Old Testament Chronology
Old Testament Chronology
Flood Tower of Babel
God chooses Abrahams family to be a blessing for the whole world. Joseph sold into slavery and eventually rises to be second in command in Egypt.
Genesis Job Colour Code Legend Blue = Historical/Narrative Purple = Law Pink = Poetry Turquois = Wisdom Red= Prophets Black = Apocalyptic Green= Letters Orange = Apocrypha
Slaves in Egypt
Crossing the Red Sea Desert Wandering Settling the Land
Exodus
Israel has no king. A pattern of rejecting God’s rule. God uses the “judges” to rescue the people.
Joshua
Judges
Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
1 Sam
Ruth
Psalms
Books of the Bible in their Setting Disclaimer: The books of the Bible are ordered according to their setting and not necessarily based on when they were written.
A Bible Chronology ©
November 2013
1050BCE
Fall
2500 BCE
Creation
Judges: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Abimelech, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, Samson, Eli, Samuel
1105 BCE Samuel Born
Moses, Joshua
Judges
1375 BCE
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses
1446 BCE Exodus
Adam, Eve, Noah
1526 BCE Moses Born
Exodus & Conquest
1805 BCE Joseph Dies
Patriarchs
Prehistory
Joshua Mutter
Old Testament Chronology Continued
Divided Kingdom
United Kingdom
Exile
Return from Exile Prophets to Israel: Ahijah, Elijah, Micaiah, Elisha, Amos, Hosea
1 & 2 Samuel
Ecclesiastes Song of Songs
Other Prophets: Obadiah to Edom, Jonah & Nahum to Nineveh, Habakkuk to Babylon
Judah or Southern Kingdom (2 tribes) Defeated by the Babylonians in 586BCE Jerusalem & the Temple is destroyed Prophets to Judah: Zechariah, Isaiah, Micah, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel (who goes into exile)
Prophets: Joel, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
(In Babylon) Daniel & the Lions Den Rack, Shack & Benny
538BCE
930BCE
Saul is chosen David & Goliath The Wisdom of Solomon
Israel or Northern Kingdom (10 tribes) Defeated by the Assyrians in 722BCE
586BCE
King Saul, King David & King Solomon
Persia defeats Babylon Exiles start coming home in three waves: 538BCE, 458BCE with Ezra, 432BCE with Nehemiah Some stay behind (Esther)
Daniel Ezra
1 & 2 Kings
Haggai
1 & 2 Chronicles Jonah
Nehemiah Zechariah
Esther Joel Malachi
Hosea
Amos
Jeremiah
Isaiah Nahum Zephaniah
Lamentations
Ezekiel Obadiah Habakkuk
Micah
Proverbs
A Bible Chronology ©
Psalms
November 2013
Joshua Mutter
New Testament Chronology
Jesus Early Life
The Inbetween
Jesus Ministry
The Early Church
Jesus Crucified & the Ascension
Longing for a Messiah.
The Apocryphal Books
35 CE Paul Converted to Christianity
44CE James Martyred Peter Imprisoned
46-48CE Paul’s 1st Missionary Journey
50CE
Jesus’ ministry begins 30CE
26CE
BCE/CE
5/6BCE Jesus born
Pentecost The Jews are ruled by the Greeks, Egyptians, Syrians & the Maccabees.
50-52CE Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey
49-50CE Jerusalem Council
59-61/61CE Paul Imprisoned in Rome 67-68CE Paul’s Dies
53-57CE Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey
70 CE Jerusalem destroyed by the Romans
90-95CE John Exiled to Patmos
Roman Rule in Israel Luke
Revelation 96CE
Acts
Matthew Mark John
James Mid to Late 40’s CE Galatians 49CE 1 Thessalonians 49CE
1 Corinthians 55CE 2 Corinthians 56CE 2 Thessalonians 50-51CE
Romans 56-57CE
Ephesians 60-61CE Colossians 60-61CE Philemon 60-61CE
1 Peter Pre-65CE
1, 2, 3 John 90CE
2 Peter 64CE
Jude 90CE
Hebrews Mid to Late 60’s CE
Philippians 60-61CE 1 & 2 Timothy Early 60’s CE Titus Early 60’s CE
A Bible Chronology ©
100CE
Alexander the Great, Herod the Great
November 2013
Joshua Mutter
Flood Tower of Babel
God chooses Abrahams family to be a blessing for the whole world. Joseph sold into slavery and eventually rises to be second in command in Egypt.
Genesis Job Colour Code Legend Blue = Historical/Narrative Purple = Law Pink = Poetry Turquois = Wisdom Red= Prophets Black = Apocalyptic Green= Letters Orange = Apocrypha
Slaves in Egypt
Crossing the Red Sea Desert Wandering Settling the Land
Exodus
Israel has no king. A pattern of rejecting God’s rule. God uses the “judges” to rescue the people.
Joshua
Judges
Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
1 Sam
Ruth
Psalms
Books of the Bible in their Setting Disclaimer: The books of the Bible are ordered according to their setting and not necessarily based on when they were written.
A Bible Chronology ©
November 2013
1050BCE
Fall
2500 BCE
Creation
Judges: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Abimelech, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, Samson, Eli, Samuel
1105 BCE Samuel Born
Moses, Joshua
Judges
1375 BCE
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses
1446 BCE Exodus
Adam, Eve, Noah
1526 BCE Moses Born
Exodus & Conquest
1805 BCE Joseph Dies
Patriarchs
Prehistory
Joshua Mutter
Old Testament Chronology Continued
Divided Kingdom
United Kingdom
Exile
Return from Exile Prophets to Israel: Ahijah, Elijah, Micaiah, Elisha, Amos, Hosea
1 & 2 Samuel
Ecclesiastes Song of Songs
Other Prophets: Obadiah to Edom, Jonah & Nahum to Nineveh, Habakkuk to Babylon
Judah or Southern Kingdom (2 tribes) Defeated by the Babylonians in 586BCE Jerusalem & the Temple is destroyed Prophets to Judah: Zechariah, Isaiah, Micah, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel (who goes into exile)
Prophets: Joel, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
(In Babylon) Daniel & the Lions Den Rack, Shack & Benny
538BCE
930BCE
Saul is chosen David & Goliath The Wisdom of Solomon
Israel or Northern Kingdom (10 tribes) Defeated by the Assyrians in 722BCE
586BCE
King Saul, King David & King Solomon
Persia defeats Babylon Exiles start coming home in three waves: 538BCE, 458BCE with Ezra, 432BCE with Nehemiah Some stay behind (Esther)
Daniel Ezra
1 & 2 Kings
Haggai
1 & 2 Chronicles Jonah
Nehemiah Zechariah
Esther Joel Malachi
Hosea
Amos
Jeremiah
Isaiah Nahum Zephaniah
Lamentations
Ezekiel Obadiah Habakkuk
Micah
Proverbs
A Bible Chronology ©
Psalms
November 2013
Joshua Mutter
New Testament Chronology
Jesus Early Life
The Inbetween
Jesus Ministry
The Early Church
Jesus Crucified & the Ascension
Longing for a Messiah.
The Apocryphal Books
35 CE Paul Converted to Christianity
44CE James Martyred Peter Imprisoned
46-48CE Paul’s 1st Missionary Journey
50CE
Jesus’ ministry begins 30CE
26CE
BCE/CE
5/6BCE Jesus born
Pentecost The Jews are ruled by the Greeks, Egyptians, Syrians & the Maccabees.
50-52CE Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey
49-50CE Jerusalem Council
59-61/61CE Paul Imprisoned in Rome 67-68CE Paul’s Dies
53-57CE Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey
70 CE Jerusalem destroyed by the Romans
90-95CE John Exiled to Patmos
Roman Rule in Israel Luke
Revelation 96CE
Acts
Matthew Mark John
James Mid to Late 40’s CE Galatians 49CE 1 Thessalonians 49CE
1 Corinthians 55CE 2 Corinthians 56CE 2 Thessalonians 50-51CE
Romans 56-57CE
Ephesians 60-61CE Colossians 60-61CE Philemon 60-61CE
1 Peter Pre-65CE
1, 2, 3 John 90CE
2 Peter 64CE
Jude 90CE
Hebrews Mid to Late 60’s CE
Philippians 60-61CE 1 & 2 Timothy Early 60’s CE Titus Early 60’s CE
A Bible Chronology ©
100CE
Alexander the Great, Herod the Great
November 2013
Joshua Mutter
