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CHRONOLOGY OF NEW TESTAMENT TIMES ACCORDING TO RAMSAY

Entrance on public life (in his thirtieth year); see Preface, Ed. II. A.D. 30 or 31

Events culminating in the death of Stephen pp. 363-376 30.33

Journey to Damascus and Conversion 376, 378 note (year ending 2nd Sept.) 33

Retirement into Arabia 380 34

First visit to Jerusalem 381 35

Residence in Tarsus, etc. 46 35-43

Barnabas brings Saul to Antioch 45 43

The Prophecy of Agabus 49 early in 44

The famine in Jerusalem begins with failure of harvest 49-54, 68 45

Second visit to Jerusalem 55-62 winter 45-46

Return to Antioch 62-64 winter 46-47

First journey ordered 64-67 not later than Passover, 29th March, 47In Cyprus 70-88 (Church* p. 60 f.) till July 47

In Pamphylia 89-97 (Church 16-18, 61-65) July 47

In Pisidian Antioch 98-107 (Church 25-27, 66-68) till winter of 47

In Iconium (Church 36-46, 68) till summer 48

In Lystra 110-119, 128 (Church 47-54, 68 f.. till autumn 48

In Derbe 120 (Church 54-55, 59) winter 48-49

Return by stages through Lystra, Iconjura, Antioch, and across

Pisidia 120-123 (Church 70-73) Feb.-May 49

Short stay in Perga 124 (Church 72) June-July 49

Return by Attalia to Syrian Antioch 125 August 49

Third visit to Jerusalem: the Council 153-174 winter 49-50

Second journey begins 176 after the Feast, 25th March to 1st April 50

In Galatia 178-189 summer 50

Across Asia to Troas 194-212, 225 f. about Oct. 50

In Philippi 213-226, 235 till about Dec. 50

In Thessalonica 227-231, 235 f. Dec. 50-May 51

In Berea 232-234 May-July 51

In Athens 234, 237-252, 260 f. August 51

In Corinth 252-261, 264 Sept. 51 to March 53

Arrival of Gallio 258 f. July 52

Fourth visit to Jerusalem 263-266 at the Feast, 22nd-29th March 53

Short visit to Syrian Antioch: epistle to Galatians 265, 184-192 May 53

Third Journey begins 265 about June 53

In Galatia 265 July and August 53

In Ephesus, 265. 269-282 Oct. 53 to Jan. 56

Wrote first Epistle to Corinthians 275 about Oct. 55

In Troas 283 Feb. 56

In Macedonia 286 till late autumn 56

Wrote second Epistle to Corinthians 286 summer 56

In Achaia three months 285 Dec. 56 to Feb. 57

Journey to Philippi 287 March 57

Start from Philippi for Troas on the way to Jerusalem 289 15th April 57

Fifth visit to Jerusalem: arrival 295 (day before) Pentecost, 28th May 57

Imprisonment in Palestine June 57 to July 59

Voyage to Rome 314-345 August 59 to Feb. 60

In Rome 346-360 until end of 61

Epistles to Colossians and Philemon 349 early in 61

Epistle to Philippians 357 late in 61

Trial and acquittal 356-360 end of 61

Later travels 360 62-66

Second trial 300-362 67