CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THE BIBLE???

 

Old Testament Era 

Age of the Patriarchs (Beginnings to 1400s BC) 

• Genesis 1-11 
• Job [Takes place sometime during Genesis; this is a good break in the narrative to slot it in.] 
• Genesis 12-50 

Age of Exodus (1400s BC) 

• Exodus 
• Leviticus 
• Numbers 
• Deuteronomy [Overlaps with Leviticus and Numbers.] 

Age of Resettlement (1300s to early 1000s BC) 

• Joshua 
• Judges 
• Ruth 

Age of Kings I: Saul and David (ca. 1050-970 BC) 

• 1 & 2 Samuel 
• 1 Chronicles  
• Psalms [Covers a wide range of time, but most were written by David.] 

Age of Kings II: Solomon (ca. 970-925 BC) 

• 1 Kings 1-11 
• 2 Chronicles 1-9 
• Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon [All ascribed to Solomon.] 

The Kingdom Divided and the Prophets (ca. 925-600 BC) 

• 1 Kings 12-22 
• 2 Kings 1-23 
• 2 Chronicles 10-35 
• Jonah 
• Amos 
• Hosea 
• Isaiah 
• Micah 
• Zephaniah 
• Nahum 
• Habakkuk 
• Jeremiah 

The Babylonian Exile (ca. 600-530 BC) 

• 2 Kings 24-25 
• 2 Chronicles 36:1-21 
• Lamentations 
• Obadiah 
• Ezekiel 
• Daniel 

Return from Exile 

• 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 
• Ezra 
• Nehemiah 
• Esther 
• Haggai 
• Zechariah 
• Joel [Debated; could be pre-exile.] 
• Malachi 

New Testament Era 

Life of Jesus (ca. 4 BC – 30 AD) 

• Matthew, Mark, John, Luke 
• Note: The Gospels can be read in any order. Mark was probably written first and John last, but I suggest the above order because Matthew starts with the genealogy, and Luke segues right into Acts (which he also wrote). 

Acts and Letters of the Apostles (ca. 30-100 AD) 

• Acts 
• James 
• 1 & 2 Thessalonians 
• Galatians 
• 1 & 2 Corinthians 
• Philippians & Philemon [Dating these hinges on which of Paul’s imprisonments they were written from.] 
• Romans 
• Colossians 
• Ephesians 
• 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus 
• 1 & 2 Peter 
• Hebrews 
• Jude 
• 1, 2 & 3 John 
• Revelation 

1. Genesis 1-11
2. Job
3. Genesis 12-50
4. Exodus
5. Leviticus
6. Numbers 1-12
7. Psalm 90
8. Numbers 13-36
9. Deuteronomy
10. Judges
11. Ruth
12. 1 Samuel 1-19
13. Psalm 11, 59
14. 1 Samuel 20-24
15. 1 Samuel 25-31
16. 2 Samuel|| 1 Chronicles 1-29
17. Most of Psalms
18. 1 Kings 1-11 || 1 Chronicles 29-2 Chronicles 9
19. Proverbs
20. Ecclesiastes
21. Song of Songs
22. 1 King 12-18 || 2 Chronicles 10-16
23. Obadiah
24. 1 Kings 19-22 || 2 Chronicles 17-20
25. 2 Kings 1-14 || 2 Chronicles 21-25
26. Jonah
27. Amos
28. 2 Kings 15-20 || 2 Chronicles 26-32
29. Isaiah
30. Micah
31. Hosea
32. 2 Kings 21 || 2 Chronicles 33
33. Nahum
34. 2 Kings 22-23 || 2 Chronicles 34-35
35. Zephaniah
36. Jeremiah
37. Habakkuk
38. 2 Kings 24-25 || 2 Chronicles 36.1-21
39. Lamentations
40. Ezekiel
41. Joel
42. Daniel
43. 2 Chronicles 36.22-23
44. Ezra
45. Psalm 137
46. Haggai
47. Zechariah
48. Esther
49. Nehemiah
50. Psalm 126
51. Malachi

1. Genesis
2. Job
3. Exodus
4. Leviticus
5. Numbers
6. Deuteronomy
7. Joshua
8. Judges
9. Ruth
10. I Samuel
11. II Samuel
12. I Chronicles
13. Psalms
14. Song of Songs
15. Proverbs
16. Ecclesiastes
17. I Kings
18. II Kings
19. II Chronicles
20. Isaiah
21. Jeremiah
22. Lamentations
23. Hosea
24. Joel
25. Amos
26. Obadiah
27. Jonah
28. Micah
29. Nahum
30. Habakkuk
31. Zephaniah
32. Ezekiel
33. Daniel
34. Ezra
35. Esther
36. Nehemiah
37. Haggai
38. Zechariah
39. Malachi

1. Matthew
2. Mark
3. Luke
4. John
5. Acts
6. I Thessalonians
7. II Thessalonians
8. I Corinthians
9. II Corinthians
10. Galatians
11. Romans
12. James
13. Colossians
14. Philemon
15. Ephesians
16. Philippians
17. I Peter
18. II Peter
19. Hebrews
20. I Timothy
21. Titus
22. II Timothy
23. Jude
24. IJohn
25. II John
26. III John
27. Revelation