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See the article on the [[canon]] for the general idea of how the "official list of books in the Old Testament" developed from [[Canon#Rejection_of_Seven_Old_Testament_books|'''TNK''' and '''LXX.''']]
See the article on the [[canon]] for the general idea of how the "official list of books in the Old Testament" developed from [[Canon#Rejection_of_Seven_Old_Testament_books|'''TNK''' and '''LXX.''']]


'''Exile:''' The time of the [[Babylonian Captivity]] (587-520 BC).
'''Exile:''' The time of the [[Babylonian Captivity]] (587-520 BC).


The Chronological order is by the date of the topical material in the book.  The book of Jonah, for example, tells a story that would have taken place in the 8th century BC but almost certainly was composed after the exile.
The Chronological order is approximately by the date of the topical material in the book.  The book of Jonah, for example, tells a story that would have taken place in the 8th century BC but almost certainly was composed after the exile.


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Revision as of 21:20, 26 February 2011

See the article on the canon for the general idea of how the "official list of books in the Old Testament" developed from TNK and LXX.

Exile: The time of the Babylonian Captivity (587-520 BC).

The Chronological order is approximately by the date of the topical material in the book. The book of Jonah, for example, tells a story that would have taken place in the 8th century BC but almost certainly was composed after the exile.

Bible order Chronological Topic Composition Name Genre LXX
Click on the sort symbols above to sort the table by the values in that column.
1 1 17th BC Genesis Torah TNK
2 2 Exodus Exodus Torah TNK
3 4 Exodus Leviticus Torah TNK
5 5 Exodus Numbers Torah TNK
5 6 Exodus Deuteronomy Torah TNK
6 7 Judges Joshua History TNK
7 8 Judges Judges History TNK
8 9 Judges Ruth History TNK
9 11 Kings 1 Samuel History TNK
10 12 Kings 2 Samuel History TNK
11 13 Kings 1 Kings History TNK
12 14 Kings 2 Kings History TNK
13 15 Kings 1 Chronicles History TNK
14 16 Kings 2 Chronicles History TNK
15 36 Post-exilic Ezra History TNK
16 37 Post-exilic Nehemiah History TNK
17 23 Tobit History LXX
18 10 Judith History LXX
19 40 5th-3rd BC Esther History TNK
20 45 63 BC 1 Maccabees History LXX
21 46 63 BC 2 Maccabees History LXX
22 35 Job Wisdom TNK
23 3 -- Psalms Wisdom TNK
24 33 Post-exilic Proverbs Wisdom TNK
25 41 3rd BC Ecclesiastes Wisdom TNK
26 34 Post-exilic Song of Songs Wisdom TNK
27 44 1st BC Wisdom Wisdom LXX
28 43 2nd BC Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) Wisdom LXX
29 18 8th & 6th-5th BC Isaiah Prophecy TNK
30 26 Pre-exilic Jeremiah Prophecy TNK
31 28 587 BC Lamentations Prophecy TNK
32 29 587 BC Baruch Prophecy LXX
33 27 Pre-exilic Ezekiel Prophecy TNK
34 42 2nd BC Daniel Prophecy LXX & TNK
35 19 8th BC Hosea Prophecy TNK
36 38 5th-4th BC Joel Prophecy TNK
37 17 8th BC Amos Prophecy TNK
38 39 5th-4th BC Obadiah Prophecy TNK
39 22 8th BC Jonah Prophecy TNK
40 20 8th BC Micah Prophecy TNK
41 21 7th BC Nahum Prophecy TNK
42 25 7th BC Habakkuk Prophecy TNK
43 24 7th BC Zephaniah Prophecy TNK
44 30 6th BC Haggai Prophecy TNK
45 31 6th BC Zechariah Prophecy TNK
46 32 6th BC Malachi Prophecy TNK
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