BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
BOOK |
PROBABLE DATE |
BOOK |
DATE |
Genesis |
c.1250-1200 B.C. |
Matthew |
c.40-60 |
Exodus |
c.1250-1200 B.C. |
Mark |
c.45-60 |
Leviticus |
c.1250-1200 B.C. |
Luke |
57-60 |
Numbers |
c.1250-1200 B.C. |
John |
c.40-65 |
Deuteronomy |
c.1250-1200 B.C. |
Acts |
57-62 |
Joshua |
c.1200 B.C. |
Romans |
57 |
Judges |
c.1200 B.C. |
1 Corinthians |
55 |
Ruth |
c.1000 B.C. |
2 Corinthians |
56 |
1st Samuel |
c.700 B.C. |
Galatians |
56 |
2nd Samuel |
c.700 B.C. |
Ephesians |
58 |
1st Kings |
c.600 B.C. |
Philippians |
58 |
2nd Kings |
c.600 B.C. |
Colossians |
58 |
1st Chronicles |
c.350 B.C. |
1 Thessalonians |
early 50 |
2nd Chronicles |
c.350 B.C. |
2 Thessalonians |
50-51 |
Ezra |
c.400 B.C. |
1 Timothy |
55 |
Nehemiah |
c.400 B.C. |
2 Timothy |
58 |
Esther |
c.300 B.C. |
Titus |
57 |
Job |
c.500 B.C. |
Philemon |
58 |
Psalms |
c.500 B.C. |
Hebrews |
c.67 |
Proverbs |
c.450 B.C. |
James |
40's |
Ecclesiastes |
c.300 B.C. |
1 Peter |
65 |
Song of Songs |
c.450 B.C. |
2 Peter |
61-62 |
Isaiah |
c.700 B.C. |
1 John |
57-62 |
Jeremiah |
c.585 B.C. |
2 John |
57-62 |
Lamentations |
c.550 B.C. |
3 John |
57-62 |
Ezekiel |
c.590 B.C. |
Jude |
61-62 |
Daniel |
c.165 B.C. |
Revelation |
68-70 |
Hosea |
c.750 B.C. |
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Joel |
c.400 B.C. |
| |
Amos |
c.750 B.C. |
| |
Obadiah |
c.500 B.C. |
| |
Jonah |
c.450 B.C. |
| |
Micah |
c.740 B.C. |
| |
Nahum |
c.612 B.C. |
| |
Habakkuk |
c.600 B.C. |
| |
Zephaniah |
c.620 B.C. |
| |
Haggai |
c.520 B.C. |
| |
Zechariah |
c.520 B.C. |
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Malachi |
c.450 B.C. |
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Source of dates of New Testament: John A. T. Robinson, "Redating The New Testament" 1976.