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About this place

A Roman colony in eastern Macedonia, the first city in Europe where, according to Acts, Paul founded a church. His warm letter to the Philippians contains the early hymn of Christ who ‘emptied himself’. 2 Corinthians is thought to have been written from Macedonia, traditionally from Philippi.

Where to start

The New TestamentPaul’s Letter to the Philippiansc. AD 54–62 · Paul
The New TestamentThe Acts of the Apostlesc. AD 80–90 · Anonymous; traditionally Luke

Written or found here

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  1. AD 55c. AD 55–56

    Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians

    Paul

    Paul’s second surviving letter to Corinth, c. AD 55–56, written in a season of strain. It defends his apostleship and recalls his escape from Damascus under King Aretas, an episode that helps anchor Paul’s early chronology.

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Every mention

16 writings
  1. AD 50Paul’s First Letter to the ThessaloniansThe New Testament1×
  2. AD 57Paul’s Letter to the PhilippiansThe New Testament5×
  3. AD 70The Letter to the ColossiansThe New Testament1×
  4. AD 70The Gospel of MarkThe New Testament1×
  5. AD 85The Gospel of MatthewThe New Testament1×
  6. AD 85The Acts of the ApostlesThe New Testament2×
  7. AD 180Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies, Book IIIThe Early Church1×
  8. AD 250The Frankfurt silver amulet (Nida)Stones and Scrolls2×
  9. AD 320Eusebius, Church History, Book IIIThe Early Church1×
  10. AD 320Eusebius, Church History, Book IVThe Early Church2×
  11. AD 367Athanasius of Alexandria, Festal Letter 39The Early Church1×
  12. 2026Guide to the research and the world before JesusThe Dossier1×
  13. 2026Jesus’s life: a chronological catalogue of the canonical narrativesThe Dossier1×
  14. 2026The prophecies associated with Jesus: a critical catalogueThe Dossier2×
  15. 2026The documentary record of Jesus and the movements that interpreted himThe Dossier4×
  16. 2026From medieval devotion to the presentThe Dossier1×