Paul was born in Tarsus, which is in southern Turkey. His early ministry was in Turkey. I imagine that crossing over into Macedonia (Greek territory–moving from Asia to Europe) was a big step out of his “comfort zone.”
Catholic Encyclopedia (1917–a lot of scholarship has taken place since then–see the table below from the JBC):
| Year | Event | Scriptural refs |
| 35 | Conversion | |
| 37 | first visit to Jerusalem | |
| 37-43 | sojourn at Tarsus | |
| 43-44 | apostolate at Antioch | |
| 44 or 45 | second visit to Jerusalem | |
| 45-49 | first mission | |
| 49 or 50 | third visit to Jerusalem | |
| 50-53 | second mission | |
| 52 | (1 and 2 Thessalonians) | |
| 53 | fourth visit to Jerusalem | |
| 53-57 | third mission | |
| 56 | (1 and 2 Corinthians; Galatians) | |
| 57 | (Romans) | |
| 57 | fifth visit to Jerusalem, arrest | |
| 59 | arrival of Festus, departure for Rome | |
| 60-62 | captivity at Rome | |
| 61 | (Philemon; Colossians; Ephesians; Philippians) | |
| 62-66 | second period of activity | |
| 66 | (1 Timothy; Titus), second arrest | |
| 67 | (2 Timothy), martyrdom | |
| Date | Epistle | |
| 50-51 | 1 Thessalonians | Notes |
| 54 | Galatians | Notes |
| 54-58 | Philippians | |
| 54-57 | 1 Corinthians | |
| 54-55 | 2 Corinthians | |
| 57-58 | Romans | |
| 56-63 | Philemon | |
| 64-67 | Peter and Paul martyred in Rome during Nero's reign |
| 66-70 | Jewish revolt against Romans – 2nd destruction of Temple |
| 70-80 | Colossians | |
| after Col | Ephesians | |
| 51-100? | 2 Thessalonians | |
| ~100 | Titus | |
| ~100 | 1 Timothy (author of Titus) | |
| ~100 | 2 Timothy (author of Titus) | |
