Dates of Bible Books

The Bible books in chronological order

 

Book                         Writer                        Date Completed         Time covered

 

Genesis                    Moses                      1513 B.C.E.               "In the Beginning" to 1657

Exodus                     Moses                      1512 B.C.E                1657-1512

Leviticus                  Moses                      1512 B.C.E.               1 Month (1512)

Numbers                  Moses                      1473 B.C.E.               1512-1473

Deuteronomy            Moses                      1473 B.C.E.               2 Months (1473)

Job                          Moses                      c. 1473 B.C.E.           Over 140 yrs between 1657 and 1473

Joshua                     Joshua                     c. 1450 B.C.E.           1473-c. 1450

Judges                     Samuel                     c. 1100 B.C.E.           c.1450-c.1120

Ruth                         Samuel                     c. 1090 B.C.E.           11 yrs of Judge's rule

1 Samuel                  Samuel; Gad; Nathan  1077 B.C.E.               c.1180-1077

2 Samuel                  Gad; Nathan.            c. 1040 B.C.E.           1077-c.1040

Songs of Sol            Solomon                  c. 1020 B.C.E.

Ecclesiastes              Solomon                  b. 1000 B.C.E.

Jonah                       Jonah                       c. 844 B.C.E.

Joel                          Joel                         c. 820 B.C.E. (?)

Amos                        Amos                       c. 803 B.C.E.

Hosea                       Hosea                      a. 745 B.C.E.             b. 803-a. 74

Isaiah                       Isaiah                      c. 732 B.C.E.             c. 778-732

Micah                       Micah                       b. 716 B.C.E.            c. 777-716

Proverbs                  Solomon; Agur; Lemual. c. 716 B.C.E.

Zephaniah                Zephaniah               b. 648 B.C.E.

Nahum                     Nahum                     b. 632 B.C.E.

Habakkuk                 Habakkuk                 c. 628 B.C.E. (?)

Lamentations            Jeremiah                  607 B.C.E.

Obadiah                   Obadiah                   c. 607 B.C.E.

Ezekiel                     Ezekiel                     591 B.C.E.                613-c. 591

1 Kings                    Jeremiah                  {1 roll                       c. 1040-580

2 Kings                    Jeremiah                  {580 B.C.E.

Jeremiah                  Jeremiah                  580 B.C.E.                647-580    

Daniel                      Daniel                      536 B.C.E.                618-c. 536

Haggai                     Haggai                     520 B.C.E.                112 days (520)

Zechariah                 Zechariah                 518 B.C.E.                520-518                    

Esther                      Mordecai                  c. 474 B.C.E.             c. 484-474

1 Chronicles             Ezra                         {1 roll                       After 1 Chron 9:44:

2 Chronicles             Ezra                         { c. 460 B.C.E.          1077-537

Ezra                         Ezra                         c. 460 B.C.E.             537-c. 467

Psalms                     David & Others         c. 460 B.C.E.

Nehemiah                 Nehemiah                 a. 443 B.C.E.             456-a. 443

Malachi                    Malachi                    a. 443 B.C.E.

Matthew                    Matthew                    c. 41 C.E.                  2 B.C.E.-33C.E.

1Thessalonians        Paul                         c. 50 C.E.

2Thessalonians        Paul                         c. 51 C.E.

Galatians                  Paul                         c. 50-52 C.E.

Luke                         Luke                         c. 56-58 C.E.             3 B.C.E.-33C.E.

Romans                    Paul                         c. 56 C.E.                  33 C.E.-61 C.E.

1 Corinthians           Paul                         c. 55 C.E.

2 Corinthians           Paul                         c. 55 C.E.

Ephesians                Paul                         c. 60-61 C.E.

Philippians               Paul                         c. 60-61 C.E.

Colossians               Paul                         c. 60-61 C.E.

Philemon                  Paul                         c. 60-61 C.E.

Mark                         Mark                         c. 60-65 C.E.             29 C.E.-33C.E.

Hebrews                   Paul                         c. 61 C.E.

Acts                          Luke                         c. 61 C.E.                  33 C.E.-61 C.E.

1 Timothy                 Paul                         c. 61-64 C.E.

Titus                        Paul                         c. 61-64 C.E.

James                      James                       b. 62 C.E.

1 Peter                      Peter                        c. 62-64 C.E.

2 Peter                     Peter                        c. 64 C.E.

2 Timothy                 Paul                         c. 65 C.E.

Jude                         Jude                         c. 65 C.E.

Revelation                John                        c. 96 C.E.

John                        John                        c. 98 C.E.                  After Prologue 29-33 C.E.

1 John                      John                        c. 98 C.E.

2 John                      John                        c. 98 C.E.

3 John                      John                        c. 98 C.E.

 

a. = after   b. = before  c. = about

Edited by robin - 10 June 2008 at 1:58pm

robin have you seen this?

 

Manuscript evidence is a major problem for Islam and its claims for the Qur'an. Aside from some of the manuscripts discovered in the loft of the Great Mosque in Sanaa in 1972, no manuscript fragment of the Qur'an can be dated earlier than first quarter of the 8th century A.D. - nearly 100 years after Muhammad. (Calligraphy and Islamic Culture, Annemarie Schimmel, 1984, p.4)

Muslims attempt to get around this problem by claiming that there are two "Uthmanic recensions", or original copies of 'Uthman's Codex of the Qur'an : the Samarkand Manuscript, in the Tashkent library, Uzbekistan and the Topkapi Manuscript, in the Topkapi Museum, in Istanbul, Turkey.

The flaw in this claim is that these documents are written in the Kufic Script which, according to Qur'an scholars Martin Lings and Yasin Hamid Safadi, did not appear until the late eighth century (Lings & Safadi 1976:12-13,17; Gilchrist 1989:145-146; 152-153).

Therefore, both the Samarkand and Topkapi Codices could not have been written earlier than 150 years after the 'Uthmanic Recension was [supposedly] compiled - at the earliest during the late 700's or early 800's since both are written in the Kufic script (Gilchrist 1989:144-147). This is a serious problem because we have a period of 150 years between the death of Muhammad and the earliest Qur'an. Could there have been changes, or even an evolution of the text of the Qur'an prior to the Umayyad period?

Nevertheless, the Samarkand Codex is one of the oldest extant manuscripts of the Qur'an. This fact makes it valuable for comparison with the today commonly printed texts. There are several very interesting textual differences between the "modern Qur'an" and the Samarkand Codex which can be compared.

Christian evangelical "rubbish". Your post is nothing more than an asserted "list", which is based upon nothing than the most charitable estimates by Christian hopefuls. In the future, the forum asks you to not "dump" (see my post about dumping in the interfaith section), as if someone actually has the time to check each claim on the list. Future "dumping" will be edited.

robin wrote: The Bible books in chronological order   Book                         Writer                        Date Completed         Time covered   Genesis                    Moses                      1513 B.C.E.               "In the Beginning" to 1657 Exodus                     Moses                      1512 B.C.E                1657-1512 Leviticus                  Moses                      1512 B.C.E.               1 Month (1512) Numbers                  Moses                      1473 B.C.E.               1512-1473 Deuteronomy            Moses                      1473 B.C.E.               2 Months (1473) Job                          Moses                      c. 1473 B.C.E.           Over 140 yrs between 1657 and 1473 Joshua                     Joshua                     c. 1450 B.C.E.           1473-c. 1450 Judges                     Samuel                     c. 1100 B.C.E.           c.1450-c.1120 Ruth                         Samuel                     c. 1090 B.C.E.           11 yrs of Judge's rule 1 Samuel                  Samuel; Gad; Nathan  1077 B.C.E.               c.1180-1077 2 Samuel                  Gad; Nathan.            c. 1040 B.C.E.           1077-c.1040 Songs of Sol            Solomon                  c. 1020 B.C.E. Ecclesiastes              Solomon                  b. 1000 B.C.E. Jonah                       Jonah                       c. 844 B.C.E. Joel                          Joel                         c. 820 B.C.E. (?) Amos                        Amos                       c. 803 B.C.E. Hosea                       Hosea                      a. 745 B.C.E.             b. 803-a. 74 Isaiah                       Isaiah                      c. 732 B.C.E.             c. 778-732 Micah                       Micah                       b. 716 B.C.E.            c. 777-716 Proverbs                  Solomon; Agur; Lemual. c. 716 B.C.E. Zephaniah                Zephaniah               b. 648 B.C.E. Nahum                     Nahum                     b. 632 B.C.E. Habakkuk                 Habakkuk                 c. 628 B.C.E. (?) Lamentations            Jeremiah                  607 B.C.E. Obadiah                   Obadiah                   c. 607 B.C.E. Ezekiel                     Ezekiel                     591 B.C.E.                613-c. 591 1 Kings                    Jeremiah                  {1 roll                       c. 1040-580 2 Kings                    Jeremiah                  {580 B.C.E. Jeremiah                  Jeremiah                  580 B.C.E.                647-580     Daniel                      Daniel                      536 B.C.E.                618-c. 536 Haggai                     Haggai                     520 B.C.E.                112 days (520) Zechariah                 Zechariah                 518 B.C.E.                520-518                     Esther                      Mordecai                  c. 474 B.C.E.             c. 484-474 1 Chronicles             Ezra                         {1 roll                       After 1 Chron 9:44: 2 Chronicles             Ezra                         { c. 460 B.C.E.          1077-537 Ezra                         Ezra                         c. 460 B.C.E.             537-c. 467 Psalms                     David & Others         c. 460 B.C.E. Nehemiah                 Nehemiah                 a. 443 B.C.E.             456-a. 443 Malachi                    Malachi                    a. 443 B.C.E. Matthew                    Matthew                    c. 41 C.E.                  2 B.C.E.-33C.E. 1Thessalonians        Paul                         c. 50 C.E. 2Thessalonians        Paul                         c. 51 C.E. Galatians                  Paul                         c. 50-52 C.E. Luke                         Luke                         c. 56-58 C.E.             3 B.C.E.-33C.E. Romans                    Paul                         c. 56 C.E.                  33 C.E.-61 C.E. 1 Corinthians           Paul                         c. 55 C.E. 2 Corinthians           Paul                         c. 55 C.E. Ephesians                Paul                         c. 60-61 C.E. Philippians               Paul                         c. 60-61 C.E. Colossians               Paul                         c. 60-61 C.E. Philemon                  Paul                         c. 60-61 C.E. Mark                         Mark                         c. 60-65 C.E.             29 C.E.-33C.E. Hebrews                   Paul                         c. 61 C.E. Acts                          Luke                         c. 61 C.E.                  33 C.E.-61 C.E. 1 Timothy                 Paul                         c. 61-64 C.E. Titus                        Paul                         c. 61-64 C.E. James                      James                       b. 62 C.E. 1 Peter                      Peter                        c. 62-64 C.E. 2 Peter                     Peter                        c. 64 C.E. 2 Timothy                 Paul                         c. 65 C.E. Jude                         Jude                         c. 65 C.E. Revelation                John                        c. 96 C.E. John                        John                        c. 98 C.E.                  After Prologue 29-33 C.E. 1 John                      John                        c. 98 C.E. 2 John                      John                        c. 98 C.E. 3 John                      John                        c. 98 C.E.   a. = after   b. = before  c. = about