All rights reserved.2 Timothy 3:16 - All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: The Old Testament - A Brief OverviewĪpproximate Timeline of the Old Testamentĭestruction of Jerusalem (About 586 B.C.)Įsther is Queen of Persia (About 478 B.C. Books of history: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1. In Christianity, the figures widely recognised as prophets are those mentioned as such in the Old Testament and the New Testament.It is believed that prophets are chosen and called by God. 922 B.C.: Judah/Israel split into two kingdoms 722 B.C.: Fall of Israel to Assyria.

Books of law: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. Timeline of the Old Testament Prophets Jeremiah 2nd Isaiah 800 B.C. Prophets such as Isaiah and Jeremiah come first in the Bible and are often called major prophets as they are longer minor prophets such as Haggai and. Beyond that, the order is grouped by literary genre as follows: Old Testament. Unless otherwise noted, the Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, Copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. Of the 66 books total, the Bible is divided into the 39 books of the Old Testament (before Christ) and the 27 books of the New Testament (after Christ). © 2010 by the Theology of Work Project, Inc. Based on a work at You are free to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work), and remix (to adapt the work) for non-commercial use only, under the condition that you must attribute the work to the Theology of Work Project, Inc., but not in any way that suggests that it endorses you or your use of the work. underlying structure of the chronology that connects the events and stories of the Bible, showing how this structure is related to the prophetic periods.

is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Theology of Work Project Online Materials by Theology of Work Project, Inc. 1030 - 931Īdopted by the Theology of Work Project Board December 9, 2010. United kingdom under Saul, David, Solomon, c. The table below shows where in time the prophets fit within the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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