New Testament
Pauline Letters Chronological Order

Paul J. Bucknell

Purpose

The Apostle Paul wrote numerous letters (or epistles) and makes it difficult to keep them straight. We have a chart that presents each of them in their own grouping so one can better understand the dating and circumstances behind each of the Pauline epistles.

Pauline New Testament (NT) letters (or epistles as they are sometimes called) are laid out here in chart form in chronological order. They start on around Paul's second missionary journey in 50-51 A.D. and span the rest of his life when he was again imprisioned and killed in 66-68 A.D.. The attacks on the church changed with time and situation and thus four themes characteristic of the Apostle Paul's letters (i.e. Pauline epistles) have stood out: Christ's coming, Christ's salvation on the cross, Christ's nature and lastly Christ's people the church.
Group 1	Second Missionary Journey
50 - 51/52 A.D.	1 & 2 Thessalonians
Eschatology - Coming	1 & 2 Thessalonians
Group 2	Third Missionary Journey
55-56 A.D.	1 & 2 Corinthians Galatians Romans
Soteriology - Cross	1 & 2 Corinthians Galatians Romans
Group 3	First Roman Imprisonment
60-62 A.D.	Colossians Philemon Ephesians Philippians
Christology - Christ	Colossians Philemon Ephesians Philippians
Group 4	Released & Second Imprisonment
66 - 68 A.D. (63-64 A.D.)	1 Timothy Titus2 Timothy
Ecclesiology - Church	1 Timothy Titus2 Timothy
– notes taken from a lecture by Dr. Haik

More on the chronology - when Philippians was written
More on maps of Paul's journeys

Resources, commentary and studies on Pauline letters:

Romans
1-2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1-2 Thessalonians (Only in the Digital library)
1-2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon (Only in the Digital library)

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