Canon of the Old Testament
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 -
| # | 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 | Ruth | History | |
| 9 | Post-exilic | 1 Samuel | History |
| 10 | 2 Samuel | History | |
| 11 | 1 Kings | History | |
| 12 | 2 Kings | History | |
| 13 | 1 Chronicles | History | |
| 14 | 2 Chronicles | History | |
| 15 | Ezra | History | |
| 16 | Nehemiah | History | |
| 17 | Tobit | History | |
| 18 | Judith | History | |
| 19 | Esther | History | |
| 20 | 1 Maccabees | History | |
| 21 | 2 Maccabees | History | |
| 22 | Job | Wisdom | |
| 23 | Psalms | Wisdom | |
| 24 | 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 |