The following is a rough timeline as excerpted from the Navarre Study Bible Romans and Galations volume.
| Date, A. D. | Event or activity |
|---|---|
| 7-12 | Born in Tarsus, Cicilia |
| After 30 | In Jerusalem for rabbinical studies. |
| 34 or 36 | Conversion to Christianity. Stays in Damascus briefly then to the desert of Arabia for a time. |
| 37 or 39 | First visit to the Apostles in Jerusalem |
| 43 to 44 | In Tarsus |
| 44 or 45 | In Antioch, Syria. |
| Spring 45 through Spring 49 | First missionary journey |
| 49 to 50 | Council in Jerusalem and the incident at Antioch. |
| Winter of late 49 or early 50 to the autumn of 52 | Second missionary journey. |
| 50 to 52 | 1 and 2 Thessalonians from Corinth. |
| Spring 53 to spring 58 | Third missionary journey |
| Autumn 54 to spring 57 | In Ephesus |
| 54 | Galations from Ephesus? |
| Spring 57 | 1 Corinthians from Ephesus |
| 57 | Visits Corinth |
| Summer 57 | Travels to Macedonia |
| Autumn 57 | 2 Corinthians from Macedonia |
| Spring 57 to 58 | In Corinth. Romans from Corinth. |
| Easter 58 | In Philippi. |
| Pentecost 58 | Arrested in Jerusalem. |
| 58 to 60 | Imprisoned in Caesarea. |
| Autumn 60 to spring 61 | Travels by sea to Rome |
| Spring 61 to spring 63 | First Roman imprisonment |
| 62 or 54 to 57 | Philippians from either Rome or Ephesus depending on the date. |
| Philemon and Colossians from Rome. | |
| Winter of late 62 or early 63 | Ephesians from Rome |
| 63 to 64 | Probably travels to Spain. |
| 64 to 67 | Travels to Asia Minor, Crete, and Macedonia. |
| 65 | 1 Timothy and Titus from Macedonia. |
| 64 to 66 | Hebrews? from Rome or Athens. |
| 66 to 67 | 2 Timothy from Rome. |
| 66 to 67 | Second Roman imprisonment and death by beheading. |