Sunday, February 15, 2009

Bible Authors and Date Written

When was the Bible written and who wrote it?

The following dates are not exact but are very close estimates.

Book

Author

Date Written

Genesis

Moses

1450-1410 B.C.

Exodus

Moses

1450-1410 B.C.

Leviticus

Moses 1445-1444 B.C.

Numbers

Moses

1450-1410 B.C.

Deuteronomy

Moses 1407-1406 B.C.

Joshua

Joshua 1404-1390 B.C.

Judges

Samuel  1374-1129 B.C.

Ruth

Samuel  1375-1050 B.C.

First Samuel

Samuel  1043-1011 B.C.

Second Samuel

 Ezra?  1011-1004 B.C.

First Kings

 Jeremiah?  971-852 B.C.

Second Kings

 Jeremiah?  852-587 B.C.

First Chronicles

 Ezra?  430 B.C.

Second Chronicles

 Ezra?  430 B.C.

Ezra

 Ezra 450  B.C.

Nehemiah

 Nehemiah 445 - 432 B.C.

Esther

 Mordecai? 483-471 B.C.

Job

Job?   ??

Psalms

David 1000? B.C. 

Son of Korah wrote Psalms 42, 44-49, 84-85, 87; Asaph wrote Psalms 50, 73-83; Heman wrote Psalm 88; Ethan wrote Psalm 89; Hezekiah wrote Psalms 120-123, 128-130, 132, 134-136; 
Solomon wrote Psalms 72, 127.

Proverbs

Solomon wrote 1-29
Agar wrote 30
Lemuel wrote 31
 950 - 700 B.C.

Ecclesiastes

Solomon 935 B.C.

Song of Solomon

Solomon  965 B.C.

Isaiah

 Isaiah  740 - 680 B.C.

Jeremiah

 Jeremiah  627 - 586 B.C.

Lamentations

 Jeremiah  586 B.C.

Ezekiel

 Ezekiel 571 B.C.

Daniel

 Daniel 535 B.C.

Hosea

 Hosea  715 B.C.

Joel

 Joel

835 B.C.

Amos

 Amos

 755 B.C.

Obadiah

 Obadiah

 853-841 B.C.

Jonah

 Jonah

785-760 B.C.

Micah

 Micah

 700 B.C.

Nahum

 Nahum

 663 - 612 B.C.

Habakkuk

 Habakkuk

 607 B.C.

Zephaniah

 Zephaniah

 625 B.C.

Haggai

 Haggai

 520 B.C.

Zechariah

 Zechariah

 520 - 518 B.C.

Malachi

 Malachi

 430 B.C.
 
  

Book

Author

Date Written

Matthew

 Matthew  Around A.D. 60-65 

Mark

 John Mark

 Around A.D. 55-65 

Luke

 Luke

 Around A.D. 60 

John

 John  Around A.D. 85-90 

Acts

 Luke   Around A.D. 63-70 

Romans

 Paul

 Around A.D. 57 

1 Corinthians

 Paul  Around A.D. 55 

2 Corinthians

 Paul  Around A.D. 55-57 

Galatians

 Paul  Around A.D. 49 

Ephesians

 Paul

 Around A.D. 60

Philippians

 Paul  Around A.D. 61

Colossians

 Paul

 Around A.D. 60

1 Thessalonians

 Paul

 Around A.D. 51

2 Thessalonians

 Paul

 Around A.D. 51-52

1 Timothy

 Paul

 Around A.D. 64

2 Timothy

 Paul

 Around A.D. 66-67

Titus

 Paul

 Around A.D. 64

Philemon

 Paul

 Around A.D. 60

Hebrews

(Paul, Apollos, Barnabas...?) 

 Around A.D. 60-69

James

 James, brother of Jesus

 Around A.D. 49-50

1 Peter

 Peter

 Around A.D. 62-64

2 Peter

 Peter

 Around A.D. 67

1 John

 John

 Around A.D. 85-90

2 John

 John

 Around A.D. 90

3 John

 John

 Around A.D. 90

Jude

 Jude, half-brother of Jesus

 Around A.D. 65

Revelation

 John

 Around A.D. 90-95