The Strand Study Bible

THE NEW TESTAMENT AND WORLD HISTORY

Acts 13:1-18:10 Paul’s first and second missionary journeys

c. AD 45-52 c. AD 52 c. AD 52 c. AD 53 (AD 54-68)

I Thes 1-5 II Thes 1-3

Greetings from Paul to the church at Thessalonica Greetings from Paul to the persecuted Thessalonians

Acts 18:11-22

After 18 months Paul leaves Corinth and heads for home (Antioch)

6. Nero Drusus

Nero was born in AD 37, began his reign in AD 54, and died June 9th, AD 68. Nero’s father was Enaeus Domitus Ahenobarbus, a man given to viciousness and vice. His mother was Agippina, who cared little for her son’s morals but was interested only in his temporal advancement. The first years of Nero’s reign were quite pacific and gave promise of good things to come. Nero himself could boast that not a single person had been unjustly executed throughout his extensive empire. During these “rational years” of Nero’s administration, the Apostle Paul was brought before him as the regnant Caesar in compliance with his own expressed appeal around AD 63 (Acts 25:10,11). As far as we know, Paul was freed of all charges to continue his labors of evangelization. Then in AD 63 Nero divorced and exiled his wife, Octavia, had her murdered, and married Poppaea Sabina, the wife of his friend Otho. Then, in AD 64 a large part of Rome was destroyed by fire. Whether or not Nero actually ordered the burning of the city is not known. However, justly or not, the finger of suspicion was pointed in Nero’s direction. A scapegoat was provided in the Christians. Conspiracies and plots dogged the latter years of Nero. He was advised to destroy himself, but could not find the courage to do so. Learning that the Senate had decreed his death, his last cruel act was to put many of them to death. He finally died by his own hand in the summer of AD 68. Thus perished the last of the line of Julius Caesar. Paul suffered martyrdom under Nero in AD 67 (II Tim 4:6).

Acts 18:23 19:27

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c. AD 54 c. AD 54 AD 54-57

Paul’s third Missionary Journey begins

Gal

1-6

Greetings from Paul to the churches in Galatia Paul preaches in Ephesus for the next three years Greetings from Paul to the church at Corinth Greetings from Paul to the church at Corinth Paul revisits Corinth for three months Greetings from Paul to the church at Rome

Acts 19:8-22

I Cor 1-16

AD 57 AD 57 AD 57 AD 57 AD 57

Acts 19:23-20:1 The uproar of idol makers at Ephesus; Paul returns to Philippi in Macedonia

II Cor 1-13 Acts 20:2-3 Rom 1-16 Heb 1-13 Colo 1-4 Eph 1-6 Phil 1-4 After Acts 28:31 I Tim 1-6 Titus 1-3 I Peter 1-5 After Acts 28:31 II Tim 1-4

Acts 20:4-28:31 Paul leaves Corinth and heads for Jerusalem; Paul arrives in Rome

AD 57-61 c. AD 61 c. AD 62 c. AD 62 c. AD 63 c. AD 64 c. AD 64 c. AD 65 c. AD 67 c. AD 67 c. AD 67 c. AD 67 (AD 68-69) AD 63

CHRIST is superior

Greetings from Paul to the church at Colosse Greetings from Paul to the church at Ephesus

Greetings from Paul and Timothy to the church at Philippi

Paul is released from prison and enters Macedonia

Greetings from Paul to Pastor Timothy Greetings from Paul to Pastor Titus

Greetings from Peter to Christians in Asia Minor

Paul’s Second Roman Imprisonment

Paul longs to see Timothy before he dies Greetings from Peter to Christians everywhere

II Pet 1-3

Jude 1

Jude cautions Christians everywhere

7. Galba 8. Otho

He was a weak ruler who was eventually assassinated.

He was assassinated. He was assassinated.

(AD 69) (AD 69)

9. Vitellius

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