Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 73 No. 1, 2003.
Pregledni rad
Chronology of Paul's Evangelization and Writing
Mato Zovkić
; Vrhbosanska katolička teologija, Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Sažetak
Paul's relative chronology, as presented in the New Testament writings, can be inserted into absolute chronology of first century Common era Roman empire by a careful analysis of biblical texts mentioning secular rulers of Palestine and Rome as well as of high ranking officers in Roman provinces of that time. The author has researched Pauline chronology on the basis of following events depicted by Paul and Luke: Paul's humiliating escape from King Aretas governor's attempt to seize him in Damascus (2 Cor 11. 30-33), Luke's and Flavius' presentations of sudden death of King Agripa I (Acts 12:20-23; Jewish Antiquities: Jewish War), Paul's charity visit to Jerusalem during famine in Judea under Claudius (Acts 11:28), expulsion of Corinthian Jews Acquila and Priscilla from Rome in Claudius' ninth year of reign (Acts 18:1-4), trial before Gallio in Corinth in the twelfth year of Claudius (Acts 18:12-17) and change of governors in Cesarea during Paul's two years imprisonment time (Acts 24:27). Due to inscriptions at Delphi, at Claudius aqueduct in Rome and at Kysos in Caria we can reconstruct the time of Paul's encounter with Gallio in Corinth at summer of AD 52. This is the most certain element of Pauline chronology from which all preceding and succeeding events take their order. The author assumes with R. E. Brown, J. A. Fitzmyer and other scholars that Paul's conversion took place in AD 36, his escape from Damascus in AD 39, three missionary journeys in AD 46-49, AD 50-52, AD 54-58, prison time in Palestine AD 58-60, first Roman prison AD 61-63, second incarceration and martyrdom in Rome in AD 67 because Nero the persecutor committed suicide on June 9th, AD 68.
Ključne riječi
Paul's chronology; New Testament writings
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27845
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Datum izdavanja:
2.7.2003.
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