As a jew, he was known by the name of saul and was educated in jerusalem as a pharisee under the famous rabbi gamaliel. He is regarded as the person who built the first church. Paul first journey, antioch on the orontes, city of st. Paul, missionary journeys of all the great wayfarers of antiquity, the journeys of paul of tarsus see paul, apostle, st. Pauls mission and letters from jesus to christ the. On their trip around the mediterranean sea, paul and his companion barnabas stopped in antioch where they had a sharp argument about taking john mark with them on their trips. Home explore 31 list of paul s travels and missionary journeys 31 list of paul s travels and missionary journeys published by guset user, 20151029 01. Of the 27 books of the new testament, are traditionally attributed to saint paul, though several may have been written by his disciples. Paul leaves corinth and goes to philippi and miletus. Saul, also known as paul, paulus, and saint paul the apostle, ad 367 is widely considered to be central to the early development and spread of christianity, particularly westward from judea. Paul is arrested in jerusalem and goes to caesarea.
Pauls missionary journeys and journey to rome simply bible. Paul s letters orontes, antioch on the orontes, city of st. Paul traveled over 0 miles proclaiming the gospel of jesus christ. The apostle paul went on three pioneering missionary journeys, followed by a trip to rome. His date of birth is placed by the scholars between 1 ad and 6th. Paul towers as one of the alltime giants of christianity. I also assumed he wrote his first letter that is in the bible much earlier in his ministry, at least on his first missionary journey. The life and journeys of the apostle paul an outline in the beginning c. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Many christians view him as an important interpreter of the teachings of jesus. Since paul sees himself as being sent by the spirit to rome, this is another missionary journey remember, missionary comes from the latin translation of the greek term meaning sent. List of books and articles about apostle paul online research.
Reading paul s letters and acts of the apostles we learn that paul was born in tarsus, in modern day eastern turkey, he was a tent maker by trade. His contribution to the development and expression of christianity is immense and can be seen to stem from his writing and missionary journeys which have implemented his ideas and interpretations onto the development of christianity. Mike continues the section describing paul s second missionary journey and an important meeting at the church in jerusalem to decide the future of paul. In the footsteps of paul and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Living in jerusalem just after christs death and resurrection, he did his best to destroy the christian church. While in antioch, both paul and barnabas were clearly called to the lords service. Paul of tarsus was a great missionary for god, he faced prison shipwreck on his missionary journeys, he also started the first churches. Paul s letters and missionary journeys chart timeline of paul s letters and missionary journeys paul c. Where did the apostle paul go on his missionary journeys.
This is particularly true when it comes to pauls missionary journeys. The new testament records paul taking three missionary journeys that spread the message of christ to asia minor and europe. Outline of the journeys and labors of the apostle paul bible study tools. The apostle paul was a welleducated, leading jew named saul. Covering a period of about ten years, paul s work was chiefly in four provinces of the.
The life and journeys of the apostle paul an outline. His first missionary journey, most likely in the years ad 47 through 48, started in syria and took him to cyprus and asia minor. You need to be familiar with the new testament or paul s travel stories or have read a basic story about paul s life before jumping in to this book. Details of paul s life are found in his letters and in the book of acts. Traditionally, paul is said to have made three missionary journeys, plus a fourth journey to rome. Although a freeborn roman citizen, being born in tarsus of cilicia acts 22. Paul is described in the new testament as a hellenized jew and roman citizen from tarsus in presentday turkey. The author of acts arranges pauls travels into three separate journeys. Pauls journeys missionary journeys and journey to rome. This video is a quick journey to acquaint viewers to the anchor points of paul s journeys.
Paul traveled tirelessly through the ancient world, taking the message of salvation to the gentiles. This could not have been after 40 ad, the year that king aretas died. Timeline of pauls letters and missionary journeys chart. Sauls father was of the tribe of benjamin and he was a strict pharisee, a jew with unmixed blood. Paul sometimes tell us the length of time between one event and another. Beautiful story of pauls missionary journeys with beautiful photography. Among the biblical sites are antioch, tarsus, hierapolis, philippi, corinth. The goal of this series is to give a real and true portrait of paul s life and missionary journeys against the backdrop of the world in which he lived. But, believe it or not, these are not all of paul s missionary journeys. Our study of the places in the book of acts requires a supplemental summary of the journeys and periods of the apostle paul. Unlike most of the other apostles, paul does not marry, and remains single throughout his life.
It is also one of the seven cities listed in the book of revelation the others are ephesus, smyrna, pergamos. After paul witnessed the stoning of stephen acts 7. Chronology of apostle paul s journeys and epistles. His travels by land and sea in the roman dominated eastern regions of the mediterranean during the relatively peaceful era of the pax romana are most reliably reconstructed by placing primary reliance upon those epistles judged authentically. Paul departed from damascus at night, being let down from the city wall in a basket acts 9. Paul knew a number of the roman christians by name chapter 16. He was also a roman citizen by birth, a rare privilege for a jew at that.
Paul was born in tarsus, southern part of turkey in ancient cilicia. They soon set sail for cyprus, where they met two men. Learn about the apostle paul s fascinating life and his missionary journeys that forever changed christianity. Pauls 4th missionary journey and i dont mean his trip to rome. All church members except the apostles were scattered over the countryside of judea 2 and samaria 3. The first missionary journey of romans 1702 words bartleby. Here you can find information about the history of ancient turkey, about biblical sites to visit in. Saint paul the apostle, one of the early christian leaders, often considered to be the most important person after jesus in the history of christianity. Paul, biblical tour guide is a web site where we share with you our knowledge and offer you our top services. The missionary journeys and epistles of the apostle paul coptic. Creator of veggie tales phil vischer and the cast of buck denver asks. Paul of tarsus is recognised as the second founder of christianity after jesus. The earliest missionary journeys philip the evangelist.
Paul the apostle was once a jewish pharisee who became a great missionary of. Paul met with barnabas, peter, and james in jerusalem acts 9. Book on apostle paul s life and missionary journeys. Discover librarianselected research resources on apostle paul from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Overall, this is the most indepth book on paul i have read. He was born in tarsus somewhere between 0 and 10ce. That is where the book of acts ends, but it is not the end of the story. What were the different missionary journeys of paul. Published in the middle of the 19th century, the book the life and epistles of apostle paul by conybeare and howson is the basis for this series. Here you can find information about the history of ancient turkey, about biblical sites to visit in turkey and greece, major christian saints, missionary.
Paul left for his second missionary journey from jerusalem, in late autumn 49, after the meeting of the council of jerusalem where the circumcision question was debated. What was the challenges paul faced during his missionary. After his work in antioch, we come to the beginning of pauls missionary journeys. Born in tarsus of cilicia modern southeastern turkey, paul was multicultural. Pauls seven missionary journeys with seven implications missio. First missionary journey, and residence in antioch 4549 a. The apostle paul, who started as one of christianitys most zealous enemies, was handpicked by jesus christ to become the gospels most ardent messenger. He also wrote 14 of the books in the new testament. However, by the time paul wrote the book of romans, the majority of the believers in rome were probably gentile. Yes, according to acts, paul embarked on three missionary journeys. A harmony of the life of paul 6 a harmony of the life of paul the conversion of paul introduction 1.