Authors and date of writing of the Old Testament and New Testament | Liankhankhup

Forty men shared in the writing of the Bible over a span of about 1,600 years from the time of Moses to the last book written by John. The last book of the Old Testament, Malachi, was written about 443 B.C. The first book of the New Testament, Matthew, was written about 40 A.D. leaving a 500 year gap between the Old and New Testament books.
Below is a table showing when each book was written, where, by whom and the time frame covered. This is in order of when each book was written. [The symbol “a.” means after, “b.” means before and “c.” means circa or about.]
Book
Writer
Date Completed
Time Covered
Place Written
Genesis
Moses
1513
“In the Wilderness beginning” to 1657 B.C.
Wilderness
Exodus
Moses
1512
1657-1512
Wilderness
Leviticus
Moses
1512
1 month [1512]
Wilderness
Job
Moses
c. 1473
Over 140 years between 1657 and 1473
Wilderness
Numbers
Moses
1473
1512-1473
Wilderness / Plains of Moab
Deuteronomy
Moses
1473
2 months [1473]
Plains of Moab
Joshua
Joshua
c. 1450
1473– c. 1450
Canaan
Judges
Samuel
c. 1100
c. 1450– c. 1120
Israel
Ruth
Samuel
c. 1090
11 years of Judges’ rule
Israel
1 Samuel
Samuel; Gad; Nathan
c. 1078
c. 1180-1078
Israel
2 Samuel
Gad; Nathan
c. 1040
1077–c. 1040
Israel
Song of Solomon
Solomon
c. 1020
*
Jerusalem
Ecclesiastes
Solomon
b. 1000
*
Jerusalem
Jonah
Jonah
c. 844
*
*
Joel
Joel
c. 820 (?)
*
Judah
Amos
Amos
c. 804
*
Judah
Hosea
Hosea
a. 745
b. 804– a. 745
Samaria (District)
Isaiah
Isaiah
a. 732
c. 778– a. 732
Jerusalem
Micah
Micah
b. 717
c. 777-717
Judah
Proverbs
Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
c. 717
Jerusalem
Zephaniah
Zephaniah
b. 648
*
Judah
Nahum
Nahum
b. 632
*
Judah
Habakkuk
Habakkuk
c. 628 (?)
*
Judah
Lamentations
Jeremiah
607
*
Nr. Jerusalem
Obadiah
Obadiah
c. 607
*
*
Ezekiel
Ezekiel
c. 591
613–c. 591
Babylon
1 and 2 Kings
Jeremiah
580
c. 1040-580
Judah/Egypt
Jeremiah
Jeremiah
580
647-580
Judah/Egypt
Daniel
Daniel
c. 536
618–c. 536
Babylon
Haggai
Haggai
520
112 days (520)
Jerusalem
Zechariah
Zechariah
518
520-518
Jerusalem
Esther
Mordecai
c. 475
493–c. 475
Shushan, Elam
1 and 2 Chronicles
Ezra
c. 460
After 1 Chronicles 9:44, 1077-537
Jerusalem (?)
Ezra
Ezra
c. 460
537–c. 467
Jerusalem
Psalms
David and others
c. 460
*
*
Nehemiah
Nehemiah
a. 443
456–a. 443
Jerusalem
Malachi
Malachi
a. 443
*
Jerusalem
Matthew
Matthew
c. 41
2 B.C.– 33 A.D.
Palestine
1 Thessalonians
Paul
c. 50
*
Corinth
2 Thessalonians
Paul
c. 51
*
Corinth
Galatians
Paul
c. 50-52
*
Corinth or Syr. Antioch
1 Corinthians
Paul
c. 55
*
Ephesus
2 Corinthians
Paul
c. 55
*
Macedonia
Romans
Paul
c. 56
*
Corinth
Luke
Luke
c. 56-58
3 B.C.– 34 AD.
Caesarea
Ephesians
Paul
c. 60-61
*
Rome
Colossians
Paul
c. 60-61
*
Rome
Philemon
Paul
c. 60-61
*
Rome
Philippians
Paul
c. 60-61
*
Rome
Hebrews
Paul
c. 61
*
Rome
Acts
Luke
c. 61
34–c. 62 AD.
Caesarea
James
James (Jesus’ brother)
b. 62
*
Jerusalem
Mark
Mark
c. 60-65
30-34AD.
Rome
1 Timothy
Paul
c. 61-64
*
Macedonia
Titus
Paul
c. 61-64
*
Macedonia (?)
1 Peter
Peter
c. 62-64
*
Babylon
2 Peter
Peter
c. 64
*
Babylon?
2 Timothy
Paul
c. 65
*
Rome
Jude
Jude (Jesus’ brother)
c. 65
*
Palestine (?)
Revelation
Apostle John
c. 96
*
Patmos
John
Apostle John
c. 98
After prologue, 30-34 AD.
Ephesus, or near
1 John
Apostle John
c. 98
*
Ephesus, or near
2 John
Apostle John
c. 98
*
Ephesus, or near
3 John
Apostle John
c. 98
*
Ephesus, or near
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