Table of the Books of the Bible

= Bible Books Table of Contents =
Table of the Books of the Bible 
Indicating the writer, the place of writing, the time of completion of writing and the time covered by the events of the book
The symbol a. meaning “after,” b. meaning “before” and c. meaning “circa,” or “about.”
Name of Hebrew Books	Writer/s 	Place Written 	Completed B.C.E.	Time Period Covered B.C.E.
 	 	 	 	
Genesis 	Moses 	Wilderness 	1513 	The Beginning to 1657
Exodus 	Moses 	Wilderness 	1512 	1657-1512
Leviticus 	Moses 	Wilderness 	1512 	1 month (1512)
Numbers 	Moses 	Wilderness 	1473 	1512 - 1473
Deuteronomy 	Moses 	Plains of Moab 	1473 	2 months (1473)
Joshua 	Joshua 	Canaan 	c. 1450 	1473-c. 1450
Judges 	Samuel 	Israel 	c. 1100 	c. 1450-c. 1120
Ruth 	Samuel 	Israel 	c. 1090 	11 years of Judges’ rule
1 Samuel 	Samuel; Gad; Nathan 	Israel 	c. 1078 	c. 1180- 1078
2 Samuel 	Gad; Nathan 	Israel 	c. 1040 	1077- c. 1040
1 Kings 	Jeremiah 	Judah and Egypt 	1 roll 580 	c. 1040- 580
2 Kings 	Jeremiah 	Judah and Egypt 	1 roll 580 	
1 Chronicles 	Ezra 	Jerusalem (?) 	1 roll 460 	After 1 Chronicles 9:44: 1077- 537
2 Chronicles 	Ezra 	Jerusalem (?) 	1 roll 460 	After 1 Chronicles 9:44: 1077- 537
Ezra 	Ezra 	Jerusalem 	c. 460 	537- c. 467
Nehemiah 	Nehemiah 	Jerusalem 	a. 443 	456- a.453
Esther 	Mordecai 	Shushan, Elam 	c. 475 	493- c.475
Job 	Moses 	Wilderness 	c. 1473 	Over 140 years between 1657 and 1473
Psalms 	David & others 	 	c. 1460 	
Proverbs 	Solomon: Agur: Lemuel	Jerusalem 	c. 717 	
Ecclesiastes 	Solomon 	Jerusalem 	b. 1000 	
Song of Solomon 	Solomon 	Jerusalem 	c. 1020 	
Isaiah 	Isaiah 	Jerusalem 	a. 732 	c.778- a. 732
Jeremiah 	Jeremiah 	Judah; Egypt 	580 	647- 580
Lamentations 	Jeremiah 	Near Jerusalem 	607 	
Ezekiel 	Ezekiel 	Babylon 	c. 591 	613- c. 591
Daniel 	Daniel 	Babylon 	c. 536 	618- c. 536
Hosea 	Hosea 	Samaria (District) 	a. 745 	b. 804- a. 745
Joel 	Joel 	Judah 	c. 820 (?) 	
Amos 	Amos 	Judah 	c. 804 	
Obadiah 	Obadiah 	 	c. 607 	
Jonah 	Jonah 	 	c. 844 	
Micah 	Micah 	Judah 	b. 717 	c. 777- 717
Nahum 	Nahum 	Judah 	b. 632 	
Habakkuk 	Habakkuk 	Judah 	c. 628 (?) 	
Zephaniah 	Zephaniah 	Judah 	b. 648 	
Haggai 	Haggai 	Jerusalem rebuilt 	520 	112 days (520)
Zechariah 	Zechariah 	Jerusalem rebuilt 	518 	520- 518
Malachi 	Malachi 	Jerusalem rebuilt 	a. 443 	
Name of Greek Books 	Writer/s 	Place Written 	Completed C.E. 	Time Period Covered B.C.E.
 	 	 	 	
Matthew 	Matthew 	Palestine 	c. 41 	2 B.C.E.–33 C.E.
Mark 	Mark 	Rome 	c. 60-65 	29-33 C.E.
Luke 	Luke 	Caesarea 	c. 56-58 	3 B.C.E.–33 C.E.
John 	Apostle John 	Ephesus, or near 	c. 98 	After prologue, 29–33 C.E.
Acts of Apostles 	Luke 	Rome 	c. 61 	33–c. 61 C.E.
Romans 	Paul 	Corinth 	c. 56 	
1 Corinthians 	Paul 	Ephesus 	c. 55 	
2 Corinthians 	Paul 	Macedonia 	c. 55 	
Galatians 	Paul 	Corinth or Syrian Antioch	c. 50- 52 	
Ephesians 	Paul 	Rome 	c. 60- 61 	
Philippians 	Paul 	Rome 	c. 60- 61 	
Colossians 	Paul 	Rome 	c. 60- 61 	
1 Thessalonians 	Paul 	Corinth 	c. 50 	
2 Thessalonians 	Paul 	Corinth 	c. 51 	
1 Timothy 	Paul 	Macedonia 	c. 61- 64 	
2 Timothy 	Paul 	Rome 	c. 65 	
Titus 	Paul 	Macedonia (?) 	c. 61- 64 	
Philemon 	Paul 	Rome 	c. 60- 61 	
Hebrews 	Paul 	Rome 	c. 61 	
James 	James (Jesus’ bro) 	Jerusalem 	b. 62 	
1 Peter 	Peter 	Babylon 	c. 62- 64 	
2 Peter 	Peter 	Babylon (?) 	c. 64 	
1 John 	Apostle John 	Ephesus, or near 	c. 98 	
2 John 	Apostle John 	Ephesus, or near 	c. 98 	
3 John 	Apostle John 	Ephesus, or near 	c. 98 	
Jude 	Jude (Jesus’ bro) 	Palestine (?) 	c. 65 	
Revelation 	Apostle John 	Patmos 	c. 96 	
*Names of writers of some books and of places where written are uncertain. Many dates are only approximate.
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