Dates NT Books Written-Most Bible Publishers provide these Dates for you in their Preface pages
Books of the Greek Scriptures Written During the Common (Christian) Era—Hebrew
Scripures follow after Greek Scriptures
Name of Book: Matthew
Writer: Matthew
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 41
Time Covered: 2 B.C.E.–33 C.E.
Name of Book: Mark
Writer: Mark
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 60-65
Time Covered: 29-33 C.E.
Name of Book: Luke
Writer: Luke
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 56-58
Time Covered: 3 B.C.E.–33 C.E.
Name of Book: John
Writer: Apostle John
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 98
Time Covered: After prologue, 29–33 C.E.
Name of Book: Acts
Writer: Luke
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 61
Time Covered: 33–c. 61 C.E.
Name of Book: Romans
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 56
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 1
Corinthians
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 55
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 2
Corinthians
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 55
Time Covered:
Name of Book: Galatians
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 50-52
Time Covered:
Name of Book: Ephesians
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 60-61
Time Covered:
Name of Book: Philippians
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 60-61
Time Covered:
Name of Book: Colossians
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 60-61
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 1
Thessalonians
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 50
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 2
Thessalonians
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 51
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 1 Timothy
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 61-64
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 2 Timothy
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 65
Time Covered:
Name of Book: Titus
Writer: Paul
Place
Written: Macedonia
(?)
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 61-64
Time Covered:
Name of Book: Philemon
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 60-61
Time Covered:
Name of Book: Hebrews
Writer: Paul
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 61
Time Covered:
Name of Book: James
Writer: James (Jesus’ brother)
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): b. 62
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 1 Peter
Writer: Peter
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 62-64
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 2 Peter
Writer: Peter
Place
Written: Babylon (?)
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 64
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 1 John
Writer: Apostle John
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 98
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 2 John
Writer: Apostle John
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 98
Time Covered:
Name of Book: 3 John
Writer: Apostle John
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 98
Time Covered:
Name of Book: Jude
Writer: Jude (Jesus’ brother)
Place
Written: Palestine
(?)
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 65
Time Covered:
Name of Book: Revelation
Writer: Apostle John
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (C.E.): c. 96
Time Covered:
Table of the Books of the Bible
(Indicating the writer,
the place of writing, the time of completion of writing and the time covered by
the events of the book)
[Names of writers of some
books and of places where written are uncertain. Many dates are only approximate,
the symbol a. meaning “after,” b. meaning “before” and c. meaning “circa,” or
“about.”]
Books of the Hebrew
Scriptures Before the Common
(Christian) Era
Name of Book: Genesis
Writer(s): Moses
Place
Written: Wilderness
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 1513
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): “In the
beginning” to 1657
Name of Book: Exodus
Writer(s): Moses
Place
Written: Wilderness
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 1512
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
1657-1512
Name of Book: Leviticus
Writer(s): Moses
Place
Written: Wilderness
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 1512
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 1 month
(1512)
Name of Book: Numbers
Writer(s): Moses
Place
Written: Wilderness
and Plains of
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 1473
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
1512-1473
Name of Book: Deuteronomy
Writer(s): Moses
Place
Written: Plains of
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 1473
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 2
months (1473)
Name of Book: Joshua
Writer(s): Joshua
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 1450
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 1473–c.
1450
Name of Book: Judges
Writer(s): Samuel
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 1100
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): c.
1450–c. 1120
Name of Book: Ruth
Writer(s): Samuel
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 1090
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 11
years of Judges’ rule
Name of Book: 1 Samuel
Writer(s): Samuel; Gad; Nathan
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 1078
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): c.
1180-1078
Name of Book: 2 Samuel
Writer(s): Gad; Nathan
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 1040
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 1077–c.
1040
Name of Book: 1 Kings
2 Kings
Writer(s): Jeremiah
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 1 roll 580
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): c.
1040-580
Name of Book: 1
Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Writer(s): Ezra
Place
Written: Jerusalem
(?)
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 1 roll c. 460
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): After 1
Chronicles 9:44: 1077-537
Name of Book: Ezra
Writer(s): Ezra
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 460
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 537–c.
467
Name of Book: Nehemiah
Writer(s): Nehemiah
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): a. 443
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 456–a.
443
Name of Book: Esther
Writer(s): Mordecai
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 475
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 493–c.
475
Name of Book: Job
Writer(s): Moses
Place
Written: Wilderness
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 1473
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): Over
140 years between 1657 and 1473
Name of Book: Psalms
Writer(s): David and others
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 460
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Proverbs
Writer(s): Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 717
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book:
Ecclesiastes
Writer(s): Solomon
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): b. 1000
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Song of
Solomon, The
Writer(s): Solomon
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 1020
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Isaiah
Writer(s): Isaiah
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): a. 732
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): c.
778–a. 732
Name of Book: Jeremiah
Writer(s): Jeremiah
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 580
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 647-580
Name of Book:
Lamentations
Writer(s): Jeremiah
Place
Written: Near
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 607
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Ezekiel
Writer(s): Ezekiel
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 591
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 613–c.
591
Name of Book: Daniel
Writer(s): Daniel
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 536
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 618–c.
536
Name of Book: Hosea
Writer(s): Hosea
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): a. 745
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): b.
804–a. 745
Name of Book: Joel
Writer(s): Joel
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 820 (?)
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Amos
Writer(s): Amos
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 804
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Obadiah
Writer(s): Obadiah
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 607
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Jonah
Writer(s): Jonah
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 844
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Micah
Writer(s): Micah
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): b. 717
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): c.
777-717
Name of Book: Nahum
Writer(s): Nahum
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): b. 632
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Habakkuk
Writer(s): Habakkuk
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): c. 628 (?)
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Zephaniah
Writer(s): Zephaniah
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): b. 648
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):
Name of Book: Haggai
Writer(s): Haggai
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 520
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 112
days (520)
Name of Book: Zechariah
Writer(s): Zechariah
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): 518
Time Covered
(B.C.E.): 520-518
Name of Book: Malachi
Writer(s): Malachi
Place
Written:
Writing
Completed (B.C.E.): a. 443
Time Covered
(B.C.E.):