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NAME OF BOOK |
WRITER(S) |
PLACE WRITTEN |
WRITING COMPLETED (B.C.E.) |
TIME COVERED (B.C.E.) |
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Genesis |
Moses |
Wilderness |
1513 |
“In the beginning” to 1657 |
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Exodus |
Moses |
Wilderness |
1512 |
1657-1512 |
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Leviticus |
Moses |
Wilderness |
1512 |
1 month (1512) |
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Numbers |
Moses |
Wilderness and Plains of Moab |
1473 |
1512-1473 |
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Deuteronomy |
Moses |
Plains of Moab |
1473 |
2 months (1473) |
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Joshua |
Joshua |
Canaan |
c. 1450 |
1473–c. 1450 |
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Judges |
Samuel |
Israel |
c. 1100 |
c. 1450–c. 1120 |
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Ruth |
Samuel |
Israel |
c. 1090 |
11 years of Judges’ rule |
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1 Samuel |
Samuel; Gad; Nathan |
Israel |
c. 1078 |
c. 1180-1078 |
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2 Samuel |
Gad; Nathan |
Israel |
c. 1040 |
1077–c. 1040 |
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1 Kings |
Jeremiah |
Judah |
580 |
c. 1040-911 |
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2 Kings |
Jeremiah |
Judah and Egypt |
580 |
c. 920-580 |
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1 Chronicles |
Ezra |
Jerusalem (?) |
c. 460 |
After 1 Chronicles 9:44: c. 1077-1037 |
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2 Chronicles |
Ezra |
Jerusalem (?) |
c. 460 |
c. 1037-537 |
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Ezra |
Ezra |
Jerusalem |
c. 460 |
537–c. 467 |
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Nehemiah |
Nehemiah |
Jerusalem |
a. 443 |
456–a. 443 |
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Esther |
Mordecai |
Shushan, Elam |
c. 475 |
493–c. 475 |
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Job |
Moses |
Wilderness |
c. 1473 |
Over 140 years between
1657 and 1473 |
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Psalms |
David and others |
|
c. 460 |
|
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Proverbs |
Solomon; Agur; Lemuel |
Jerusalem |
c. 717 |
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Ecclesiastes |
Solomon |
Jerusalem |
b. 1000 |
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Song of Solomon |
Solomon |
Jerusalem |
c. 1020 |
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Isaiah |
Isaiah |
Jerusalem |
a. 732 |
c. 778–a. 732 |
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Jeremiah |
Jeremiah |
Judah; Egypt |
580 |
647-580 |
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Lamentations |
Jeremiah |
Near Jerusalem |
607 |
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Ezekiel |
Ezekiel |
Babylon |
c. 591 |
613–c. 591 |
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Daniel |
Daniel |
Babylon |
c. 536 |
618–c. 536 |
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Hosea |
Hosea |
Samaria (District) |
a. 745 |
b. 804–a. 745 |
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Joel |
Joel |
Judah |
c. 820 (?) |
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Amos |
Amos |
Judah |
c. 804 |
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Obadiah |
Obadiah |
|
c. 607 |
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Jonah |
Jonah |
|
c. 844 |
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Micah |
Micah |
Judah |
b. 717 |
c. 777-717 |
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Nahum |
Nahum |
Judah |
b. 632 |
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Habakkuk |
Habakkuk |
Judah |
c. 628 (?) |
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Zephaniah |
Zephaniah |
Judah |
b. 648 |
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Haggai |
Haggai |
Jerusalem rebuilt |
520 |
112 days (520) |
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Zechariah |
Zechariah |
Jerusalem rebuilt |
518 |
520-518 |
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Malachi |
Malachi |
Jerusalem rebuilt |
a. 443 |
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WRITER |
PLACE WRITTEN |
WRITING COMPLETED (C.E.) |
TIME COVERED |
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Matthew |
Matthew |
Israel |
c. 41 |
2 B.C.E.–33 C.E. |
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Mark |
Mark |
Rome |
c. 60-65 |
29-33 C.E. |
|
Luke |
Luke |
Caesarea |
c. 56-58 |
3 B.C.E.–33 C.E. |
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John |
Apostle John |
Ephesus, or near |
c. 98 |
After prologue, 29-33 C.E. |
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Acts |
Luke |
Rome |
c. 61 |
33–c. 61 C.E. |
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Romans |
Paul |
Corinth |
c. 56 |
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1 Corinthians |
Paul |
Ephesus |
c. 55 |
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2 Corinthians |
Paul |
Macedonia |
c. 55 |
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Galatians |
Paul |
Corinth or Syrian Antioch |
c. 50-52 |
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Ephesians |
Paul |
Rome |
c. 60-61 |
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Philippians |
Paul |
Rome |
c. 60-61 |
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Colossians |
Paul |
Rome |
c. 60-61 |
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1 Thessalonians |
Paul |
Corinth |
c. 50 |
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2 Thessalonians |
Paul |
Corinth |
c. 51 |
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1 Timothy |
Paul |
Macedonia |
c. 61-64 |
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2 Timothy |
Paul |
Rome |
c. 65 |
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Titus |
Paul |
Macedonia (?) |
c. 61-64 |
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Philemon |
Paul |
Rome |
c. 60-61 |
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Hebrews |
Paul |
Rome |
c. 61 |
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James |
James (Jesus’ brother) |
Jerusalem |
b. 62 |
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1 Peter |
Peter |
Babylon |
c. 62-64 |
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2 Peter |
Peter |
Babylon (?) |
c. 64 |
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1 John |
Apostle John |
Ephesus, or near |
c. 98 |
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2 John |
Apostle John |
Ephesus, or near |
c. 98 |
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3 John |
Apostle John |
Ephesus, or near |
c. 98 |
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Jude |
Jude (Jesus’ brother) |
Israel (?) |
c. 65 |
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Revelation |
Apostle John |
Patmos |
c. 96 |
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