Hebrew Bible
1440 - 1400 B.C.
Genesis #1 Exodus #2 Leviticus #3 Numbers #4 Deuteronomy #5 1400 - 1000 Joshua #6 Judges #7 1000- 586 B.C.(pre- mid-exile) Period of David and Solomon (ca. 1000 - 931) Psalms #19 Ruth #8 1st Samuel #9 2nd Samuel #10 Job #18 Proverbs #20 Ecclesiastes #21 Song of Solomon #22 Period of Rehoboam to Hezekiah (931 - 686) Isaiah #23 Hosea #28 Joel #29 Amos #30 Obadiah #31 Jonah #32 Micah #33 Period of Hezekiah to the exile (686 - 586) Nahum #34 Habakkuk #35 Zephaniah #36 1st Kings #11 2nd Kings #12 1st Chronicles #13 2nd Chronicles #14 Jeremiah #24 Lamentations #25 Ezekiel #26 Daniel #27 516 - 400 B.C. (post-exile) Ezra #15 Nehemiah #16 Esther #17 Haggai #37 Zechariah #38 Malachi #39 New Testament (n.b., this is a "higher chronology" than you will find elsewhere = dates are earlier; numbers in bold represent the traditional New Testament English order; parenthetical bold numbers are the traditional order in the Bible overall): 40 - 45. A.D. Matthew: #1 (#40 ) 45 - 50 A.D. 1st Thessalonians #13 (#52) 2nd Thessalonians #14 (#53) 1 Corinthians #7 (#46) 2 Corinthians #8 (#47) Romans #6 (#45) Luke #3 (#42) 50 - 55 A.D. Galatians #9 (#48) Ephesians #10 (#49) Philippians #11 (#50) Colossians #12 (#51) Philemon #18 (#57) Acts #5 (#44) 1st Timothy #15 (#54) 2nd Timothy #16 (#55) Titus #17 (#56) Hebrews #19 (#58) 55 - 60 A.D. 1st Peter #21 (#60) 2nd Peter #22 (#61) Mark #2 (#41) James #20 (#59) Jude #26 (#65) 60 - 68 A.D. John #4 (#43) 1st John #23 (#62) 2nd John #24 (#63) 3rd John #25 (#64) Revelation #27 (#66) |
The Apocrypha
Tobit
Judith The Additions to the Book of Esther Wisdom of Solomon Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Joshua ben Sira Baruch The Letter of Jeremiah The Additions to the Book of Daniel The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Jews Susanna Bel and the Dragon 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 1 Esdras 2 Esdras 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Prayer of Manasseh Psalm 151, following Psalm 150 in the Greek Bible |
PseudepigraphaApocalypse of Abraham
Books of Adam and Eve Apocalypse of Adam Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch Biblical Antiquities Book of Enoch Book of the Secrets of Enoch Fourth Book of Ezra (2 Esdras) Books of Giants Book of Jubilees: Lives of the Prophets Fourth Book of Maccabees Testament of Moses Sibylline Oracles Testament of Solomon Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs |