Kings, priests, and the books
The Books of the Old Testament
Blackwood’s Comprehensive Aids to the Study of the Bible · Vol. I, p. 37
Begins on Vol. I, p. 37
In their narrative order.
| Names | Authors | Dates in Years Before Christ |
|---|---|---|
| Job | Job | Unknown. |
| Genesis | Moses | From 4004 to 1635. |
| Exodus | Moses | From 1635 to 1491. |
| Leviticus | Moses | 1491. |
| Numbers | Moses | From 1491 to 1451. |
| Deuteronomy | Moses | 1451. |
| Joshua | Joshua | From 1451 to 1425. |
| Judges | Samuel | From 1425 to 1120. |
| Ruth | Unknown | From 1241 to 1231. |
| 1 Samuel | Compiled by Samuel, Nathan and Gad. | From 1135 to 1055. |
| 2 Samuel | From 1055 to 1016. | |
| Psalms | David and others. | At various times.—Those by David from 1060 to 1015. |
| Solomon's Song | Solomon | About 1016. |
| Proverbs | Solomon | About 1000. |
| Ecclesiastes | Solomon | About 976. |
| 1 Kings | Probably Jeremiah. | 1 Kings, from 1015 to 889. |
| 2 Kings | 2 Kings, from 889 to 588. | |
| 1 Chronicles | Ezra and others. | From 4004 to 532. |
| 2 Chronicles | ||
| Ezra | Ezra | From 536 to 456. |
| Nehemiah | Nehemiah | From 455 to 433. |
| Esther | Mordecai | From 521 to 495. |