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See the article on the [[canon]] for the general idea of how the "official list of books in the Old Testament" developed from '''TNK''' and '''LXX.'''
See the article on the [[canon]] for the general idea of how the "official list of books in the Old Testament" developed from '''TNK''' and '''LXX.'''


'''Exile:''' The time of the [[Babylonian Captivity]] (586 BC -
'''Exile:''' The time of the [[Babylonian Captivity]] (587-520 BC).


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|Ruth
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|History
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|2 Samuel
|2 Samuel
|History
|History
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|1 Kings
|1 Kings
|History
|History
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|2 Kings
|2 Kings
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|History
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|1 Chronicles
|1 Chronicles
|History
|History
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|2 Chronicles
|2 Chronicles
|History
|History
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|Ezra
|Ezra
|History
|History
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|Nehemiah
|Nehemiah
|History
|History
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|Tobit
|Tobit
|History
|History
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|Judith
|Judith
|History
|History
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|Esther
|Esther
|History
|History
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|1 Maccabees
|1 Maccabees
|History
|History
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|2 Maccabees
|2 Maccabees
|History
|History
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|Job
|Job
|Wisdom
|Wisdom
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|Psalms
|Psalms
|Wisdom
|Wisdom
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|Proverbs
|Proverbs
|Wisdom
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Revision as of 02:12, 18 February 2011

See the article on the canon for the general idea of how the "official list of books in the Old Testament" developed from TNK and LXX.

Exile: The time of the Babylonian Captivity (587-520 BC).

# Finished Name Genre
1 6th BC Genesis Torah
2 6th BC Exodus Torah
3 6th BC Leviticus Torah
4 ? Numbers Torah
5 3rd BC? Deuteronomy Torah
6 Exile Joshua History
7 Exile Judges History
8 10th or 5th BC? Ruth History
9 Post-exilic 1 Samuel History
10 Post-exilic 2 Samuel History
11 Exile 1 Kings History
12 Exile 2 Kings History
13 3rd BC? 1 Chronicles History
14 3rd BC? 2 Chronicles History
15 3rd BC? Ezra History
16 3rd BC? Nehemiah History
17 2nd BC Tobit History
18 1st BC Judith History
19 5th-3rd BC Esther History
20 63 BC 1 Maccabees History
21 63 BC 2 Maccabees History
22 Post-exilic? Job Wisdom
23 12th-5th BC Psalms Wisdom
24 Post-exilic Proverbs Wisdom
25 Ecclesiastes Wisdom
26 Song of Songs Wisdom
27 Wisdom Wisdom
28 Sirach Wisdom
29 Isaiah Prophecy
30 Jeremiah Prophecy
31 Lamentations Prophecy
32 Baruch Prophecy
33 Ezekiel Prophecy
34 Daniel Prophecy
35 Hosea Prophecy
36 Joel Prophecy
37 Amos Prophecy
38 Obadiah Prophecy
39 Jonah Prophecy
40 Micah Prophecy
41 Nahum Prophecy
42 Habakkuk Prophecy
43 Zephaniah Prophecy
44 Haggai Prophecy
45 Zechariah Prophecy
46 Malachi Prophecy