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Old Testament books in Chronological order

January 30, 2020 by Krisan Marotta

Old Testament Chronology - Bible Study Tools | WednesdayintheWord.com

The Bible is divided between the Old and New Testaments. Books written before the time of Jesus make up the Old Testament. Book written after Jesus’ ministry on earth comprise the New Testament.

The Old Testament is organized by genre rather than historical timeline. Here’s a list of the Old Testament books in chronological order with the traditional (approximate) dates. By chronological, I mean the events recorded in the books took place during this period and/or the author wrote during this period.

2000 BC-1720 BC Patriarchs to Captivity: Genesis, Job.

1720-1280 BC Wilderness to Conquest: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Ruth

1240-1050 BC Period of the Judges: Judges

1050-930 BC United Monarchy: 1&2Samuel, Psalms of David, 1Kings & 1Chronicles, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.

1050 -586 BC Divided Monarchy: 2Kings & 2Chronicles; Obadiah, Joel, Jonah, Hosea, Amos, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Habakkuk.

586-538 BC Exile: Ezekiel, Daniel, Esther.

538 – Return from exile: Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.

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  3. Old Testament Introduction
  4. How is the Old Testament organized?
  5. Prophets Chronological List

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