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    Table of the Books of the Bible

    Books of the Hebrew Scriptures Before the Common (Christian) Era

    NAME OF BOOK

    WRITER(S)

    PLACE WRITTEN

    WRITING COMPLETED (B.C.E.)

    TIME COVERED (B.C.E.)

    Genesis

    Moses

    Wilderness

    1513

    “In the beginning” to 1657

    Exodus

    Moses

    Wilderness

    1512

    1657-1512

    Leviticus

    Moses

    Wilderness

    1512

    1 month (1512)

    Numbers

    Moses

    Wilderness and Plains of Moab

    1473

    1512-1473

    Deuteronomy

    Moses

    Plains of Moab

    1473

    2 months (1473)

    Joshua

    Joshua

    Canaan

    c. 1450

    1473–c. 1450

    Judges

    Samuel

    Israel

    c. 1100

    c. 1450–c. 1120

    Ruth

    Samuel

    Israel

    c. 1090

    11 years of Judges’ rule

    1 Samuel

    Samuel; Gad; Nathan

    Israel

    c. 1078

    c. 1180-1078

    2 Samuel

    Gad; Nathan

    Israel

    c. 1040

    1077–c. 1040

    1 Kings

    Jeremiah

    Judah

    580

    c. 1040-911

    2 Kings

    Jeremiah

    Judah and Egypt

    580

    c. 920-580

    1 Chronicles

    Ezra

    Jerusalem (?)

    c. 460

    After 1 Chronicles 9:44: c. 1077-1037

    2 Chronicles

    Ezra

    Jerusalem (?)

    c. 460

    c. 1037-537

    Ezra

    Ezra

    Jerusalem

    c. 460

    537–c. 467

    Nehemiah

    Nehemiah

    Jerusalem

    a. 443

    456–a. 443

    Esther

    Mordecai

    Shushan, Elam

    c. 475

    493–c. 475

    Job

    Moses

    Wilderness

    c. 1473

    Over 140 years between 1657 and 1473

    Psalms

    David and others

    		  

    c. 460

    		  

    Proverbs

    Solomon; Agur; Lemuel

    Jerusalem

    c. 717

    		  

    Ecclesiastes

    Solomon

    Jerusalem

    b. 1000

    		  

    Song of Solomon

    Solomon

    Jerusalem

    c. 1020

    		  

    Isaiah

    Isaiah

    Jerusalem

    a. 732

    c. 778–a. 732

    Jeremiah

    Jeremiah

    Judah; Egypt

    580

    647-580

    Lamentations

    Jeremiah

    Near Jerusalem

    607

    		  

    Ezekiel

    Ezekiel

    Babylon

    c. 591

    613–c. 591

    Daniel

    Daniel

    Babylon

    c. 536

    618–c. 536

    Hosea

    Hosea

    Samaria (District)

    a. 745

    b. 804–a. 745

    Joel

    Joel

    Judah

    c. 820 (?)

    		  

    Amos

    Amos

    Judah

    c. 804

    		  

    Obadiah

    Obadiah

    		  

    c. 607

    		  

    Jonah

    Jonah

    		  

    c. 844

    		  

    Micah

    Micah

    Judah

    b. 717

    c. 777-717

    Nahum

    Nahum

    Judah

    b. 632

    		  

    Habakkuk

    Habakkuk

    Judah

    c. 628 (?)

    		  

    Zephaniah

    Zephaniah

    Judah

    b. 648

    		  

    Haggai

    Haggai

    Jerusalem

    520

    112 days (520)

    Zechariah

    Zechariah

    Jerusalem

    518

    520-518

    Malachi

    Malachi

    Jerusalem

    a. 443

    		  

    Books of the Greek Scriptures Written During the Common (Christian) Era

    NAME OF BOOK

    WRITER

    PLACE WRITTEN

    WRITING COMPLETED (C.E.)

    TIME COVERED

    Matthew

    Matthew

    Israel

    c. 41

    2 B.C.E.–33 C.E.

    Mark

    Mark

    Rome

    c. 60-65

    29-33 C.E.

    Luke

    Luke

    Caesarea

    c. 56-58

    3 B.C.E.–33 C.E.

    John

    Apostle John

    Ephesus, or near

    c. 98

    After prologue, 29-33 C.E.

    Acts

    Luke

    Rome

    c. 61

    33–c. 61 C.E.

    Romans

    Paul

    Corinth

    c. 56

    		  

    1 Corinthians

    Paul

    Ephesus

    c. 55

    		  

    2 Corinthians

    Paul

    Macedonia

    c. 55

    		  

    Galatians

    Paul

    Corinth or Syrian Antioch

    c. 50-52

    		  

    Ephesians

    Paul

    Rome

    c. 60-61

    		  

    Philippians

    Paul

    Rome

    c. 60-61

    		  

    Colossians

    Paul

    Rome

    c. 60-61

    		  

    1 Thessalonians

    Paul

    Corinth

    c. 50

    		  

    2 Thessalonians

    Paul

    Corinth

    c. 51

    		  

    1 Timothy

    Paul

    Macedonia

    c. 61-64

    		  

    2 Timothy

    Paul

    Rome

    c. 65

    		  

    Titus

    Paul

    Macedonia (?)

    c. 61-64

    		  

    Philemon

    Paul

    Rome

    c. 60-61

    		  

    Hebrews

    Paul

    Rome

    c. 61

    		  

    James

    James (Jesus’ brother)

    Jerusalem

    b. 62

    		  

    1 Peter

    Peter

    Babylon

    c. 62-64

    		  

    2 Peter

    Peter

    Babylon (?)

    c. 64

    		  

    1 John

    Apostle John

    Ephesus, or near

    c. 98

    		  

    2 John

    Apostle John

    Ephesus, or near

    c. 98

    		  

    3 John

    Apostle John

    Ephesus, or near

    c. 98

    		  

    Jude

    Jude (Jesus’ brother)

    Israel (?)

    c. 65

    		  

    Revelation

    Apostle John

    Patmos

    c. 96

    		  

    [Names of writers of some books and of places where written are uncertain. Many dates are only approximate, the symbol a. meaning “after,” b. meaning “before,” and c. meaning “circa,” or “about.”]