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|align="right"| | |align="right"|3rd BC | ||
|Ecclesiastes | |Ecclesiastes | ||
|Wisdom | |Wisdom | ||
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|align="right"|26 | |align="right"|26 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|Post-exilic | ||
|Song of Songs | |Song of Songs | ||
|Wisdom | |Wisdom | ||
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|align="right"|27 | |align="right"|27 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|1st BC | ||
|Wisdom | |Wisdom | ||
|Wisdom | |Wisdom | ||
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|align="right"|28 | |align="right"|28 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|2nd BC | ||
|Sirach | |Sirach | ||
|Wisdom | |Wisdom | ||
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|align="right"|29 | |align="right"|29 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|6th-5th BC | ||
|Isaiah | |Isaiah | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|30 | |align="right"|30 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|Pre-exilic | ||
|Jeremiah | |Jeremiah | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|31 | |align="right"|31 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|587 BC | ||
|Lamentations | |Lamentations | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|32 | |align="right"|32 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|587 BC | ||
|Baruch | |Baruch | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|33 | |align="right"|33 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|Pre-exilic | ||
|Ezekiel | |Ezekiel | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|34 | |align="right"|34 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|2nd BC | ||
|Daniel | |Daniel | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|35 | |align="right"|35 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|8th BC | ||
|Hosea | |Hosea | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|36 | |align="right"|36 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|5th-4th BC | ||
|Joel | |Joel | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|37 | |align="right"|37 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|8th BC | ||
|Amos | |Amos | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|38 | |align="right"|38 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|5th-4th BC | ||
|Obadiah | |Obadiah | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|39 | |align="right"|39 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|5th BC | ||
|Jonah | |Jonah | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|40 | |align="right"|40 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|8th BC | ||
|Micah | |Micah | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|41 | |align="right"|41 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|7th BC | ||
|Nahum | |Nahum | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|42 | |align="right"|42 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|7th BC | ||
|Habakkuk | |Habakkuk | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|43 | |align="right"|43 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|7th BC | ||
|Zephaniah | |Zephaniah | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|44 | |align="right"|44 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|6th BC | ||
|Haggai | |Haggai | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|45 | |align="right"|45 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|6th BC | ||
|Zechariah | |Zechariah | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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|align="right"|46 | |align="right"|46 | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|6th BC | ||
|Malachi | |Malachi | ||
|Prophecy | |Prophecy | ||
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Revision as of 05:37, 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 | 3rd BC | Ecclesiastes | Wisdom |
| 26 | Post-exilic | Song of Songs | Wisdom |
| 27 | 1st BC | Wisdom | Wisdom |
| 28 | 2nd BC | Sirach | Wisdom |
| 29 | 6th-5th BC | Isaiah | Prophecy |
| 30 | Pre-exilic | Jeremiah | Prophecy |
| 31 | 587 BC | Lamentations | Prophecy |
| 32 | 587 BC | Baruch | Prophecy |
| 33 | Pre-exilic | Ezekiel | Prophecy |
| 34 | 2nd BC | Daniel | Prophecy |
| 35 | 8th BC | Hosea | Prophecy |
| 36 | 5th-4th BC | Joel | Prophecy |
| 37 | 8th BC | Amos | Prophecy |
| 38 | 5th-4th BC | Obadiah | Prophecy |
| 39 | 5th BC | Jonah | Prophecy |
| 40 | 8th BC | Micah | Prophecy |
| 41 | 7th BC | Nahum | Prophecy |
| 42 | 7th BC | Habakkuk | Prophecy |
| 43 | 7th BC | Zephaniah | Prophecy |
| 44 | 6th BC | Haggai | Prophecy |
| 45 | 6th BC | Zechariah | Prophecy |
| 46 | 6th BC | Malachi | Prophecy |