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 |
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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 |
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Jonah |
Jonah |
c. 844 |
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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.”]