History of the Bible
Book | Estimated period it was written | Acceptance |
---|---|---|
Job | Possibly earliest (unknown date) | Canonical |
Genesis | 1445-1405 BC | Canonical |
Exodus | 1445-1405 BC | Canonical |
Leviticus | 1445-1405 BC | Canonical |
Numbers | 1445-1405 BC | Canonical |
Deuteronomy | 1445-1405 BC | Canonical |
Psalms | 1410-450 BC | Canonical |
Joshua | 1405-1385 BC | Canonical |
Judges | 1043 BC | Canonical |
Ruth | 1030-1010 BC | Canonical |
Song of Songs | 971-965 BC | Canonical |
Proverbs | 971-686 BC | Canonical |
Ecclesiastes | 940-931 BC | Canonical |
1 Samuel | 931-722 BC | Canonical |
2 Samuel | 931-722 BC | Canonical |
Obadiah | 850-840 BC | Canonical |
Joel | 835-796 BC | Canonical |
Jonah | 775 BC | Canonical |
Amos | 750 BC | Canonical |
Hosea | 750-710 BC | Canonical |
Micah | 735-710 BC | Canonical |
Isaiah | 700-681 BC | Canonical |
Nahum | 650 BC | Canonical |
Zephaniah | 635-625 BC | Canonical |
Habakkuk | 615-605 BC | Canonical |
Ezekiel | 590-570 BC | Canonical |
Lamentations | 586 BC | Canonical |
Jeremiah | 586-570 BC | Canonical |
1 Kings | 561-538 BC | Canonical |
2 Kings | 561-538 BC | Canonical |
Judith | 538 BC-AD 70 (Uncertain) | Deuterocanonical |
Daniel | 536-530 BC | Canonical |
Haggai | 520 BC | Canonical |
Baruch | 500-100 BC | Deuterocanonical |
Zechariah | 480-470 BC | Canonical |
Ezra | 457-444 BC | Canonical |
1 Chronicles | 450-430 BC | Canonical |
2 Chronicles | 450-430 BC | Canonical |
Esther | 450-331 BC | Canonical |
Malachi | 433-424 BC | Canonical |
Nehemiah | 424-400 BC | Canonical |
Susanna | 400 BC-AD 70 | Deuterocanonical |
Psalm 151 | 400 BC-AD 100 | Deuterocanonical |
Letter of Jeremiah | 307-317 BC | Deuterocanonical |
Tobit | 225-175 BC | Deuterocanonical |
Ben Sira (Sirach) | 200-175 BC | Deuterocanonical |
Bel and the Dragon | 200-100 BC | Deuterocanonical |
Greek Esther | 200-1 BC | Deuterocanonical |
Prayer of Azariah | 200-1 BC | Deuterocanonical |
1 Maccabees | 150-100 BC | Deuterocanonical |
2 Maccabees | 150-100 BC | Deuterocanonical |
1 Esdras | 100 BC-AD 100 | Deuterocanonical |
Prayer of Manasseh | 100-1 BC | Deuterocanonical |
3 Maccabees | 100-1 BC | Pseudepigrapha |
4 Maccabees | 100-1 BC | Pseudepigrapha |
Wisdom | 50-20 BC | Deuterocanonical |
James | AD 44-49 | Canonical |
Galatians | AD 49-50 | Canonical |
Mark | AD 50-60 | Canonical |
Matthew | AD 50-60 | Canonical |
1 Thessalonians | AD 51 | Canonical |
2 Thessalonians | AD 51-52 | Canonical |
1 Corinthians | AD 55 | Canonical |
2 Corinthians | AD 55-56 | Canonical |
Romans | AD 56 | Canonical |
Luke | AD 60-61 | Canonical |
Ephesians | AD 60-62 | Canonical |
Philippians | AD 60-62 | Canonical |
Philemon | AD 60-62 | Canonical |
Colossians | AD 60-62 | Canonical |
Acts | AD 62 | Canonical |
1 Timothy | AD 62-64 | Canonical |
Titus | AD 62-64 | Canonical |
1 Peter | AD 64-65 | Canonical |
2 Timothy | AD 66-67 | Canonical |
2 Peter | AD 67-68 | Canonical |
Hebrews | AD 67-69 | Canonical |
Jude | AD 68-70 | Canonical |
John | AD 80-90 | Canonical |
1 John | AD 90-95 | Canonical |
2 John | AD 90-95 | Canonical |
3 John | AD 90-95 | Canonical |
Revelation | AD 94-96 | Canonical |
2 Esdras | AD 100-200 | Pseudepigrapha |
Based on Jonathan Petersen's article published on Bible Gateway
The Church History also have a significant impact on the way the modern Bible was translated.