Map and timeline

Where the story moves, and where it sits in Israel’s history.

The story's places

Coordinates and outlines: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0; Jordan River © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.

Stops

Stop 1 · 2 Timothy 1:16-17

Onesiphorus searched for Paul in Rome and found him in chains.

How sure scholars are of each location

RomeHigh confidence
Named in 1 verse: 2 Timothy 1:17
41.892° N, 12.485° E
EphesusHigh confidence
Named in 2 verses: 2 Timothy 1:18, 2 Timothy 4:12
37.939° N, 27.341° E
TroasHigh confidence
Today: Alexandria Troas. Named in 1 verse: 2 Timothy 4:13
39.752° N, 26.159° E
MiletusHigh confidence
Named in 1 verse: 2 Timothy 4:20
37.531° N, 27.276° E
CorinthHigh confidence
Named in 1 verse: 2 Timothy 4:20
37.906° N, 22.879° E
ThessalonicaHigh confidence
Today: Thessaloniki. Named in 1 verse: 2 Timothy 4:10
40.638° N, 22.946° E
Mediterranean SeaHigh confidence
Shown for orientation; not named in 2 Timothy.
31.805° N, 34.170° E

Some outlines © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.

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.

Nero is emperor from AD 54; fire destroys much of Rome in AD 64, and Christians are blamed and persecuted.

A year of civil war, then Vespasian.

This book

Written from prison, perhaps AD 64 to 67 (if by Paul), as Paul expects to die