Who Wrote The Bible And When Was It Written?

PERSON	CLAIM TO FAME	AUTHORED:
MOSES	Egyptian prince later charged with treason and exiled	Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
JOSHUA	Israel's Military commander	Most of Joshua
RUTH	Moabitess Gentile & housewife
SAMUEL	Priest	Judges & Ruth?
???		I & II Samuel I & II Kings I & II Chronicles
EZRA	Priest, scribe, & member of"The Great Synagogue"?	Ezra
NEHEMIAH	Persian king's "Press Secretary" & member of"The Great Synagogue"?	Nehemiah
ESTHER	Queen of the Persian Empire
JOB	Rich farmer
DAVID	Israel's most famous king	About half of the Psalms
SOLOMON	Son of David & Israel's third king	Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
ISAIAH	Prophet & prominent Israeli statesman	Isaiah
JEREMIAH	Prophet & priestly heritage	Jeremiah, Lamentations
EZEKIEL	Prophet & priestly heritage	Ezekiel
DANIEL	Prophet & Babylonian Prime Minister	Daniel
HOSEA	Prophet	Hosea
JOEL	Prophet	Joel
AMOS	Prophet & uneducated poor shepherd	Amos
OBADIAH	Prophet	Obadiah
JONAH	Prophet	Jonah
MICAH	Prophet & poor preacher	Micah
NAHUM	Prophet	Nahum
HABAKKUK	Prophet	Habakkuk
ZEPHANIAH	Prophet	Zephaniah
HAGGAI	Prophet	Haggai
ZECHARIAH	Prophet, priestly heritage, & member of "The Great Synagogue"?	Zechariah
MALACHI	Prophet	Malachi

PERSON	CLAIM TO FAME	AUTHORED:
MATTHEW	Despised tax collector	Gospel of Matthew
MARK	Peter's scribe & associate
LUKE	Gentile medical doctor, & Paul's associate	Gospel of Luke, Acts
JOHN	Son of a wealthy, prominent fisherman	Gospel of John, I & II & II John, Revelation
PAUL	Pharisee & student of Gamaliel	Letters to Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon
TIMOTHY	Disciple of Paul
TITUS	Gentile fellow worker with Paul
PHILEMON	Fellow worker with Paul
???		Hebrews
JAMES	Half brother of Jesus
PETER	Fisherman
JUDE	Half brother of Jesus

OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS	TIME FRAME
PENTATEUCH: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy	15th C BC
PRE-KINGDOM: Joshua, Judges, Ruth	14th-11th C BC
KINGDOM I & II Samuel I & II Kings I & II Chronicles	10th C BC or later 10th-6th C BC 5th C BC
WRITINGS Job Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon	21th-19th C BC ? Mostly 11th-10th C BC
MAJOR PROPHETS Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel	8th-6th C BC
MINOR PROPHETS (Before Babylonian Exile) Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah	9th-7th C BC
MINOR PROPHETS (After Babylonian Exile) Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi	6th C BC 5th C BC

NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS?	TIME FRAME
GOSPELS: Matthew, Mark, Luke John	Mid 1st C AD Late 1st C AD
ACTS	Late 1st C AD
CHURCH & PASTORAL LETTERS: Romans, I & II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, I & II Thessalonians I & II Timothy, Titus, Philemon	Mid 1st C AD Mid 1st C AD
HEBREW LETTERS: Hebrews, James, I & II Peter, Jude I & II & III John, Revelation	Mid 1st C AD Late 1st C AD