When I was planning my reading list for the summer I decided that I wanted to focus my Bible-reading-energy on the epistles of Paul for a couple months. I had the thought that it would be fun to read through his epistles chronologically to see how his thoughts and themes and concerns develop over time in different contexts.
So I did a little work to compile a timeline of the apostle Paul’s writings (see below). Since I had done the work anyway, I thought it might be worthwhile to share it here.
| Book | Date Authored |
| 1 Thessalonians | 50-51 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 50-51 |
| Galatians | 55 |
| 1 Corinthians | 55 |
| 2 Corinthians | 56 |
| Romans | 57 |
| Philemon | 61-62 |
| Colossians | 61-62 |
| Ephesians | 61-62 |
| Philippians | 62 |
| 1 Timothy | 63-64 |
| Titus | 63-64 |
| 2 Timothy | 65 |
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Adapted from Robert H. Gundry, A Survey of the New Testament, 3rded. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994), 480-481. This chart has been modified some according to my own reading.
For a chronological listing of all the New Testament books, check this out.
