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