When did Paul's missionary journeys begin?
Paul's missionary journeys began in about 40 A.D., after he returned from three years of instruction with the Lord at Mount Sinai. He left Antioch, traveled into Asia Minor to Antioch of Pisidia, Derbe, and Lystra, and later on his second journey went to Greece, Athens, and Thessalonica.
Les teaches that Paul's missionary travels began when he left Antioch and went up into Asia Minor, to Antioch of Pisidia, Derbe, and Lystra. Later, on his second journey, he went all the way over to Greece, Athens, Thessalonica, and that region. This timeline started about 40 A.D., after Paul came back from his three years of instruction with the Lord at Mount Sinai. The letters written during these early missionary travels include Romans, the Corinthian letters, and Galatians.