Old Testament

Structure and Timeline

18
Job

by Shawn D. Handran

Mostly written
by King David

19
Psalms

Books 1-5 also known as

The Law or Books of Moses

Time period of Job

(not time of writing)

Events People

20
Proverbs

3
Leviticus

1
Genesis

2
Exodus

? - 2000bc

5
Deuteronomy

4
Numbers

8
Ruth

21
Ecclesiastes

7
Judges

9
1 Samuel

1500bc

1400bc

1100bc

1050bc

970bc

Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph

Moses

Joshua

Gideon
Samson
Ruth
Samuel

Samuel
Saul
David

Solomon
Elijah

Creation
Fall
Flood
Nations
Covenant

Slavery
Plagues
Passover
Freedom
Law

Promised
Land

Everyone
did what
was right in
their own
eyes

Monarchy

Sources:
Interactive Timeline of Bible History by Shawn Handran (Self-Published, 2007)
Basics of the Bible by Shawn Handran (Self-Published, 2008)
Walk Thru the Old Testament (Walk Thru the Bible, 1972-94)
Ryrie Study Bible (Moody Press, 1976-78)

Jonah and Nahum written to

Assyria before Exile

Jeremiah written before and during Exile

Lamentations written during Exile

12
2 Kings

17
Esther

Babylonian Exile
608 - 538bc

850bc
Hezekiah
Josiah

Divided Kingdom

15
Ezra

500bc
Daniel

Exile

Zerubabbel
Esther
Ezra

16
Nehemiah

450bc
Nehemiah

Rebuilding Jerusalem

23
Isaiah

31
Obadiah

26
Ezekiel

37
Haggai

24
Jeremiah

32
Jonah

27
Daniel

38
Zechariah

33
Micah

Ezekiel and Daniel

written in Exile

39
Malachi

25
Lamentations
Isaiah, Joel, Micah, Habakkuk and Zephaniah
written to Southern Kingdom
28
(Judah) before Exile
Hosea
Obadiah written to Edom
before Exile

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11
1 Kings

United Kingdom

Hosea and Amos written to Northern

Kingdom (Israel) before Exile

timeline not drawn to scale

14
2 Chronicles

6
Joshua

Doubt
Wandering

Written by King Solomon

22
Song of Sol.

13
1 Chronicles
10
2 Samuel

History Poetry Prophecy

34
Nahum

29
Joel

35
Habakkuk

30
Amos

36
Zephaniah

Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi

written after return from Exile
and rebuilding of Jerusalem

New Testament Structure and Timeline by Shawn D. Handran

Letters

History
1
Matthew

Prophecy
5
Acts

Matthew the Apostle

Luke the Physician, Companion of Paul

2
Mark

20
James

John Mark

Half-brother of Jesus

3
Luke
Luke the Physician, Companion of Paul

4
John

15
1 Timothy

7
1 Corinthians

17
Titus

8
2 Corinthians

16
2 Timothy

13
1 Thess.

In the beginning...

Events

9
Galatians

6
Romans
John the Apostle

Birth of Jesus

27
Revelation

Public
Ministry
of Jesus

Crucifixion
Taking the
Resurrection Good News
Ascension
to the world
Holy Spirit

John the Apostle

26
Jude
Half-brother of Jesus

Interactive Timeline of Bible History by Shawn Handran (Self-Published, 2007)

Basics of the Bible by Shawn Handran (Self-Published, 2008)
Ryrie Study Bible (Moody Press, 1976-78)

25
3 John

Paul the Apostle

John the Apostle

19
Hebrews
Unknown, perhaps Paul

14
2 Thess.

21
1 Peter

10
Ephesians

22
2 Peter

12
Colossians

Peter the Apostle

Terrible
days

18
Philemon

40s

New Heaven
& Earth

timeline not drawn to scale

Paul the Apostle

30s

24
2 John

11
Philippians

Sources:

4bc

23
1 John

50s

60s

70s

80s

90s

Present

Future

The Resurrection of Jesus is the Best Attested Event in History

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