The Chronological Books of Bible History



                         ———————————————————————————OLD TESTAMENT——————————————————————————————— —–NEW TESTAMENT—–
Historical periods: ? 16th-13th Century BC ? 11th Century BC 10th to 9th to 6th Century BC to 5th Century BC to 2nd Century BC ————1st Century AD————
AGE OF THE NEW COVENANT
GENESIS

Job
EXODUS NUMBERS JOSHUA JUDGES

Ruth
1 SAMUEL 2 SAMUEL 1 KINGS 2 KINGS 70-YEAR EXILE IN BABYLON

Judith

Tobit
EZRA NEHEMIAH

Esther
1 MACCABEES 100 YEARS SYNOPTIC GOSPELS:

MATTHEW

MARK

LUKE
ACTS Gospel of JOHN
1 and 2 CHRONICLES
LEVITICUS DEUTERONOMY       Proverbs   2 MACCABEES REVELATION of John
  Psalms Song of Songs
  ^
ECCLESIASTES
^
LAMENTATIONS
^
WISDOM
^
SIRACH
(Ecclesiasticus)
PAUL'S LETTERS
   GALATIANS
1 THESSALONIANS
2 THESSALONIANS
1 CORINTHIANS
2 CORINTHIANS
    ROMANS
    HEBREWS
    COLOSSIANS
    PHILEMON
    EPHESIANS
    PHILIPPINAS
1  TIMOTHY
    TITUS
2  TIMOTHY

THE CATHOLIC LETTERS
    JAMES
    JUDE
1 PETER
2 PETER
1 JOHN
2 JOHN
3 JOHN
  46 OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS
27 NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS
  AGE OF THE PROPHETS
  *  Bible books written by these prophets
[ ] Works recorded in 1 and 2 Kings
  TO ISRAEL:
[ELIJAH]
  [ELISHA]
   * HOSEA
    * AMOS

   TO JUDAH
    * HABUKKUK
    * ISAIAH
      * MICAH
      * ZEPHANIAH
        * JEREMIAH

     TO ASSYRIA
     * JONAH
     * NAHUM
 
       TO EDOM
       * OBADIAH

PROPHETS OF
THE EXILES

* EZEKIEL
  * BARUCH
   * DANIEL






PROPHETS AFTER THE
RETURN FROM EXILE

* HAGGAI
   * ZECHARIAH
     * MALACHI
       * JOEL
(Dating approximate)   11th Century BC 10th to 9th to 6th Century BC to 5th Century BC to 2nd Century BC ————1st Century AD————