 47 or 51 (revisionist) | approximate historical range | Usually taken as the meeting of Galatians 2. | approximate | Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle; Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org | |||||
| 72 | Paul's second missionary journey | Early Church | Acts 15:36-18:22 | Paul travels with Silas through Asia Minor into Macedonia and Greece, founding churches at Philippi, Thessalonica and Corinth. | 53 | AD 53 (start) | calculated within a named chronology | Year as printed in the edition's heading. Annals, para. 6781. | 49 | 52 | c. AD 49–52 | approximate historical range | Anchored by Gallio's proconsulship. | 49 | 52 | late AD 49 to 52 | approximate historical range | Anchored by the Gallio inscription. | externally anchored | Delphi (Gallio) Inscription | Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org; Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle | ||
| 73 | Paul in Corinth; hearing before Gallio | Early Church | Acts 18:1-17 | Paul works as a tentmaker in Corinth for eighteen months; Jewish opponents bring him before the proconsul Gallio, who dismisses the case. | 54 | AD 54 | calculated within a named chronology | Year as printed in the edition's heading. Ussher wrote long before the Delphi inscription was found. Annals, para. 6816. | 50 | 52 | late AD 50 or early 51 to mid-52; Gallio c. 51–52 | approximate historical range | Eighteen months in Corinth (Acts 18:11) and Gallio's term from the Delphi inscription. | 51 | 52 | hearing during Gallio's proconsulship, c. AD 51–52 | approximate historical range | Delphi inscription (Claudius's letter of AD 52). | externally anchored | Delphi (Gallio) Inscription | Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org; Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle; Wikipedia: Delphi Inscription | ||
| 74 | Paul's third journey and years in Ephesus | Early Church | Acts 18:23-21:16 | Paul spends nearly three years teaching in Ephesus, then revisits Macedonia and Greece before heading to Jerusalem. | 56 | 57 | AD 56–57 (Ephesus) | calculated within a named chronology | Year as printed in the edition's heading. Annals, para. 6819–6824. | 53 | 57 | probably AD 53–57 | approximate historical range | About three years in Ephesus (Acts 19; 20:31). | 52 | 57 | c. AD 52/53–57 | approximate historical range | Leaves Corinth in 52; in Greece 56–57 when Romans is written. | approximate | Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org; Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle | ||
| 75 | Paul arrested in Jerusalem; held at Caesarea | Early Church | Acts 21:27-26:32 | A riot breaks out when Paul visits the temple; Roman soldiers take him into custody and he is held at Caesarea under Felix and Festus. | 59 | AD 59 | calculated within a named chronology | Year as printed in the edition's heading. Annals, para. 6852. | 57 | c. AD 57 (calculated for this list) | calculated within a named chronology | Two years before Festus took office in summer AD 59 (Acts 24:27), as the source dates it. | 56 | 59 | late 50s AD | approximate historical range | Depends on the disputed year Festus replaced Felix as governor of Judea. | approximate | Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org; Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle | ||||
| 76 | Voyage to Rome and shipwreck | Early Church | Acts 27:1-28:16 | Sent to Rome after appealing to Caesar, Paul survives a shipwreck on Malta. | 61 | 62 | AD 61–62 | calculated within a named chronology | Year as printed in the edition's heading. Annals, para. 6873–6874. | 59 | 60 | autumn AD 59 to spring 60 (calculated for this list) | calculated within a named chronology | Sailing soon after Festus arrived in summer 59; wintering on Malta (Acts 28:11). | 59 | 61 | about AD 59–60 or a year later | approximate historical range | Follows the date of Festus. | approximate | Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org; Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle | ||
| 77 | Paul under house arrest in Rome | Early Church | Acts 28:16-31 | For two years Paul lives in rented quarters in Rome, receiving visitors and teaching freely. | 62 | AD 62 (arrival) | calculated within a named chronology | Year as printed in the edition's heading. Annals, para. 6878. | 60 | 63 | two years, ending about AD 62–63 | approximate historical range | The source dates Philippians to about AD 62 or 63 and the end of Acts to about 63. | 60 | 64 | early 60s AD | approximate historical range | Two years in Rome (Acts 28:30). | approximate | Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org; Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle | |||
| 78 | Death of Paul (tradition) | Early Church | 2 Timothy 4:6-8 | The New Testament does not narrate Paul's death; early Christian tradition says he was executed in Rome under Nero. | 66 | AD 66 (with Peter) | calculated within a named chronology | Year as printed in the edition's heading; follows early church tradition of death under Nero. Annals, para. 6949. | 67 | about AD 67 | approximate historical range | Tradition of execution under Nero, who died in June 68. | 64 | 65 | c. AD 64/65 | approximate historical range | Early Christian tradition; date as given in the article's infobox and lead. | no external evidence | Ussher, The Annals of the World (English text with paragraph numbers), StudyLight.org; Bible Gateway, Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament); Wikipedia: Paul the Apostle |
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- James Ussher, The Annals of the World
- Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (Old Testament)
- Encyclopedia of the Bible: Chronology (New Testament)
- Wikipedia: Chronology of the Bible
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