A chart showing who wrote the Bible and when they wrote it

The Old Testament

Bible Book	Who wrote it	When they wrote it



Genesis	Moses	1440+/- BC
Exodus	Moses	1445-05 BC
Leviticus	Moses	1445-05 BC
Numbers	Moses	1450-05 BC
Deuteronomy	Moses	1407-05 BC
Joshua	Joshua	1404-1370 BC
Judges	Samuel	1374-1000 BC
Ruth	Samuel	1150 BC
1st Samuel	Samuel	1043-1011 BC
2nd Samuel	Ezra	1011-1004 BC
1st Kings	Jeremiah	971-852 BC
2nd Kings	Jeremiah	852-587 BC
1st Chronicles	Ezra	450-425 BC
2nd Chronicles	Ezra	450-425 BC
Ezra	Ezra	538-520 BC
Nehemiah	Nehemiah	445-425 BC
Esther	Mordecai	465 BC
Job	Solomon	1000-900BC
Psalms	Asaph 50, 73-83; David 3-9,11-32, 34-41, 51-65, 68-70, 86, 103, 108-110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 138-145; Ethan 89; Ezra 119; Haggai and Zechariah 146-147; Heman 88; Hezekiah 120-121, 123, 128-130, 132, 134-136; Moses 90; Solomon 71, 127; Sons of Korah 42, 44-45, 47-49, 84-85, 87. The authors of the remainder are unknown.	1000-400 BC
Proverbs	1:1-24:22 Solomon, 24:23-34 other wise men, 25:1-29:27 Solomon, 30 - Agur, 31 Lemuel	950-700 BC
Ecclesiastes	Solomon	935 B
Song of Solomon	Solomon	965 BC
Isaiah	Isaiah	740-680 BC
Jeremiah	Jeremiah	627-585 BC
Lamentations	Jeremiah	627-585 BC
Ezekiel	Ezekiel	593-560 BC
Daniel	Daniel	605-536 BC
Hosea	Hosea	710 BC
Joel	Joel	835 BC
Amos	Amos	755 BC
Obadiah	Obadiah	840 or 586 BC
Jonah	Jonah	760 BC
Micah	Micah	700 BC
Nahum	Nahum	663-612 BC
Habakkuk	Habakkuk	607 BC
Zephaniah	Zephaniah	625 BC
haggai	haggai	520 Bc
Zechariah	Zechariah	520-518 BC
Malachi	Malachi	450-600 BC