Book | Author* | Approx. Date | Subject |
The Pentateuch | | | |
Genesis | Moses | 4004 BC | Beginning of the Chosen Family |
Exodus | Moses | 1635 BC | The Covenant with the Chosen Nation |
Leviticus | Moses | 1490 BC | Moral, Civil, and Ceremonial Laws |
Numbers | Moses | 1490 BC | Journey to the Promised Land |
Deuteronomy | Moses | 1451 BC | Laws of the Hebrew Nation |
The Historical Books | | | |
Joshua | Joshua | 1451 BC | The Conquest of Canaan |
Judges | Samuel | 1425 BC | The 15 Judges |
Ruth | Samuel | 1322 BC | David's Messianic Family Begins |
1 Samuel | Nathan | 1171 BC | The Hebrew Monarchy |
2 Samuel | Nathan | 1171 BC | The Reign of King David |
1 Kings | Jeremiah | 1015 BC | The Divided Kingdom |
2 Kings | Jeremiah | 1015 BC | History of the Divided Kingdom |
1 Chronicles | Ezra | 1056 BC | The Reign of King David |
2 Chronicles | Ezra | 1056 BC | History of the Southern Kingdom |
Ezra | Ezra | 536 BC | The Return from Captivity |
Nehemiah | Nehemiah | 446 BC | The Rebuilding of Jerusalem |
Esther | Mordecai | 521 BC | The Jews In Exile |
The Poetical Books | | | |
Job | Unknown | 1520 BC | Providence and Suffering |
Psalms | David | 1056 BC | Devotion to God |
Proverbs | Solomon | 1000 BC | Wisdom in Life |
Ecclesiastes | Solomon | 977 BC | Happiness in Life |
Song of Songs | Solomon | 1014 BC | The Glories of Marriage and Love |
The Greater Prophets | | | |
Isaiah | Isaiah | 760 BC | The Messianic Kingdom |
Jeremiah | Jeremiah | 629 BC | The Doom of Judah |
Lamentations | Jeremiah | 588 BC | A Dirge Over the Loss of Jerusalem |
Ezekiel | Ezekiel | 595 BC | The Final Restoration of Israel |
Daniel | Daniel | 607 BC | The Triumph of the Messiah |
The Minor Prophets | | | |
Hosea | Hosea | 785 BC | The Apostasy of Israel |
Joel | Joel | 800 BC | The Kingdom of Judah |
Amos | Amos | 787 BC | The Kingdom of David |
Obadiah | Obadiah | 587 BC | The Destruction of Edom |
Jonah | Jonah | 862 BC | The Mercy on Nineveh |
Micah | Micah | 750 BC | Bethlehem's King |
Nahum | Nahum | 713 BC | The Destruction of Assyria |
Habakkuk | Habakkuk | 626 BC | The Judgement of the Babylonians |
Zephaniah | Zephaniah | 630 BC | The Day of the Lord |
Haggai | Haggai | 520 BC | Rebuilding of the Temple |
Zechariah | Zechariah | 520 BC | Christ's 1st and 2nd Coming |
Malachi | Malachi | 397 BC | Final Message to Rebellious Israel |
* Mentioned by Name or Traditionally Accepted