Approximate Dates When The Books Were Written
Source of dates of New Testament: John A. T. Robinson, “Redating The New Testament” 1976.
| BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
|---|---|
| BOOK | PROBABLE DATE |
| Genesis | c.1250-1200 B.C. |
| Exodus | c.1250-1200 B.C. |
| Leviticus | c.1250-1200 B.C. |
| Numbers | c.1250-1200 B.C. |
| Deuteronomy | c.1250-1200 B.C. |
| Joshua | c.1200 B.C. |
| Judges | c.1200 B.C. |
| Ruth | c.1000 B.C. |
| 1st Samuel | c.700 B.C. |
| 2nd Samuel | c.700 B.C. |
| 1st Kings | c.600 B.C. |
| 2nd Kings | c.600 B.C. |
| 1st Chronicles | c.350 B.C. |
| 2nd Chronicles | c.350 B.C. |
| Ezra | c.400 B.C. |
| Nehemiah | c.400 B.C. |
| Tobit | c.200 B.C. |
| Judith | c.150 B.C. |
| Esther | c.300 B.C. |
| 1st Maccabees | c.100 B.C. |
| 2nd Maccabees | c.125 B.C. |
| Job | c.500 B.C. |
| Psalms | c.500 B.C. |
| Proverbs | c.450 B.C. |
| Ecclesiastes | c.300 B.C. |
| Song of Songs | c.450 B.C. |
| Wisdom | c.100 B.C. |
| Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) | c.180 B.C. |
| Isaiah | c.700 B.C. |
| Jermiah | c.585 B.C. |
| Lamentations | c.550 B.C. |
| Baruch | c.550 B.C. |
| Ezekiel | c.590 B.C. |
| Daniel | c.165 B.C. |
| Hosea | c.750 B.C. |
| Joel | c.400 B.C. |
| Amos | c.750 B.C. |
| Obadiah | c.500 B.C. |
| Jonah | c.450 B.C. |
| Micah | c.740 B.C. |
| Nahum | c.612 B.C. |
| Habakkuk | c.600 B.C. |
| Zephaniah | c.620 B.C. |
| Haggai | c.520 B.C. |
| Zechariah | c.520 B.C. |
| Malachi | c.450 B.C. |