Bible Timeline
Because the books of the Bible are arranged in sections according to the style of literature (law, history, wisdom, etc.), it can sometimes be confusing to fit the Bible events into chronological (time) order. The following table gives the books in rough chronological order.
Early history
(before 1500 B.C.) Genesis, Job
Israel from Egypt to the promised land
(1500 – 1400 B.C.) Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua
The time of the Judges to King David
(1400 – 1000 B.C.) Judges, Ruth, 1&2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Psalms
King Solomon and the divided kingdom
(1000 – 605 B.C.) 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, 2 Kings, Joel, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah
The captivity in Babylon
(605 – 540 B.C.) Habakkuk, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Obadiah, Daniel, Ezekiel
The return to Jerusalem
(540 – 430 B.C.) Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah, Esther, Nehemiah, Malachi
The life of Jesus
(6 B.C. – A.D. 30) Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
The early church
(A.D. 30 – 95) Acts, Romans, 1&2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1&2 Thessalonians, 1&2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1&2 Peter, 1,2&3 John, Jude, Revelation
Early history
(before 1500 B.C.) Genesis, Job
Israel from Egypt to the promised land
(1500 – 1400 B.C.) Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua
The time of the Judges to King David
(1400 – 1000 B.C.) Judges, Ruth, 1&2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Psalms
King Solomon and the divided kingdom
(1000 – 605 B.C.) 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, 2 Kings, Joel, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah
The captivity in Babylon
(605 – 540 B.C.) Habakkuk, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Obadiah, Daniel, Ezekiel
The return to Jerusalem
(540 – 430 B.C.) Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah, Esther, Nehemiah, Malachi
The life of Jesus
(6 B.C. – A.D. 30) Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
The early church
(A.D. 30 – 95) Acts, Romans, 1&2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1&2 Thessalonians, 1&2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1&2 Peter, 1,2&3 John, Jude, Revelation