Timeline of authorship of the Old Testament

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The Old Testament and New Testament together make up the Christian Biblical canon.
The Old Testament includes the books of the Hebrew Bible, and may include deuterocanonical books. Orthodox Christians, Catholics and Protestants use different Old Testament Biblical canons.

The Protestant Old Testament Bible has 39 books. The Hebrew Bible has the same books, but combines them to total 24 books. Differences between Old Testament canons: the Hebrew Bible; Samaritan Pentateuch; Syriac Peshitta; Latin Vulgate; Greek Septuagint, and Ethiopian Bible are more substantial.
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Death of Moses 1407 BC
1 of 40 0 years later
Genesis 1400 BC
Genesis
  • Date: 1400 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 1044-1522 Years
    • 2 of 40 7 years later
    Exodus 1400 BC
    Exodus
  • Date: 1400 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 1044-1522 Years
    • 3 of 40 7 years later
    Leviticus 1400 BC
    Leviticus
  • Date: 1400 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 1044-1522 Years
    • 4 of 40 7 years later
    Numbers 1400 BC
    Numbers
  • Date: 1400 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 1044-1522 Years
    • 5 of 40 7 years later
    Deuteronomy 1400 BC
    Deuteronomy
  • Date: 1410 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 1054-1532 Years
    • 6 of 40 7 years later
    Job 1195 BC
    Job
  • Date: 1195 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 839-1317 Years
    • 7 of 40 212 years later
    1 Samuel 1038 BC
    1 Samuel
  • Date: 1038 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 682-1160 Years
    • 8 of 40 369 years later
    Judges 1023 BC
    Judges
  • Date: 1023 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 667-1145 Years
    • 9 of 40 384 years later
    Ruth 971 BC
    Ruth
  • Date: 971 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 615-1093 Years
    • 10 of 40 436 years later
    2 Samuel 960 BC
    2 Samuel
  • Date: 960 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 604-1082 Years
    • 11 of 40 447 years later
    Ecclesiastes (Apocrypha) 935 BC
    Ecclesiastes (Apocrypha)
  • Date: 935 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 579-1057 Years
    • 12 of 40 472 years later
    Song of Solomon 935 BC
    Song of Solomon
  • Date: 965 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 609-1087 Years
    • 13 of 40 472 years later
    Proverbs 900 BC
    Proverbs
  • Date: 900 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 544-1022 Years
    • 14 of 40 507 years later
    Obadiah 844 BC
    Obadiah
  • Date: 844 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 488-966 Years
    • 15 of 40 563 years later
    Joel 818 BC
    Joel
  • Date: 818 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 462-940 Years
    • 16 of 40 589 years later
    Jonah 776 BC
    Jonah
  • Date: 776 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 420-898 Years
    • 17 of 40 631 years later
    Psalms 768 BC
    Psalms
  • Date: 768 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 412-890 Years
    • 18 of 40 639 years later
    Amos 757 BC
    Amos
  • Date: 757 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 401-879 Years
    • 19 of 40 650 years later
    Hosea 740 BC
    Hosea
  • Date: 740 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 384-862 Years
    • 20 of 40 667 years later
    Zephaniah 730 BC
    Zephaniah
  • Date: 730 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 374-852 Years
    • 21 of 40 677 years later
    Micah 718 BC
    Micah
  • Date: 718 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 362-840 Years
    • 22 of 40 689 years later
    Isaiah 691 BC
    Isaiah
  • Date: 691 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 335-813 Years
    • 23 of 40 716 years later
    Nahum 638 BC
    Nahum
  • Date: 638 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 282-760 Years
    • 24 of 40 769 years later
    Habakkuk 608 BC
    Habakkuk
  • Date: 608 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 252-730 Years
    • 25 of 40 799 years later
    Jeremiah 605 BC
    Jeremiah
  • Date: 605 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 249-727 Years
    • 26 of 40 802 years later
    Lamentations 581 BC
    Lamentations
  • Date: 581 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 225-703 Years
    • 27 of 40 826 years later
    Ezekiel 579 BC
    Ezekiel
  • Date: 579 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 223-701 Years
    • 28 of 40 828 years later
    1 Kings 550 BC
    1 Kings
  • Date: 550 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 194-672 Years
    • 29 of 40 857 years later
    2 Kings 550 BC
    2 Kings
  • Date: 550 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 194-672 Years
    • 30 of 40 857 years later
    Joshua 539 BC
    Joshua
  • Date: 1420 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 1064-1542 Years
    • 31 of 40 868 years later
    Daniel 535 BC
    Daniel
  • Date: 535 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 179-657 Years
    • 32 of 40 872 years later
    Haggai 520 BC
    Haggai
  • Date: 520 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 164-642 Years
    • 33 of 40 887 years later
    Zechariah 495 BC
    Zechariah
  • Date: 495 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 139-617 Years
    • 34 of 40 912 years later
    Ezra 450 BC
    Ezra
  • Date: 450 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 94-572 Years
    • 35 of 40 957 years later
    1 Chronicles 438 BC
    1 Chronicles
  • Date: 438 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 82-560 Years
    • 36 of 40 969 years later
    2 Chronicles 438 BC
    2 Chronicles
  • Date: 438 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 82-560 Years
    • 37 of 40 969 years later
    Nehemiah 433 BC
    Nehemiah
  • Date: 433 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 77-555 Years
    • 38 of 40 974 years later
    Malachi 420 BC
    Malachi
  • Date: 420 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 64-542 Years
    • 39 of 40 987 years later
    Esther 405 BC
    Esther
  • Date: 405 BC
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: 356 BC-122 AD
  • Gap (Years): 49-527 Years
    • 40 of 40 1002 years later
    APPROXIMATE DATING
    All Timeline events are historical and dating is approximate, or Circa. Circa (from Latin, meaning 'around, about') signifies 'approximately'. Circa is widely used in historical writing when event dates are not accurately known.
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