Second Missionary Journey begins
Early Church · Draft · BSB
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Date: c. AD 49–52. Paul's appearance before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia c. AD 51–52 according to an inscription at Delphi, anchors this journey.
Commended by the believers in Antioch, Paul sets out with Silas and travels through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Primary Scripture
15:40 but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
15:41 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Location evidence
Event map marker: Identified site; [longitude, latitude] = [36.16239, 36.20233]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Antioch (Syria): Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [36.16239, 36.20233]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Cilicia: Approximate region. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [34.89153, 36.91803]. Classification source: rule.
Syria: Approximate region. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [36.31345, 33.5193]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Interpretation and reuse
Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review.
Record source: theographic (348)
Record source: editorial
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