The following timeline is a general layout for the biblical dates of authorship, according to the Christian Study Center. Some are estimations based upon events accounted in the books and cross-referenced with historical records. Obviously the dates are highly debatable.
B.C.E. Old Testament
- c. 2166 to c. 1876 Job
- c. 1446 to c. 1406 Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
- c. 1406 to c. 1050 Joshua, Judges
- c. 1050 to c. 931 Ruth, Samuel, Psalms, Song of Solomon, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes
- c. 875 Obadiah, Joel
- c. 790 Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah
- c. 732 to c. 726 Nahum, Zephaniah
- c. 640 Jeremiah, Lamentations, Habakkuk, Kings, Daniel, Ezekial
- c. 586 to c. 538 Haggai, Zechariah
- c. 458 Chronicles, Ezra, Esther
- c. 444 Nehemiah, Malachi
C.E. New Testament
- c. 50 I Thessalonians, II Thessalonians,
- c. 53 Galatians
- c. 55 Romans, I Corinthians,
- c. 57 II Corinthians, James (40 – 60 A.D.)
- c. 60 Mark, Luke, John, Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, Philemon
- c. 62 I Timothy, II Timothy, Acts, Titus,
- c. 64 I Peter
- c. 66 II Peter
- c. 68 to 80 Hebrews
- c. 90 I John, II John, III John, Jude
- c. 95 Revelation