How many years after Pentecost did Stephen's martyrdom in Acts 7 take place?
Stephen's martyrdom in Acts 7 occurred about seven years after Pentecost. The context places it at the end of seven years from Pentecost, and an independent timeline from 1920 also dated Stephen's death at approximately seven years after Pentecost. This aligns with the sequence in Acts.
Les teaches that as you come up through the Scriptures, Peter keeps preaching, and then you come to Acts chapter 7. He explains that this is about the end of seven years from Pentecost. He was delighted that someone sent him a timeline almost identical with his own timeline of the Book of Acts, not off a year on any of the events. That person, who put it together back in 1920 if Les is not mistaken, also had Stephen at about seven years after Pentecost. Les then directs attention to Acts 7:2, where Stephen addresses men, brethren, and fathers, showing he is speaking to Jews who alone can claim Abraham as their father.
Then said the high priest, Are these things so?