Old Testament (n.b., this is a “higher chronology” than you will find elsewhere = dates are earlier than in many liberal sources; numbers in bold represent the traditional English order):
1440 – 1400 B.C.
Genesis #1
Exodus #2
Leviticus #3
Numbers #4
Deuteronomy #5
1400 – 1000
Joshua #6
Judges #7
1000 – 586 B.C. (pre-exile – mid-exile)
Period of David and Solomon (ca. 1000 – 931):
Psalms #19
Ruth #8
1st Samuel #9
2nd Samuel #10
Job #18
Proverbs #20
Ecclesiastes #21
Song of Solomon #22
Period of Rehoboam to Hezekiah (931 – 686):
Isaiah #23
Hosea #28
Joel #29
Amos #30
Obadiah #31
Jonah #32
Micah #33
Period of Hezekiah to the exile (686 – 586):
Nahum #34
Habakkuk #35
Zephaniah #36
1st Kings #11
2nd Kings #12
1st Chronicles #13
2nd Chronicles #14
Jeremiah #24
Lamentations #25
Ezekiel #26
Daniel #27
516 – 400 B.C. (post-exilic)
Ezra #15
Nehemiah #16
Esther #17
Haggai #37
Zechariah #38
Malachi #39
New Testament (n.b., this is a “higher chronology” than you will find elsewhere = dates are earlier; numbers in bold represent the traditional New Testament English order; parenthetical bold numbers are the traditional order in the Bible overall):
40 – 45. A.D.
Matthew: #1 (#40 )
45 – 50 A.D.
1st Thessalonians #13 (#52)
2nd Thessalonians #14 (#53)
1 Corinthians #7 (#46)
2 Corinthians #8 (#47)
Romans #6 (#45)
Luke #3 (#42)
50 – 55 A.D.
Galatians #9 (#48)
Ephesians #10 (#49)
Philippians #11 (#50)
Colossians #12 (#51)
Philemon #18 (#57)
Acts #5 (#44)
1st Timothy #15 (#54)
2nd Timothy #16 (#55)
Titus #17 (#56)
Hebrews #19 (#58)
55 – 60 A.D.
James #20 (#59)
Jude #26 (#65)
60 – 68 A.D.
1st Peter #21 (#60)
2nd Peter #22 (#61)
Mark #2 (#41)
John #4 (#43)
1st John #23 (#62)
2nd John #24 (#63)
3rd John #25 (#64)
Revelation #27 (#66)
