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<title>HTML clipboard</title><style type="text/css"> .style2 { background-color: #FFFFFF; } .style3 { border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color: #FFFFFF; } .style4 { border-color: #FFFFFF; border-width: 0; } .style5 { border-bottom: 1px dotted #FFFFFF; } .style6 { border-bottom: 1px solid #FFFFFF; } .style7 { border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; } </style>When was the Bible written and who wrote it?
The following dates are not always exact, but are very good estimates.
Old Testament
<table class="style4" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="style2" style="height: 30px;" width="134">Book </td> <td class="style2" style="height: 30px;" width="211"> Author
</td> <td class="style2" style="height: 30px;" width="231"> Date Written
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Genesis </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">? - 1445 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Exodus </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1445 - 1405 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Leviticus </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1405 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Numbers </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1444 - 1405 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Deuteronomy </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1405 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Joshua </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Joshua</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1404-1390 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Judges </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Samuel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1374-1129 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Ruth </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Samuel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1150? B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">First Samuel </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Samuel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1043-1011 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Second Samuel </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezra?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1011-1004 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">First Kings </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Jeremiah?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">971-852 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Second Kings </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Jeremiah?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">852-587 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">First Chronicles </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezra?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">450 - 425 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Second Chronicles </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezra?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">450 - 425 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Ezra </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezra</td> <td class="style5" width="231">538-520 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Nehemiah </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Nehemiah</td> <td class="style5" width="231">445 - 425 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Esther </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Mordecai?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">465 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Job </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Job?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">?? </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="style5" width="134">Psalms </td> <td class="style5" width="211">David</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1000? B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2" width="448"> Sons of Korah wrote Psalms 42, 44-49, 84-85, 87; Asaph wrote Psalms 50, 73-83; Heman wrote Psalm 88; Ethan wrote Psalm 89; Hezekiah wrote Psalms 120-123, 128-130, 132, 134-136;
Solomon wrote Psalms 72, 127.
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Proverbs </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Solomon wrote 1-29
Agur wrote 30
Lemuel wrote 31</td> <td class="style5" width="231">950 - 700 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Ecclesiastes </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Solomon</td> <td class="style5" width="231">935 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Song of Solomon </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Solomon</td> <td class="style5" width="231">965 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Isaiah </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Isaiah</td> <td class="style5" width="231">740 - 680 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Jeremiah </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Jeremiah</td> <td class="style5" width="231">627 - 585 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Lamentations </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Jeremiah</td> <td class="style5" width="231">586 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Ezekiel </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezekiel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">593-560 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Daniel </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Daniel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">605-536 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Hosea </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Hosea</td> <td class="style5" width="231">710 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Joel </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Joel
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">835 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Amos </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Amos
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">755 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Obadiah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Obadiah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">840 or 586 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Jonah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Jonah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">760 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Micah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Micah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">700 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Nahum </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Nahum
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">663 - 612 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Habakkuk </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Habakkuk
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">607 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Zephaniah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Zephaniah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">625 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Haggai </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Haggai
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">520 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Zechariah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Zechariah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">520 - 518 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Malachi </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Malachi
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">450 - 600 B.C. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
New Testament
<table class="style4" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="height: 30px;" class="style3" width="161"> Book
</td> <td class="style3" style="height: 30px;" width="212"> Author
</td> <td class="style3" style="height: 30px;" width="203"> Date Written (A.D)
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Matthew </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Matthew</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Mark </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John Mark</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 50's
early 60's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Luke </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Luke</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">John </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Acts </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Luke </td> <td class="style5" width="203">61 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Romans </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">55 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 Corinthians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">54 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 Corinthians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">55 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Galatians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">49 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Ephesians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Philippians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">61 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Colossians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 Thessalonians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">50 - 51 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 Thessalonians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">50 - 51 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 Timothy </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">62 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 Timothy </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">63 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Titus </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">62 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Philemon </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Hebrews </td> <td class="style5" width="212">(Paul, Apollos, Barnabas...?) </td> <td class="style5" width="203">60's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">James </td> <td class="style5" width="212">James, half brother of Jesus</td> <td class="style5" width="203">40's or 50's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 Peter </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Peter</td> <td class="style5" width="203">63 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 Peter </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Peter</td> <td class="style5" width="203">63 - 64 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 John </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 John </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">3 John </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Jude </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Jude, half brother of Jesus</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60's or 70's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Revelation </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
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The following dates are not always exact, but are very good estimates.
Old Testament
<table class="style4" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="style2" style="height: 30px;" width="134">Book </td> <td class="style2" style="height: 30px;" width="211"> Author
</td> <td class="style2" style="height: 30px;" width="231"> Date Written
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Genesis </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">? - 1445 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Exodus </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1445 - 1405 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Leviticus </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1405 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Numbers </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1444 - 1405 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Deuteronomy </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Moses</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1405 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Joshua </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Joshua</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1404-1390 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Judges </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Samuel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1374-1129 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Ruth </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Samuel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1150? B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">First Samuel </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Samuel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1043-1011 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Second Samuel </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezra?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1011-1004 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">First Kings </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Jeremiah?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">971-852 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Second Kings </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Jeremiah?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">852-587 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">First Chronicles </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezra?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">450 - 425 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Second Chronicles </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezra?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">450 - 425 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Ezra </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezra</td> <td class="style5" width="231">538-520 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Nehemiah </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Nehemiah</td> <td class="style5" width="231">445 - 425 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Esther </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Mordecai?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">465 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Job </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Job?</td> <td class="style5" width="231">?? </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" class="style5" width="134">Psalms </td> <td class="style5" width="211">David</td> <td class="style5" width="231">1000? B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" colspan="2" width="448"> Sons of Korah wrote Psalms 42, 44-49, 84-85, 87; Asaph wrote Psalms 50, 73-83; Heman wrote Psalm 88; Ethan wrote Psalm 89; Hezekiah wrote Psalms 120-123, 128-130, 132, 134-136;
Solomon wrote Psalms 72, 127.
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Proverbs </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Solomon wrote 1-29
Agur wrote 30
Lemuel wrote 31</td> <td class="style5" width="231">950 - 700 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Ecclesiastes </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Solomon</td> <td class="style5" width="231">935 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Song of Solomon </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Solomon</td> <td class="style5" width="231">965 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Isaiah </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Isaiah</td> <td class="style5" width="231">740 - 680 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Jeremiah </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Jeremiah</td> <td class="style5" width="231">627 - 585 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Lamentations </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Jeremiah</td> <td class="style5" width="231">586 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Ezekiel </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Ezekiel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">593-560 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Daniel </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Daniel</td> <td class="style5" width="231">605-536 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Hosea </td> <td class="style5" width="211">Hosea</td> <td class="style5" width="231">710 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Joel </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Joel
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">835 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Amos </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Amos
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">755 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Obadiah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Obadiah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">840 or 586 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Jonah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Jonah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">760 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Micah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Micah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">700 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Nahum </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Nahum
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">663 - 612 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Habakkuk </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Habakkuk
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">607 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Zephaniah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Zephaniah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">625 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Haggai </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Haggai
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">520 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Zechariah </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Zechariah
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">520 - 518 B.C. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="134">Malachi </td> <td class="style5" width="211"> Malachi
</td> <td class="style5" width="231">450 - 600 B.C. </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
New Testament
<table class="style4" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="height: 30px;" class="style3" width="161"> Book
</td> <td class="style3" style="height: 30px;" width="212"> Author
</td> <td class="style3" style="height: 30px;" width="203"> Date Written (A.D)
</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Matthew </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Matthew</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Mark </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John Mark</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 50's
early 60's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Luke </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Luke</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">John </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Acts </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Luke </td> <td class="style5" width="203">61 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Romans </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">55 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 Corinthians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">54 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 Corinthians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">55 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Galatians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">49 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Ephesians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Philippians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">61 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Colossians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 Thessalonians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">50 - 51 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 Thessalonians </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">50 - 51 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 Timothy </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">62 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 Timothy </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">63 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Titus </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">62 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Philemon </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Paul</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Hebrews </td> <td class="style5" width="212">(Paul, Apollos, Barnabas...?) </td> <td class="style5" width="203">60's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">James </td> <td class="style5" width="212">James, half brother of Jesus</td> <td class="style5" width="203">40's or 50's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 Peter </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Peter</td> <td class="style5" width="203">63 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 Peter </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Peter</td> <td class="style5" width="203">63 - 64 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">1 John </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">2 John </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">3 John </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Jude </td> <td class="style5" width="212">Jude, half brother of Jesus</td> <td class="style5" width="203">60's or 70's </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style5" width="161">Revelation </td> <td class="style5" width="212">John</td> <td class="style5" width="203">late 80's
early 90's </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
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