The Bible was written over approximately 1600 years in three different languages, on three different continents, by 40 different authors. The following table lists out the order of the books as they were written. The following dates are not exact because we cannot be exactly sure of the very year of every book. However, they are very good estimates.
Old Testament
| Book | Author | Date Written |
| Genesis | Moses | ? – 1445 B.C. |
| Exodus | Moses | 1445 – 1405 B.C. |
| Leviticus | Moses | 1405 B.C. |
| Numbers | Moses | 1444 – 1405 B.C. |
| Deuteronomy | Moses | 1405 B.C. |
| Joshua | Joshua | 1404-1390 B.C. |
| Judges | Samuel | 1374-1129 B.C. |
| Ruth | Samuel | 1150? B.C. |
| First Samuel | Samuel | 1043-1011 B.C. |
| Second Samuel | Ezra? | 1011-1004 B.C. |
| First Kings | Jeremiah? | 971-852 B.C. |
| Second Kings | Jeremiah? | 852-587 B.C. |
| First Chronicles | Ezra? | 450 – 425 B.C. |
| Second Chronicles | Ezra? | 450 – 425 B.C. |
| Ezra | Ezra | 538-520 B.C. |
| Nehemiah | Nehemiah | 445 – 425 B.C. |
| Esther | Mordecai? | 465 B.C. |
| Job | Job? | ?? |
| Psalms | David | 1000? B.C. |
| Sons of Korah wrote Psalms 42, 44-49, 84-85, 87; Asaph wrote Psalms 50, 73-83; Heman wrote Psalm 88; Ethan wrote Psalm 89; Hezekiah wrote Psalms 120-123, 128-130, 132, 134-136; Solomon wrote Psalms 72, 127. | ||
| Proverbs | Solomon wrote 1-29 Agur wrote 30 Lemuel wrote 31 |
950 – 700 B.C. |
| Ecclesiastes | Solomon | 935 B.C. |
| Song of Solomon | Solomon | 965 B.C. |
| Isaiah | Isaiah | 740 – 680 B.C. |
| Jeremiah | Jeremiah | 627 – 585 B.C. |
| Lamentations | Jeremiah | 586 B.C. |
| Ezekiel | Ezekiel | 593-560 B.C. |
| Daniel | Daniel | 605-536 B.C. |
| Hosea | Hosea | 710 B.C. |
| Joel | Joel | 835 B.C. |
| Amos | Amos | 755 B.C. |
| Obadiah | Obadiah | 840 or 586 B.C. |
| Jonah | Jonah | 760 B.C. |
| Micah | Micah | 700 B.C. |
| Nahum | Nahum | 663 – 612 B.C. |
| Habakkuk | Habakkuk | 607 B.C. |
| Zephaniah | Zephaniah | 625 B.C. |
| Haggai | Haggai | 520 B.C. |
| Zechariah | Zechariah | 520 – 518 B.C. |
| Malachi | Malachi | 450 – 600 B.C. |
New Testament
| Book | Author | Date Written (A.D) |
| Matthew | Matthew | 60’s |
| Mark | John Mark | late 50’s early 60’s |
| Luke | Luke | 60 |
| John | John | late 80’s early 90’s |
| Acts | Luke | 61 |
| Romans | Paul | 55 |
| 1 Corinthians | Paul | 54 |
| 2 Corinthians | Paul | 55 |
| Galatians | Paul | 49 |
| Ephesians | Paul | 60 |
| Philippians | Paul | 61 |
| Colossians | Paul | 60 |
| 1 Thessalonians | Paul | 50 – 51 |
| 2 Thessalonians | Paul | 50 – 51 |
| 1 Timothy | Paul | 62 |
| 2 Timothy | Paul | 63 |
| Titus | Paul | 62 |
| Philemon | Paul | 60 |
| Hebrews | (Paul, Apollos, Barnabas . . . ?) | 60’s |
| James | James, half brother of Jesus | 40’s or 50’s |
| 1 Peter | Peter | 63 |
| 2 Peter | Peter | 63 – 64 |
| 1 John | John | late 80’s early 90’s |
| 2 John | John | late 80’s early 90’s |
| 3 John | John | late 80’s early 90’s |
| Jude | Jude, half brother of Jesus | 60’s or 70’s |
| Revelation | John | late 80’s early 90’s |
