BOOK
AUTHOR
PERIOD
Adam to Moses (4024 BC to 1446 BC)
Job
1700s
The Law God Gave to Israel
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Moses
1486-1446
Joshua to Judges (1446 BC to 1422 BC)
Joshua
Samuel
1107-1090
Judges to Samuel (1422 BC to 1090 BC)
Judges
Ruth
1100s
Samuel to the Captivity (1090 BC to 585 BC)
Psalms 1-71
David
1050-1011
Psalms 73-88
Davidic priests
Psalms 90-106
Psalms 107-119
Psalms 135-150
Psalm 72
Solomon
1010-971
Psalms 120-134
Hezekiah
723-695
Psalm 89
Jeremiah
625-584
Proverbs 1-24
Proverbs 25-29
Written for Hezekiah
Proverbs 30
Written for Agur
unknown
Proverbs 31
Written for King Lemuel
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
II Kings
Isaiah
808-756
(First part through Uzziah’s reign)
Jonah
797
Amos
795
Hosea
795-718
I Samuel
756-695
II Samuel
I Kings
Micah
739-710
Nahum
710
Habakkuk
625
Zephaniah
(From Uzziah’s reign to the captivity)
Lamentations
607-585
Joel
595-585
Obadiah
589
The Captivity to the Great Assembly (585 BC to 515 BC)
Daniel
604-529
Ezekiel
596-569
I Chronicles
Ezra
585-512
II Chronicles
Esther
Esther/Mordecai
584-571
Nehemiah
564-512
Haggai
519
Zechariah
519-517
Malachi
c. 400
This chronological history of the writing of the Old Testament is based largely on The Original Bible Restored by Dr. Ernest L. Martin.
Copyright © 2024 A Faithful Version. All Rights Reserved
Chronology III
Contact Webmaster 
