WHERE OUR BIBLE CAME FROM
History of the BIBLE
ETERNITY PAST
⇛ CREATION The Garden of Eden
⇒ ⇒ Age of Innocence ⟶ ( ?? yrs)
⇛ FALL (Removed from Garden)
⇒ ⇒ Age of Conscience ⟶ ..(1660 yrs)
⇛ FLOOD (World Wide, Noah’s Ark) ⟶ BC 2385
⇒ ⇒ Age of Government ⟶ ..( 150 yrs)
⇛ BABLE, Tower of (Confusion of Language Separation of People)
⇒ ⇒ Age of Promise ⟶ ..(2000+ yrs)
| Call of Abram ⟶ BC 1958
| Book of JOB (Abram,Job,Elihu,Moses??)
| Exodus from Egypt ⟶ BC 1528
⇛ LAW (Ten Commandments)
⇒ ⇒ Age of Law ⟶ ..(3000+ yrs)
⇒ 40 years of wandering in wilderness
| Book of Genesis (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
| Book of Exodus (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
| Book of Leviticus (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
| Book of Numbers (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
| Book of Deuteronomy (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
⇒ Entering the Promise Land ⟶ BC 1488
| Book of Joshua (Joshua) ⟶ BC 1425
⇒ Judges Rule Israel (470 yrs)
| Book of Judges (Samuel) ⟶ BC 1410
| Book of Ruth (????) ⟶ BC 1300
| Book of 1Samuel (Samuel/Nathan) ⟶ BC 1155
⇒ Kingdom Era (495 yrs)
| Book of 2 Samuel (Samuel/Nathan) ⟶ BC 1155
| Book of Psalms (David,Solomon,Nathan) ⟶ BC 1000
| Book of 1Chronicles (???) ⟶ BC 1000
| Book of Proverbs (Solomon/David) ⟶ BC 990
| Book of Ecclesiastes (Solomon) ⟶ BC 980
| Book of 1Kings (???) ⟶ BC 980
| Book of Song of Solomon (Solomon) ⟶ BC 980
| Book of Jonah (Jonah) ⟶ BC 820
| Book of Joel (Joel) ⟶ BC 806
| Book of Hosea (Hosea) ⟶ BC 780
| Book of Amos (Amos) ⟶ BC 770
| Book of Micah (Micah) ⟶ BC 750
| Book of Isaiah (Isaiah) ⟶ BC 700
| Book of Nahum (Nahum) ⟶ BC 690
| Book of Zephaniah (Zephaniah) ⟶ BC 620
| Book of Obadiah (Obadiah) ⟶ BC 600
| Book of Habakkuk (Habakkuk) ⟶ BC 600
| Book of Jeremiah (Jeremiah) ⟶ BC 590
| Book of Lamentations (Jeremiah) ⟶ BC 588
| Book of 2Kings (???/Ezra) ⟶ BC 586
| Book of Ezekiel (Ezekiel) ⟶ BC 580
⇒ EXILE from Land Taken to Babylon (70 yrs) ⟶ BC 580
| Book of Ezra (Ezra) ⟶ BC 536
| Book of Daniel (Daniel) ⟶ BC 535
⇒ Start Rebuilding Jerusalem (Temple) ⟶ BC 522
| Book of Haggai (Haggai) ⟶ BC 520
| Book of Zechariah (Zechariah) ⟶ BC 520
| Book of Nehemiah (Nehemiah) ⟶ BC 520
| Book of 2Chronicles (???/Ezra) ⟶ BC 530
| Book of Ester (???/Mordecai) ⟶ BC 450
| Book of Malachi (Malachi) ⟶ BC 420
| OLD TESTAMENT COMPLETE
⇒ SILENT YEARS (483 yrs)
| SEPTUAGINT LXX ⟶ BC 280
⇒ CRUSIFIXION (Death of Christ) ⟶ AD 30
⇛ GRACE (Starting with the Accention)
⇒ ⇒ Age of the Church) ⟶ ..(2000+ yrs)
| Book of Matthew (Matthew) ⟶ AD 37
| Book of 1Thessalonians (Paul) ⟶ AD 54
| Book of 2ThesSalonians (Paul) ⟶ AD 54
| Book of Mark (Mark) ⟶ AD 57
| Book of 1Corinthians (Paul) ⟶ AD 59
| Book of James (James) ⟶ AD 60
| Book of 2Corinthians (Paul) ⟶ AD 60
| Book of Romans (Paul) ⟶ AD 60
| Book of Galatians (Paul) ⟶ AD 60
| Book of 1Peter (Peter) ⟶ AD 60
| Book of Acts (Luke) ⟶ AD 63
| Book of 1Timothy (Paul) ⟶ AD 63
| Book of Luke (Luke) ⟶ AD 63
| Book of Titus (Paul) ⟶ AD 63
| Book of Philemon (Paul) ⟶ AD 64
| Book of Ephesians (Paul) ⟶ AD 64
| Book of Philippians (Paul) ⟶ AD 64
| Book of Colossians (Paul) ⟶ AD 64
| Book of 2Timothy (Paul) ⟶ AD 64
| Book of Hebrews (Paul/???) ⟶ AD 65
| Book of 2Peter (Peter) ⟶ AD 66
| Book of Jude (Jude) ⟶ AD 66
⇒ DESTRUCTION of Jerusalem by Rome ⟶ AD 70
| Book of John (John) ⟶ AD 85
| Book of 1John (John) ⟶ AD 90
| Book of 2John (John) ⟶ AD 90
| Book of 3John (John) ⟶ AD 90
| Book of Revelation (John) ⟶ AD 96
(The above is compiled from many different sources and is open for and/to any correction(s). They would be greatly appreciated).
(Most of the following was compiled using ‘Touch not the unclean thing’ by David H. Sorenson Published 2001 by ‘Northstar Baptist Ministry’, any errors are mine)
| Textus Receptus –tr Received Text (Greek) ⟶ AD 150
|tr PESHITO or SYRIAC VERSION (Syrian) ⟶ AD 150
|tr ITALA VERSION (Latin) ⟶ AD 157
| ALEXANDRIAN (Origen/Eusebius)MANUSCRIPT** ⟶ AD 300
⇒ Christianity becomes State Church ⟶ AD 312
| SINAITIC MANUSCRIPT** (Greek) ⟶ AD 340
| VATICANUS MANUSCRIPT** (Latin Vulgate) ⟶ AD 350
|tr GOTHIC VERSION (Gothic/German) ⟶ AD 350
⇒ New Testament books agreed upon by Church Council(s) ⟶ AD 400
| EPHRAEM MANSCRIPT** ⟶ AD 450
| WYCLIF VERSION** (From Vulgate) (English) ⟶ AD 1382
⇒ BIBLE First Book Printed ⟶ AD 1455
⇒ PROTESTANT REFORMATION (Luther) ⟶ AD 1515
|tr ERASMUS’ RECEIVED TEXT (Latin) ⟶ AD 1516
|tr TYNDALE Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1534
|tr LUTHER’S GERMAN BIBLE ⟶ AD 1535
|tr OLIVETAN FRENCH VERSION ⟶ AD 1535
|tr COVERDALE Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1535
|tr MATTHEW BIBLE (English) ⟶ AD 1537
|tr TAVERNER’S BIBLE ⟶ AD 1539
|tr GREAT Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1539
|tr STEPHANUS’ GREEK NEW TESTAMENT ⟶ AD 1546
|tr GENEVA Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1560
|tr BISHOPS Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1568
|tr SPANISH VERSION ⟶ AD 1569
| SIXTINE EDITION (English) ⟶ AD 1587
|tr BEZA’S TRANSLATION (English) ⟶ AD 1598
|tr KING JAMES VERSION** ⟶ AD 1611
|tr ELZIVER’S GREEK NEW TESTAMENT ⟶ AD 1624
| GRIESBACH “CRITICAL TEST’ NEW TEST (German) ⟶ AD 1744
| ENGLISH TRANSLATION ⟶ AD 1790
| GRIESBACH GREEK NT – AMERICAN EDITION ⟶ AD 1809
|tr BIBLE translated into numerous languages ⟶ AD 1734-1885
| ROMAN CATHOLIC EDITION ⟶ AD 1881
| WESTCOTT & HORT GREEK NEW TESTAMENT ⟶ AD 1881
| ENGLISH REVISED VERSION (W & H) ⟶ AD 1888
| AMERICAN STANDARD Translation** ⟶ AD 1901
| WEISS GREEL NEW TESTAMENT ⟶ AD 1902
| REVISED STANDARD Version** ⟶ AD 1952
| NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ⟶ AD 1960
| UNITED BIBLE SOCITIES GREEK NT ⟶ AD 1965
⇒ Dead Sea Scrolls** found ⟶ AD 19–
⇛ RAPTURE (Saints removed from earth)⟶ AD 20??
⇒ ⇒ Tribulation ⟶ ..( 7 yrs)
⇛ RETURN (Coming of Christ) ⟶ AD 20??
⇒ ⇒ Age of Kingdom MILLENIUM ⟶ ..(1000 yrs)
⇛ GREAT WHITE THRONE (Final Judgement) ⟶ AD 30??
ETERNITY FUTURE
**Still have original copies
Lines with tr = Translated from the Received Text
Lines not marked = translated from the “Critical Text” developed from
the ALEXANDRIAN MANUSCRIPTS including, SINAITIC and VATICAN MANUSCRIPT(S).
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