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Old Testament – Chronological Writing Order

No.	Book	Date (Approx.)	Author(s)	Location Written
1	Job	c. 2000–1800 BC	Unknown (possibly Job or Moses)	Uz or unknown
2	Genesis	c. 1450–1400 BC	Moses	Wilderness (Sinai)
3	Exodus	c. 1450–1400 BC	Moses	Wilderness (Sinai)
4	Leviticus	c. 1445–1400 BC	Moses	Wilderness (Sinai)
5	Numbers	c. 1445–1400 BC	Moses	Wilderness (Sinai)
6	Deuteronomy	c. 1400 BC	Moses	Plains of Moab
7	Joshua	c. 1380–1370 BC	Joshua	Canaan
8	Judges	c. 1050–1000 BC	Samuel	Israel
9	Ruth	c. 1000 BC	Samuel	Israel
10	1 Samuel	c. 930 BC	Samuel, Nathan, Gad	Israel
11	2 Samuel	c. 930 BC	Nathan, Gad	Israel
12	1 Kings	c. 560–540 BC	Jeremiah	Judah / Egypt
13	2 Kings	c. 560–540 BC	Jeremiah	Judah / Egypt
14	1 Chronicles	c. 450–430 BC	Ezra	Jerusalem
15	2 Chronicles	c. 450–430 BC	Ezra	Jerusalem
16	Psalms	c. 1000–400 BC	David, Asaph, others	Israel
17	Proverbs	c. 970–700 BC	Solomon, others	Israel
18	Ecclesiastes	c. 940–900 BC	Solomon	Jerusalem
19	Song of Solomon	c. 950 BC	Solomon	Jerusalem
20	Obadiah	c. 845 BC	Obadiah	Judah
21	Joel	c. 835–796 BC	Joel	Judah
22	Jonah	c. 790–770 BC	Jonah	Israel / Nineveh
23	Amos	c. 760 BC	Amos	Judah / Israel
24	Hosea	c. 755–715 BC	Hosea	Israel
25	Micah	c. 735–700 BC	Micah	Judah
26	Isaiah	c. 700–681 BC	Isaiah	Judah
27	Nahum	c. 660–630 BC	Nahum	Judah
28	Zephaniah	c. 640–620 BC	Zephaniah	Judah
29	Jeremiah	c. 626–586 BC	Jeremiah	Judah
30	Habakkuk	c. 612–589 BC	Habakkuk	Judah
31	Lamentations	c. 586 BC	Jeremiah	Jerusalem
32	Ezekiel	c. 593–571 BC	Ezekiel	Babylon
33	Daniel	c. 540 BC	Daniel	Babylon
34	Haggai	c. 520 BC	Haggai	Jerusalem
35	Zechariah	c. 520–518 BC	Zechariah	Jerusalem
36	Esther	c. 460–350 BC	Unknown (possibly Mordecai)	Persia (Susa)
37	Ezra	c. 450–440 BC	Ezra	Jerusalem
38	Nehemiah	c. 445–420 BC	Nehemiah	Jerusalem
39	Malachi	c. 430 BC	Malachi	Jerusalem

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New Testament – Chronological Writing Order

No.	Book	Date (Approx.)	Author	Location Written
1	James	c. AD 45–50	James (brother of Jesus)	Jerusalem
2	Galatians	c. AD 49	Paul	Antioch
3	1 Thessalonians	c. AD 51	Paul	Corinth
4	2 Thessalonians	c. AD 51–52	Paul	Corinth
5	1 Corinthians	c. AD 55	Paul	Ephesus
6	2 Corinthians	c. AD 56	Paul	Macedonia
7	Romans	c. AD 57	Paul	Corinth
8	Mark	c. AD 55–60	John Mark	Rome
9	Matthew	c. AD 60–65	Matthew	Antioch or Judea
10	Luke	c. AD 60–68	Luke	Caesarea or Rome
11	Acts	c. AD 62–70	Luke	Rome
12	Ephesians	c. AD 60–62	Paul	Rome
13	Philippians	c. AD 60–62	Paul	Rome
14	Colossians	c. AD 60–62	Paul	Rome
15	Philemon	c. AD 60–62	Paul	Rome
16	1 Timothy	c. AD 62–64	Paul	Macedonia
17	Titus	c. AD 63–65	Paul	Macedonia
18	2 Timothy	c. AD 66–67	Paul	Rome
19	Hebrews	c. AD 65–70	Unknown (possibly Paul or Apollos)	Rome or Jerusalem
20	1 Peter	c. AD 64–65	Peter	Rome
21	2 Peter	c. AD 65–68	Peter	Rome
22	Jude	c. AD 68–70	Jude (brother of Jesus)	Unknown
23	John	c. AD 80–90	John	Ephesus
24	1 John	c. AD 85–95	John	Ephesus
25	2 John	c. AD 85–95	John	Ephesus
26	3 John	c. AD 85–95	John	Ephesus
27	Revelation	c. AD 95–96	John	Island of Patmos

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