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 | BOOK | DATE |
| Genesis | c.1250-1200 B.C. | Matthew | c.40-60 |
| Exodus | c.1250-1200 B.C. | Mark | c.45-60 |
| Leviticus | c.1250-1200 B.C. | Luke | 57-60 |
| Numbers | c.1250-1200 B.C. | John | c.40-65 |
| Deuteronomy | c.1250-1200 B.C. | Acts | 57-62 |
| Joshua | c.1200 B.C. | Romans | 57 |
| Judges | c.1200 B.C. | 1 Corinthians | 55 |
| Ruth | c.1000 B.C. | 2 Corinthians | 56 |
| 1st Samuel | c.700 B.C. | Galatians | 56 |
| 2nd Samuel | c.700 B.C. | Ephesians | 58 |
| 1st Kings | c.600 B.C. | Philippians | 58 |
| 2nd Kings | c.600 B.C. | Colossians | 58 |
| 1st Chronicles | c.350 B.C. | 1 Thessalonians | early 50 |
| 2nd Chronicles | c.350 B.C. | 2 Thessalonians | 50-51 |
| Ezra | c.400 B.C. | 1 Timothy | 55 |
| Nehemiah | c.400 B.C. | 2 Timothy | 58 |
| Tobit | c.200 B.C. | Titus | 57 |
| Judith | c.150 B.C. | Philemon | 58 |
| Esther | c.300 B.C. | Hebrews | c.67 |
| 1st Maccabees | c.100 B.C. | James | 40's |
| 2nd Maccabees | c.125 B.C. | 1 Peter | 65 |
| Job | c.500 B.C. | 2 Peter | 61-62 |
| Psalms | c.500 B.C. | 1 John | 57-62 |
| Proverbs | c.450 B.C. | 2 John | 57-62 |
| Ecclesiastes | c.300 B.C. | 3 John | 57-62 |
| Song of Songs | c.450 B.C. | Jude | 61-62 |
| Wisdom | c.100 B.C. | Apocalypse | 68-70 |
| 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. | ||