Paul’s Arrest and Imprisonment
c. a.d. 58 After Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem, the Roman tribune learned of a plot by some Jews to kill Paul. He transferred Paul to the Roman… Read More »Paul’s Arrest and Imprisonment
c. a.d. 58 After Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem, the Roman tribune learned of a plot by some Jews to kill Paul. He transferred Paul to the Roman… Read More »Paul’s Arrest and Imprisonment
c. a.d. 52–57 Paul’s third missionary journey traversed much the same ground as his second (cf. map). Passing through Galatia and Phrygia, he proceeded directly to the great… Read More »Paul’s Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:22–21:17)
c. a.d. 49–51 Paul and Silas revisited the places in Asia Minor where Paul had preached on his first journey (cf. map), while Barnabas took John Mark and… Read More »Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36–18:22)
c. a.d. 46–47 Barnabas and Paul first visited Barnabas’s home region of Cyprus before sailing to the southern region of Asia Minor. When they reached Perga in… Read More »Paul’s First Missionary Journey (Acts 13:4–14:26)
c. a.d. 41 Largely due to his influential friendships with the Roman emperors Gaius (Caligula) and Claudius, Herod Agrippa I, a grandson of Herod the Great, pieced… Read More »The Kingdom of Herod Agrippa I
c. a.d. 39? The apostle Peter traveled to the crossroads town of Lydda and healed a paralyzed man, leading many in that region to turn to the… Read More »Peter’s Early Ministry
c. a.d. 35–39 As Paul approached Damascus to arrest followers of the Way, Jesus appeared to him (1). Galatians 1:17makes it clear that soon after this Paul spent… Read More »Paul’s (Saul’s) Conversion and Early Travels
Philip, a leader in the church in Jerusalem, began his evangelistic ministry in Sebaste (also called Samaria). God then led him south toward Gaza, where… Read More »The Ministry of Philip the Evangelist
c. a.d. 30/33 Pentecost attracted Jews from all over the world to Jerusalem to celebrate the annual festival. Those who heard the apostles’ message in their native… Read More »Nations at Pentecost
c. a.d. 30–60 The book of Acts records the spread of the gospel from Jerusalem to Rome, thus fulfilling the risen Christ’s words to his apostles in Acts… Read More »The Setting of Acts
As they returned from Jerusalem to Galilee, Jesus and his disciples followed the expedient route and passed through Samaria, stopping to rest at the village… Read More »Jesus Travels through Samaria
Each of the Gospels and a few other NT books mention various appearances by Jesus after his resurrection, but only Luke notes that Jesus ascended… Read More »Jesus’ Appearances after His Resurrection