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AD 33/34 · The Road to Damascus · Damascus","paragraphs":["Encounters the risen Jesus on the road; blinded; called as apostle.","Places The Road to Damascus Damascus Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 9:1-9; 22:6-11; 26:12-18; Gal 1:15-16"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 46-48 · Antioch · Seleucia Pieria · Salamis · Paphos","paragraphs":["Set apart by the Spirit; to Cyprus; Elymas blinded, Sergius Paulus believes; Saul now Paul.","Places Antioch Seleucia Pieria Salamis Paphos Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 13:1-12"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 46-48 · Lystra","paragraphs":["Heals a lame man; hailed as Zeus and Hermes; Paul stoned and left for dead, then rises.","Places Lystra Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 14:8-20; 2 Cor 11:25"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 46-48 · Derbe · Lystra · Iconium · Pisidian Antioch","paragraphs":["Many disciples at Derbe; return strengthening churches and appointing elders.","Places Derbe Lystra Iconium Pisidian Antioch Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 14:20-23"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 48/49 · Antioch","paragraphs":["Likely writes Galatians (early-date / South Galatian view).","Places Antioch Related letters Galatians","Confidence: medium Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Galatians 1-6"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 49 · Antioch","paragraphs":["Returns with the council letter; the church rejoices.","Places Antioch Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 15:30-35"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 50 · Samothrace · Neapolis · Philippi","paragraphs":["Sails Troas→Samothrace→Neapolis, then inland to Philippi: Lydia believes; the slave girl freed; beaten and jailed; the jailer saved; the church founded.","Places Samothrace Neapolis Philippi Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 16:11-40; Phil 1:5"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 50-52 · Corinth","paragraphs":["Meets Aquila and Priscilla; reasons in the synagogue; stays eighteen months.","Places Corinth Related letters 1 Thessalonians; 2 Thessalonians","Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 18:1-11; 1 Thess 3:1-6"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 52/53 · Antioch · Galatian region · Phrygia","paragraphs":["Third journey begins; strengthens disciples through Galatia and Phrygia.","Places Antioch Galatian region Phrygia Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 18:23"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 52/53-55/56 · Ephesus","paragraphs":["Two years in the hall of Tyrannus; the word spreads through Asia; magic books burned.","Places Ephesus Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 19:1-20; 20:31"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 55/56 · Macedonia · Illyricum","paragraphs":["Encourages Macedonia; organizes the collection; ministry as far as Illyricum.","Places Macedonia Illyricum Related letters 2 Corinthians","Confidence: medium-high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 20:1-2; Rom 15:19; 2 Cor 8-9"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 56/57 · Corinth · Cenchreae","paragraphs":["Three months in Greece; writes Romans; a plot changes his route home.","Places Corinth Cenchreae Related letters Romans","Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 20:2-3; Rom 15:22-29; 16:1-2"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 57 · Jerusalem","paragraphs":["Arrives with the collection; purification rites; accused of defiling the temple; seized.","Places Jerusalem Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 21:15-36; Rom 15:25-28"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 59/60 · Caesarea Maritima · Sidon · Myra · Cnidus · Fair Havens","paragraphs":["Sent to Rome under Julius; warns against sailing on from Fair Havens.","Places Caesarea Maritima Sidon Myra Cnidus Fair Havens Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 27:1-12"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 60 · Malta · Syracuse · Rhegium · Puteoli · Forum Appii · Three Taverns · Rome","paragraphs":["From Malta to Italy and up the Appian Way to Rome; the brothers meet him.","Places Malta Syracuse Rhegium Puteoli Forum Appii Three Taverns Rome Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 28:11-15"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 60-62 · Rome","paragraphs":["Acts ends with Paul in Rome under house arrest. The prison-letter placements traditionally associated with this period are reconstructions, not claims made by Acts.","Places Rome Confidence: high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Acts 28:16-31"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 60-62 · Philemon; Colossians","paragraphs":["Philemon says that Paul is sending Onesimus back to Philemon. Overlapping names with Colossians suggest a connection but do not establish a shared delivery, completed route, or prison city.","Related letters Philemon; Colossians","Confidence: medium-high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Col 4:7-18; Philemon 10-24"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 60-62 · Ephesians","paragraphs":["Ephesians presents union with Christ and Jew–Gentile unity. Direct Pauline authorship, destination, and prison setting are debated.","Related letters Ephesians","Confidence: medium-high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Eph 1-6; 3:1; 6:20-21"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 60-62 · Philippians","paragraphs":["Philippians presents imprisonment as advancing the gospel and includes the Christ hymn. The prison city is debated.","Related letters Philippians","Confidence: medium Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["Phil 1:12-26; 2:5-30; 4:10-20"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 62-64 · 1 Timothy; Titus","paragraphs":["On a traditional direct-Pauline reading of 1 Timothy and Titus, their letter settings imply post-Acts ministry: Timothy in Ephesus, Titus in Crete, and a winter plan at Nicopolis. Acts narrates neither a release nor the itinerary, and Nicopolis is not a composition city.","Related letters 1 Timothy; Titus","Confidence: medium Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["1 Tim 1:3; Titus 1:5; 3:12"],"sourceIds":[]},{"heading":"c. AD 64-67 · 2 Timothy","paragraphs":["Second Timothy presents an imprisoned speaker in Rome, chained like a criminal. Direct Pauline authorship and a final post-Acts imprisonment are debated.","Related letters 2 Timothy","Confidence: medium-high Dates and placements are historical reconstructions. Confidence describes a placement in the sequence, not whether an event happened."],"references":["2 Tim 1:8,15-17; 2:9; 4:6-18"],"sourceIds":[]}],"license":{"content":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","originalCode":"https://opensource.org/license/mit","exclusions":"Original resource content and artwork: CC BY 4.0. 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