BOOK
OF ACTS CHRONOLOGY
APPROXIMATE DATES (The Roman Calendar is incorrect by 4 to 6 years, i.e. Christ was
born
between 4 & 6 B.C.)
AD 27-33
Death of Christ; Resurrection; Ascension; Pentecost (Acts 1:15 “120”
+
“3,000” 2:41)
AD 28-34
First persecution w/Peter & John imprisoned; (Acts 4:4 “5,000 men +
“multitudes” Acts 4:32)
AD 29-35
Ananias & Sapphira killed; (Acts 5:14 “multitudes both men &
women
added to the Lord”) Second persecution w/the 12 imprisoned (Acts 6:1
“number multiplied”); Seven chosen (Acts 6:7 “number multiplied
greatly”)
AD 31-37
Third persecution by Saul of Tarsus; Stephen martyred; Scattering of
believers “except Apostles”; Peter & John in Judea, Galilee and
Samaria; Phillip in Gaza; Peter in Joppa & Caesarea
AD 34-40
Paul’s Conversion; Goes to Arabia; Church had rest; (Acts 9:31
“churches were multiplied”)
AD 40-46
Antioch church established; Fourth persecution w/James martyrdom;
Peter arrested & delivered;(Acts 11:21 “a great number believed”; Acts
11:24 “much people was added unto the Lord”); Agabus’ prophecy
about draught in Judea; Jerusalem elders chosen
AD 42-48
Holy Spirit separated Barnabas & Saul from Antioch church; Paul’s
first missionary journey
AD 46-52
Paul’s second missionary journey
AD 52-58
Paul’s third missionary journey
AD 55-61
Agabus’ prophecy about Paul; Paul’s visit to Jerusalem & arrest;
Paul’s
imprisonment in Caesarea
AD 57-63
Paul’s voyage to Rome
AD 58-64
Paul’s imprisonment in
Rome
AD 65-71
Paul’s approximate time of martyrdom in Rome
AD 67-73
Destruction of Jerusalem & Temple by Titus
AD 84-90
Apostle John’s approximate time of death
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