Chronology III
Chronological History
of the Writing of the Old Testament 4024 BC to 400 BC
BOOK
AUTHOR
PERIOD
Adam to Moses (4024 BC to 1446 BC)
Job
Job
1700s
The Law God Gave to Israel
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Moses
Moses
Moses
Moses
Moses
1486-1446
1486-1446
1486-1446
1486-1446
1486-1446
Joshua to Judges (1446 BC to 1422 BC)
Joshua
Samuel
1107-1090
Judges to Samuel (1422 BC to 1090 BC)
Judges
Ruth
Samuel
Ruth
1107-1090
1100s
Samuel to the Captivity (1090 BC to 585 BC)
Psalms 1-71
David
1050-1011
Psalms 73-88
Davidic priests
1050-1011
Psalms 90-106
Davidic priests
1050-1011
Psalms 107-119
David
1050-1011
Psalms 135-150
David
1050-1011
Psalm 72
Solomon
1010-971
Psalms 120-134
Hezekiah
723-695
Psalm 89
Jeremiah
625-584
Proverbs 1-24
Solomon
1010-971
Proverbs 25-29
Written for Hezekiah
723-695
Proverbs 30
Written for Agur
unknown
Proverbs 31
Written for King Lemuel
unknown
Ecclesiastes
Solomon
1010-971
Song of Songs
Solomon
1010-971
II Kings
Isaiah
808-756
(First part through Uzziah’s reign)
Jonah
Jonah
797
Amos
Amos
795
Hosea
Hosea
795-718
I Samuel
Isaiah
756-695
II Samuel
Isaiah
756-695
I Kings
Isaiah
756-695
Isaiah
Isaiah
756-695
Micah
Micah
739-710
Nahum
Nahum
710
Habakkuk
Habakkuk
625
Jeremiah
Jeremiah
625-584
Zephaniah
Zephaniah
625
II Kings
Jeremiah
625-584
(From Uzziah’s reign to the captivity)
Lamentations
Jeremiah
607-585
Joel
Joel
595-585
Obadiah
Obadiah
589
The Captivity to the Great Assembly (585 BC to 515 BC)
Daniel
Daniel
604-529
Ezekiel
Ezekiel
596-569
I Chronicles
Ezra
585-512
II Chronicles
Ezra
585-512
Ezra
Ezra
585-512
Esther
Esther/Mordecai
584-571
Nehemiah
Nehemiah
564-512
Haggai
Haggai
519
Zechariah
Zechariah
519-517
Malachi
Malachi
c. 400
This chronological history of the writing of the Old Testament is based largely on The Original Bible Restored by Dr. Ernest L. Martin.