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When was the
Old Testament written?

Date Written
(B.C.)
 
Old Testament
Book(s)
 
Author
1700s
   Job Job
     
1486 to 1446
  Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy		 Moses
     
1107 to 1090
 Joshua, Judges Samuel
     
1100s
 Ruth Ruth
     
1050 to 1011
   Psalms 1 to 71
Psalms 107 to 119
Psalms 135 to 150		 David
     
1050 to 1011
 Psalms 73 to 88
Psalms 90 to 106		 Davidic priests
     
1010 to 971
   Psalm 72
Proverbs 1 to 24
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon		 Solomon
     
723 to 695
   Psalms 120 to 134 Hezekiah
     
723 to 695
 Proverbs 25 to 29 Written for Hezekiah
     
625 to 584
   Psalm 89  Jeremiah
     
unknown
  Proverbs 30 Written for Agur
     
unknown
  Proverbs 31 Written for King Lemuel
     
808 to 756
  
2Kings
 
Isaiah
(Wrote beginning of 2Kings
to the reign of Uzziah)
     
797
   Jonah Jonah
     
795
   Amos Amos
     
795 to 718
   Hosea Hosea
     
756 to 695
   1Samuel, 2Samuel
1Kings, Isaiah		 Isaiah
     
739 to 710
   Micah Micah
     
710
   Nahum Nahum
     
625
   Habakkuk Habakkuk
     
625
   Zephaniah Zephaniah
     
625 to 584
  
2Kings
 
Jeremiah
(Wrote second part of
2Kings from reign of
Uzziah to the captivity)
     
607 to 585
   Lamentations Jeremiah
     
604 to 529
   Daniel Daniel
     
596 to 569
   Ezekiel Ezekiel
     
595 to 585
   Joel Joel
     
589
   Obadiah Obadiah
     
585 to 512
   1Chronicles
2Chronicles, Ezra		 Ezra
     
584 to 571
   Esther Esther, Mordecai
     
564 to 512
   Nehemiah Nehemiah
     
519
   Haggai Haggai
     
519 to 517
   Zechariah Zechariah
     
c. 400
  Malachi Malachi
 
Additional Study Materials
from BibleStudy.org
Minor Prophets
of the Old Testament		Map of
Old Testament Events
Kings of Ancient
Israel and Judah
When was the
New Testament written?		 Kingdoms of Israel
and Judah Map
 
 
 
Source for Chronology:  The Holy Bible in Its Original Order, Second Edition, Chronology III. The source states that their chronological listing of when the Old Testament was written was based largely on Restoring the Original Bible by Dr. Ernest L. Martin.
 
 
   
 
 
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