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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 '''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 '''TNK''' and '''LXX.''' | ||
'''Exile:''' The time of the [[Babylonian Captivity]] ( | '''Exile:''' The time of the [[Babylonian Captivity]] (587-520 BC). | ||
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|align="right"| | |align="right"|10th or 5th BC? | ||
|Ruth | |Ruth | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"| | |align="right"|Post-exilic | ||
|2 Samuel | |2 Samuel | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|11 | |align="right"|11 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|Exile | ||
|1 Kings | |1 Kings | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|12 | |align="right"|12 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|Exile | ||
|2 Kings | |2 Kings | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|13 | |align="right"|13 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|3rd BC? | ||
|1 Chronicles | |1 Chronicles | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|14 | |align="right"|14 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|3rd BC? | ||
|2 Chronicles | |2 Chronicles | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|15 | |align="right"|15 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|3rd BC? | ||
|Ezra | |Ezra | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|16 | |align="right"|16 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|3rd BC? | ||
|Nehemiah | |Nehemiah | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|17 | |align="right"|17 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|2nd BC | ||
|Tobit | |Tobit | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|18 | |align="right"|18 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|1st BC | ||
|Judith | |Judith | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|19 | |align="right"|19 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|5th-3rd BC | ||
|Esther | |Esther | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|20 | |align="right"|20 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|63 BC | ||
|1 Maccabees | |1 Maccabees | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|21 | |align="right"|21 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|63 BC | ||
|2 Maccabees | |2 Maccabees | ||
|History | |History | ||
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|align="right"|22 | |align="right"|22 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|Post-exilic? | ||
|Job | |Job | ||
|Wisdom | |Wisdom | ||
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|align="right"|23 | |align="right"|23 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|12th-5th BC | ||
|Psalms | |Psalms | ||
|Wisdom | |Wisdom | ||
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|align="right"|24 | |align="right"|24 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|Post-exilic | ||
|Proverbs | |Proverbs | ||
|Wisdom | |Wisdom | ||
Revision as of 02:12, 18 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).
| # | Finished | Name | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6th BC | Genesis | Torah |
| 2 | 6th BC | Exodus | Torah |
| 3 | 6th BC | Leviticus | Torah |
| 4 | ? | Numbers | Torah |
| 5 | 3rd BC? | Deuteronomy | Torah |
| 6 | Exile | Joshua | History |
| 7 | Exile | Judges | History |
| 8 | 10th or 5th BC? | Ruth | History |
| 9 | Post-exilic | 1 Samuel | History |
| 10 | Post-exilic | 2 Samuel | History |
| 11 | Exile | 1 Kings | History |
| 12 | Exile | 2 Kings | History |
| 13 | 3rd BC? | 1 Chronicles | History |
| 14 | 3rd BC? | 2 Chronicles | History |
| 15 | 3rd BC? | Ezra | History |
| 16 | 3rd BC? | Nehemiah | History |
| 17 | 2nd BC | Tobit | History |
| 18 | 1st BC | Judith | History |
| 19 | 5th-3rd BC | Esther | History |
| 20 | 63 BC | 1 Maccabees | History |
| 21 | 63 BC | 2 Maccabees | History |
| 22 | Post-exilic? | Job | Wisdom |
| 23 | 12th-5th BC | Psalms | Wisdom |
| 24 | Post-exilic | Proverbs | Wisdom |
| 25 | Ecclesiastes | Wisdom | |
| 26 | Song of Songs | Wisdom | |
| 27 | Wisdom | Wisdom | |
| 28 | Sirach | Wisdom | |
| 29 | Isaiah | Prophecy | |
| 30 | Jeremiah | Prophecy | |
| 31 | Lamentations | Prophecy | |
| 32 | Baruch | Prophecy | |
| 33 | Ezekiel | Prophecy | |
| 34 | Daniel | Prophecy | |
| 35 | Hosea | Prophecy | |
| 36 | Joel | Prophecy | |
| 37 | Amos | Prophecy | |
| 38 | Obadiah | Prophecy | |
| 39 | Jonah | Prophecy | |
| 40 | Micah | Prophecy | |
| 41 | Nahum | Prophecy | |
| 42 | Habakkuk | Prophecy | |
| 43 | Zephaniah | Prophecy | |
| 44 | Haggai | Prophecy | |
| 45 | Zechariah | Prophecy | |
| 46 | Malachi | Prophecy |