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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 [[Canon#Rejection_of_Seven_Old_Testament_books|'''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 [[Canon#Rejection_of_Seven_Old_Testament_books|'''TNK''' and '''LXX.''']]
The Chronological order is approximately by the date of the topical material in the book.  The book of Jonah, for example, tells a story that would have taken place in the 8th century BC but almost certainly was composed after the exile.
The Composition order is only very roughly indicative of when the books (or the material in them) ''might'' have been begun.  Scholars disagree endlessly over when composition may have begun and when the final edition may have been completed.
X - Do a timeline ...


'''Exile:''' The time of the [[Babylonian Captivity]] (587-520 BC).
'''Exile:''' The time of the [[Babylonian Captivity]] (587-520 BC).
The Chronological order is approximately by the date of the topical material in the book.  The book of Jonah, for example, tells a story that would have taken place in the 8th century BC but almost certainly was composed after the exile.


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|align="right"|1
|align="right"|1
|align="right"|1
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">01</span>17th BC
|align="right"|17th BC
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">03</span> 11th BC to 6th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/pentateuch.htm Genesis]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/pentateuch.htm Genesis]
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|align="right"|2
|align="right"|2
|align="right"|2
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">02</span>Exodus
|align="right"|Exodus
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">04</span>11th BC to 6th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/exodus/intro.htm Exodus]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/exodus/intro.htm Exodus]
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|align="right"|3
|align="right"|3
|align="right"|4
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">04</span>Exodus
|align="right"|Exodus
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">01</span>13th BC to 6th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/leviticus/intro.htm Leviticus]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/leviticus/intro.htm Leviticus]
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|align="right"|5
|align="right"|5
|align="right"|5
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">05</span>Exodus
|align="right"|Exodus
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">02</span>13th BC to 6th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/numbers/intro.htm Numbers]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/numbers/intro.htm Numbers]
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|align="right"|5
|align="right"|6
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">06</span>Exodus
|align="right"|Exodus
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">05</span>6th BC to 3rd BC?
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/deuteronomy/intro.htm Deuteronomy]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/deuteronomy/intro.htm Deuteronomy]
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|align="right"|6
|align="right"|7
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">07</span>Judges
|align="right"|Judges
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/deuteronomy/intro.htm Joshua]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/deuteronomy/intro.htm Joshua]
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|align="right"|7
|align="right"|8
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">08</span>Judges
|align="right"|Judges
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/judges/intro.htm Judges]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/judges/intro.htm Judges]
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|align="right"|8
|align="right"|9
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">09</span>Judges
|align="right"|Judges
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ruth/intro.htm Ruth]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ruth/intro.htm Ruth]
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|align="right"|9
|align="right"|11
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">11</span>Kings
|align="right"|Kings
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/historical.htm 1 Samuel]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/historical.htm 1 Samuel]
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|align="right"|10
|align="right"|12
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">12</span>Kings
|align="right"|Kings
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/historical.htm 2 Samuel]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/historical.htm 2 Samuel]
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">13</span>Kings
|align="right"|Kings
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1kings/intro.htm 1 Kings]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1kings/intro.htm 1 Kings]
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|align="right"|Kings
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1kings/intro.htm 2 Kings]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1kings/intro.htm 2 Kings]
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|align="right"|Kings
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1chronicles/intro.htm 1 Chronicles]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1chronicles/intro.htm 1 Chronicles]
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|align="right"|Kings
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/2chronicles/intro.htm 2 Chronicles]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/2chronicles/intro.htm 2 Chronicles]
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">36</span>Post-exilic
|align="right"|Post-exilic
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ezra/intro.htm Ezra]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ezra/intro.htm Ezra]
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">37</span>Post-exilic
|align="right"|Post-exilic
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/nehemiah/intro.htm Nehemiah]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/nehemiah/intro.htm Nehemiah]
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|align="right"|17
|align="right"|23
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/tobit/intro.htm Tobit]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/tobit/intro.htm Tobit]
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|align="right"|18
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/judith/intro.htm Judith]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/judith/intro.htm Judith]
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">40</span>5th-3rd BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/esther/intro.htm Esther]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/esther/intro.htm Esther]
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|align="right"|45
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">45</span>63 BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1maccabees/intro.htm 1 Maccabees]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1maccabees/intro.htm 1 Maccabees]
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|History
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|align="right"|46
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">46</span>63 BC
|align="right"|63 BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/2maccabees/intro.htm 2 Maccabees]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/2maccabees/intro.htm 2 Maccabees]
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|align="right"|22
|align="right"|35
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">35</span>
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/job/intro.htm Job]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/job/intro.htm Job]
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|Wisdom
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|align="right"|23
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|align="right"|--
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/psalms/intro.htm Psalms]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/psalms/intro.htm Psalms]
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|Wisdom
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|align="right"|24
|align="right"|33
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">33</span>Post-exilic
|align="right"|Post-exilic
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/proverbs/intro.htm Proverbs]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/proverbs/intro.htm Proverbs]
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|align="right"|25
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">41</span>3rd BC
|align="right"|3rd BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ecclesiastes/intro.htm Ecclesiastes]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ecclesiastes/intro.htm Ecclesiastes]
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|Wisdom
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|align="right"|26
|align="right"|26
|align="right"|34
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">34</span>Post-exilic
|align="right"|Post-exilic
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/songs/intro.htm Song of Songs]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/songs/intro.htm Song of Songs]
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|Wisdom
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|align="right"|27
|align="right"|27
|align="right"|44
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">44</span>1st BC
|align="right"|1st BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/wisdom/intro.htm Wisdom]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/wisdom/intro.htm Wisdom]
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|Wisdom
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|align="right"|28
|align="right"|28
|align="right"|43
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">43</span>2nd BC
|align="right"|2nd BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/sirach/intro.htm Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/sirach/intro.htm Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)]
|Wisdom
|Wisdom
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|align="right"|29
|align="right"|29
|align="right"|18
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">18</span>8th & 6th-5th BC
|align="right"|8th & 6th-5th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/isaiah/intro.htm Isaiah]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/isaiah/intro.htm Isaiah]
|Prophecy
|Prophecy
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|align="right"|30
|align="right"|30
|align="right"|26
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">26</span>Pre-exilic
|align="right"|Pre-exilic
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/jeremiah/intro.htm Jeremiah]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/jeremiah/intro.htm Jeremiah]
|Prophecy
|Prophecy
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|align="right"|31
|align="right"|31
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">28</span>587 BC
|align="right"|587 BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/lamentations/intro.htm Lamentations]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/lamentations/intro.htm Lamentations]
|Prophecy
|Prophecy
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|align="right"|32
|align="right"|32
|align="right"|29
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">29</span>587 BC
|align="right"|587 BC
|align="right"|Post-exilic
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/baruch/intro.htm Baruch]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/baruch/intro.htm Baruch]
|Prophecy
|Prophecy
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|align="right"|33
|align="right"|33
|align="right"|27
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">27</span>Pre-exilic
|align="right"|Pre-exilic
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ezekiel/intro.htm Ezekiel]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ezekiel/intro.htm Ezekiel]
|Prophecy
|Prophecy
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|align="right"|34
|align="right"|34
|align="right"|42
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">42</span>2nd BC
|align="right"|2nd BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/daniel/intro.htm Daniel]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/daniel/intro.htm Daniel]
|Prophecy
|Prophecy
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|align="right"|35
|align="right"|35
|align="right"|19
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">19</span>8th BC
|align="right"|8th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/hosea/intro.htm Hosea]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/hosea/intro.htm Hosea]
|Prophecy
|Prophecy
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|align="right"|36
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">38</span>5th-4th BC
|align="right"|5th-4th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/joel/intro.htm Joel]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/joel/intro.htm Joel]
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|Prophecy
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|align="right"|37
|align="right"|37
|align="right"|17
|align="right"|<span style="display:none">17</span>8th BC
|align="right"|8th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/amos/intro.htm Amos]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/amos/intro.htm Amos]
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|Prophecy
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">39</span>5th-4th BC
|align="right"|5th-4th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/obadiah/obadiah.htm Obadiah]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/obadiah/obadiah.htm Obadiah]
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|Prophecy
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/jonah/intro.htm Jonah]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/jonah/intro.htm Jonah]
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|Prophecy
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|align="right"|40
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|align="right"|8th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/micah/intro.htm Micah]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/micah/intro.htm Micah]
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|Prophecy
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|align="right"|7th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/nahum/intro.htm Nahum]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/nahum/intro.htm Nahum]
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|Prophecy
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">25</span>7th BC
|align="right"|7th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/habakkuk/intro.htm Habakkuk]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/habakkuk/intro.htm Habakkuk]
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|Prophecy
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|align="right"|<span style="display:none">24</span>7th BC
|align="right"|7th BC
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/habakkuk/intro.htm Zephaniah]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/habakkuk/intro.htm Zephaniah]
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|Prophecy
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/haggai/intro.htm Haggai]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/haggai/intro.htm Haggai]
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/zechariah/intro.htm Zechariah]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/zechariah/intro.htm Zechariah]
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|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/malachi/intro.htm Malachi]
|[http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/malachi/intro.htm Malachi]
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Revision as of 16:30, 27 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.

The Chronological order is approximately by the date of the topical material in the book. The book of Jonah, for example, tells a story that would have taken place in the 8th century BC but almost certainly was composed after the exile.

The Composition order is only very roughly indicative of when the books (or the material in them) might have been begun. Scholars disagree endlessly over when composition may have begun and when the final edition may have been completed.

X - Do a timeline ...

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

Bible order Topic Composition Name Genre LXX
Click on the sort symbols above to sort the table by the values in that column.
1 0117th BC 03 11th BC to 6th BC Genesis Torah TNK
2 02Exodus 0411th BC to 6th BC Exodus Torah TNK
3 04Exodus 0113th BC to 6th BC Leviticus Torah TNK
5 05Exodus 0213th BC to 6th BC Numbers Torah TNK
5 06Exodus 056th BC to 3rd BC? Deuteronomy Torah TNK
6 07Judges Joshua History TNK
7 08Judges Judges History TNK
8 09Judges Ruth History TNK
9 11Kings 1 Samuel History TNK
10 12Kings 2 Samuel History TNK
11 13Kings 1 Kings History TNK
12 14Kings 2 Kings History TNK
13 15Kings 1 Chronicles History TNK
14 16Kings 2 Chronicles History TNK
15 36Post-exilic Ezra History TNK
16 37Post-exilic Nehemiah History TNK
17 23 Tobit History LXX
18 10 Judith History LXX
19 405th-3rd BC Esther History TNK
20 4563 BC 1 Maccabees History LXX
21 4663 BC 2 Maccabees History LXX
22 35 Job Wisdom TNK
23 3-- Psalms Wisdom TNK
24 33Post-exilic Proverbs Wisdom TNK
25 413rd BC Ecclesiastes Wisdom TNK
26 34Post-exilic Song of Songs Wisdom TNK
27 441st BC Wisdom Wisdom LXX
28 432nd BC Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) Wisdom LXX
29 188th & 6th-5th BC Isaiah Prophecy TNK
30 26Pre-exilic Jeremiah Prophecy TNK
31 28587 BC Lamentations Prophecy TNK
32 29587 BC Post-exilic Baruch Prophecy LXX
33 27Pre-exilic Ezekiel Prophecy TNK
34 422nd BC Daniel Prophecy LXX & TNK
35 198th BC Hosea Prophecy TNK
36 385th-4th BC Joel Prophecy TNK
37 178th BC Amos Prophecy TNK
38 395th-4th BC Obadiah Prophecy TNK
39 228th BC Jonah Prophecy TNK
40 208th BC Micah Prophecy TNK
41 217th BC Nahum Prophecy TNK
42 257th BC Habakkuk Prophecy TNK
43 247th BC Zephaniah Prophecy TNK
44 306th BC Haggai Prophecy TNK
45 316th BC Zechariah Prophecy TNK
46 326th BC Malachi Prophecy TNK
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