Book |
Writer |
Background |
Location |
Time |
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy |
Moses |
Born into family in slavery
Brought up son of a king
Became a shepherd
Then leader of the Jews |
Gen. & Exod
– Egypt
Lev to Deut.
– Sinai
Peninsula |
1450 |
Joshua |
Joshua * |
Born in slavery in Egypt
Then leader of Jews |
Canaan |
1400 |
Judges, Ruth
1 Samuel 1 to 24 |
Samuel * |
Temple service as a young
boy
Became a prophet |
Canaan |
1050 |
1 Samuel 25 to
31 2 Samuel |
Nathan and
Gad* |
Prophets in the time of King
David |
Jerusalem |
1000 |
1 & 2 Kings |
Unknown |
|
|
|
1 & 2 Chronicles
Ezra |
Ezra * |
A priest, in captivity in
Babylon. He led group of Jews
to Israel |
Babylon,
then
Jerusalem |
450 |
Nehemiah |
Nehemiah |
Captive in Babylon. Became
cupbearer to the Persian King
Then Governor of Judah |
Persia, then
Jerusalem |
445-433 |
Esther |
Unknown |
|
Persia |
? 460 |
Job |
Moses * |
See Moses above |
|
1450 |
Psalms
(The number of
Psalms written
by each writer is
shown in
brackets) |
Moses (1) |
See Moses above |
Wilderness |
1450 |
David (73) |
A shepherd, then King of
Israel |
Jerusalem |
1010 –
930 |
Asaph (12)
Sons of Korah
(11)
Heman (1) |
Chosen by David to be
leaders of the musical aspects
of Temple worship |
|
Solomon (2)
Ethan (1)
Unknown (49) |
King of Israel, David’s son
One of Solomon’s “wise men” |
|
Proverbs |
Solomon
And others |
See Solomon above
An unknown group of wise
men |
Probably
Jerusalem |
1000-960 |
Ecclesiastes |
Solomon |
See Solomon above |
Probably
Jerusalem |
1000-960 |
Song of Solomon |
Solomon |
See Solomon above |
Probably
Jerusalem |
1000-960 |
Isaiah |
Isaiah |
Prophesied during the reigns
of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and
Hezekiah. |
Probably
Jerusalem |
760-700 |
Jeremiah |
Jeremiah |
Son of a priest. Taken to
Egypt |
Jerusalem |
625-585 |
Lamentations |
Jeremiah * |
See above |
Jerusalem |
586 |
Ezekiel |
Ezekiel |
A priest. Taken to Babylon |
Babylon |
592-570 |
Daniel |
Daniel |
Of royal descent. Captive in
Babylon. Promoted to high rank |
Babylon/
Persia |
607-524 |
Hosea |
Hosea |
At God’s command he married a
woman who was unfaithful |
Northern
Israel |
785-725 |
Joel |
Joel |
Unknown |
Israel |
Uncertain |
Amos |
Amos |
A keeper of cattle and a gatherer
of figs |
Northern
Israel |
787-797 |
Obadiah |
Obadiah |
Unknown |
Unknown |
587 |
Jonah |
Jonah |
Galilee |
Nineveh |
**830 |
Micah |
Micah |
Came from the Moresheth |
Israel |
750-710 |
Nahum |
Nahum |
Unknown |
Unknown |
664-612 |
Habakkuk |
Habakkuk |
Unknown |
Israel |
608-597 |
Zephaniah |
Zephaniah |
Descendant of King Hezekiah |
Jerusalem |
630-626 |
Haggai |
Haggai |
Unknown |
Jerusalem |
520 |
Zechariah |
Zechariah |
Grandson of a prophet |
Jerusalem |
520-487 |
Malachi |
Malachi |
Unknown |
Jerusalem |
** 400 |
Matthew |
Matthew |
Roman tax collector. Chosen by
Jesus to be a disciple |
**Northern
Israel |
** AD 70 |
Mark |
John Mark |
Early Christian |
** Rome |
** 57-63 |
Luke |
Luke |
Doctor and early Christian |
** Rome |
** 60-62 |
John |
John |
Fisherman and disciple of Jesus |
** Patmos |
** 85-90 |
Acts |
Luke |
See Luke above |
** Rome |
** 62-64 |
Romans
1 & 2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 & 2
Thessalonians
1 & 2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon |
Paul |
Free-born Roman citizen, Jew of
Tarsus in Cilicia
Brought up as strict Pharisee
under Gamaliel, a highly
respected Rabbi in Jerusalem
Became a Christian and travelled
widely in his preaching |
Various |
Between 49
and 66 |
| Hebrews |
Unnamed but
possibly Paul |
See notes on Paul above |
Unknown |
Uncertain,
perhaps 66 -
67 |
| James |
James |
Probably the oldest of the four
half-brothers of Jesus
Became a leader of the church in
Jerusalem |
Jerusalem |
Uncertain,
perhaps 40 -
50 |
| 1 & 2 Peter |
Peter |
A fisherman before becoming
leader of the disciples |
**Northern
Israel |
Probably 60-
66 |
| 1, 2 & 3 John |
John |
See John above |
Ephesus |
About 90 |
| Jude |
Jude |
One of the half-brothers of Jesus |
Probably
Jerusalem |
Uncertain,
perhaps 66-
67 |
| Revelation |
John |
See John above |
** Patmos |
About 96 |
