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!Name | !Name | ||
!Genre | !Genre | ||
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|History | |History | ||
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|Ruth | |Ruth | ||
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|1 Samuel | |1 Samuel | ||
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|1 Kings | |1 Kings | ||
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|Nehemiah | |Nehemiah | ||
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|Tobit | |Tobit | ||
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|Judith | |Judith | ||
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|Esther | |Esther | ||
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|1 Maccabees | |1 Maccabees | ||
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|2 Maccabees | |2 Maccabees | ||
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|Psalms | |Psalms | ||
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|Proverbs | |Proverbs | ||
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|align="right"|3rd BC | |align="right"|3rd BC | ||
|Ecclesiastes | |Ecclesiastes | ||
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|Song of Songs | |Song of Songs | ||
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|Wisdom | |Wisdom | ||
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|Sirach | |Sirach | ||
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|Isaiah | |Isaiah | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|Jeremiah | |Jeremiah | ||
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|Lamentations | |Lamentations | ||
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|Baruch | |Baruch | ||
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|Ezekiel | |Ezekiel | ||
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|Daniel | |Daniel | ||
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|Hosea | |Hosea | ||
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|Joel | |Joel | ||
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|Amos | |Amos | ||
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|Obadiah | |Obadiah | ||
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|Jonah | |Jonah | ||
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|Micah | |Micah | ||
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|Nahum | |Nahum | ||
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|Habakkuk | |Habakkuk | ||
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|Zephaniah | |Zephaniah | ||
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|Haggai | |Haggai | ||
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|Zechariah | |Zechariah | ||
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|Malachi | |Malachi | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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Revision as of 05:51, 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).
| Bible order | Chronological | Date | Name | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6th BC | Genesis | Torah |
| 2 | 2 | 6th BC | Exodus | Torah |
| 3 | 3 | 6th BC | Leviticus | Torah |
| 4 | 4 | ? | Numbers | Torah |
| 5 | 5 | 3rd BC? | Deuteronomy | Torah |
| 6 | 6 | Exile | Joshua | History |
| 7 | 7 | Exile | Judges | History |
| 8 | 39 | 10th or 5th BC? | Ruth | History |
| 9 | 8 | Post-exilic | 1 Samuel | History |
| 10 | 9 | Post-exilic | 2 Samuel | History |
| 11 | 10 | Exile | 1 Kings | History |
| 12 | 11 | Exile | 2 Kings | History |
| 13 | 24 | 3rd BC? | 1 Chronicles | History |
| 14 | 25 | 3rd BC? | 2 Chronicles | History |
| 15 | 26 | 3rd BC? | Ezra | History |
| 16 | 27 | 3rd BC? | Nehemiah | History |
| 17 | 42 | 2nd BC | Tobit | History |
| 18 | 44 | 1st BC | Judith | History |
| 19 | 45 | 5th-3rd BC | Esther | History |
| 20 | 31 | 63 BC | 1 Maccabees | History |
| 21 | 32 | 63 BC | 2 Maccabees | History |
| 22 | 35 | Post-exilic? | Job | Wisdom |
| 23 | 38 | 12th-5th BC | Psalms | Wisdom |
| 24 | 33 | Post-exilic | Proverbs | Wisdom |
| 25 | 36 | 3rd BC | Ecclesiastes | Wisdom |
| 26 | 34 | Post-exilic | Song of Songs | Wisdom |
| 27 | 37 | 1st BC | Wisdom | Wisdom |
| 28 | 2nd BC | Sirach | Wisdom | |
| 29 | 14 | 8th & 6th-5th BC | Isaiah | Prophecy |
| 30 | 19 | Pre-exilic | Jeremiah | Prophecy |
| 31 | 40 | 587 BC | Lamentations | Prophecy |
| 32 | 41 | 587 BC | Baruch | Prophecy |
| 33 | 20 | Pre-exilic | Ezekiel | Prophecy |
| 34 | 30 | 2nd BC | Daniel | Prophecy |
| 35 | 13 | 8th BC | Hosea | Prophecy |
| 36 | 28 | 5th-4th BC | Joel | Prophecy |
| 37 | 12 | 8th BC | Amos | Prophecy |
| 38 | 29 | 5th-4th BC | Obadiah | Prophecy |
| 39 | 46 | 5th BC | Jonah | Prophecy |
| 40 | 15 | 8th BC | Micah | Prophecy |
| 41 | 17 | 7th BC | Nahum | Prophecy |
| 42 | 18 | 7th BC | Habakkuk | Prophecy |
| 43 | 16 | 7th BC | Zephaniah | Prophecy |
| 44 | 21 | 6th BC | Haggai | Prophecy |
| 45 | 22 | 6th BC | Zechariah | Prophecy |
| 46 | 23 | 6th BC | Malachi | Prophecy |