Map and timeline
Where the story moves, and where it sits in Israel’s history.
The story's places
- Regions: darker shading where more sources agree on their extent
Coordinates and outlines: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0; Jordan River © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.
Stops
Stop 1 · 2 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 17:1-9
The church addressed
The capital of Macedonia, where Paul founded the church and had to leave quickly.
Read Chapter 1Places in the story
How sure scholars are of each location
- ThessalonicaHigh confidence
Today: Thessaloniki. Named in 1 verse: 2 Thessalonians 1:1
40.638° N, 22.946° E
- CorinthHigh confidence
Shown for orientation; not named in 2 Thessalonians.
37.906° N, 22.879° E
- Mediterranean SeaHigh confidence
Shown for orientation; not named in 2 Thessalonians.
31.805° N, 34.170° E
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Where 2 Thessalonians fits
Shown in order, not to scale. Dates are debated.
Rome and Herod
Jesus' ministry
The early church
The Jewish war and after
Judea and Galilee
Herod the Great rules for Rome and rebuilds the temple.
Jesus is crucified and rises (about AD 30).
The church spreads from Jerusalem across the empire.
Revolt against Rome from AD 66; the temple destroyed in AD 70.
The empire
Augustus becomes emperor.
Tiberius is emperor.
Claudius is emperor (AD 41 to 54); Thessalonica is the capital of Macedonia.
A year of civil war, then Vespasian.
This book
Written probably from Corinth, about AD 51 (if by Paul)