Question: When Was The Bible Written?


The Bible is a collection of books written by 40 people over a 1,500 year time period. These are the approximate dates when the books of the Bible were written.

Old Testament (1445-400 B.C.)
Genesis (1445)
Exodus (1445)
Leviticus (1445)
Numbers (1405)
Deuteronomy (1405)
Joshua (1405-1385)
Judges (1043)
Ruth (1000)
1 and 2 Samuel (1000-900)
1 and 2 Kings (561-538)
1 and 2 Chronicles (450-430)
Ezra (457-444)
Nehemiah (425)
Esther (475)
Job (lived in patriarchal times)
Psalms (1450-500)
Proverbs (950)
Ecclesiastes (931)
Song of Solomon (960)
Isaiah (740)
Jeremiah (561)
Lamentations (586)
Ezekiel (570)
Daniel (536)
Hosea (750)
Joel (830)
Amos (760)
Obadiah (845)
Jonah (780)
Micah (735)
Nahum (661-612)
Habakkuk (609)
Zephaniah (635)
Haggai (520)
Zechariah (520-518)
Malachi (430)


New Testament (50-100 A.D.)
Matthew (50)
Mark (50)
Luke (60-61)
John (80-90)
Acts (63)
Romans (56)
1 Corinthians (54-55)
2 Corinthians (55-56)
Galatians (48)
Ephesians (61)
Philippians (62)
Colossians (61)
1 Thessalonians (51)
2 Thessalonians (51)
1 Timothy (62)
2 Timothy (64)
Titus (63)
Philemon (61)
Hebrews (65)
James (45)
1 Peter (65)
2 Peter (67)
1 John (85)
2 John (90)
3 John (90)
Jude (70)
Revelation (95)

Source: http://www.biblebb.com/files/howbible.htm



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