The book of Daniel was written by the prophet Daniel about his own life between 586 BC and sometime after 486 BC. Daniel was aged about 20 when he was deported from Judea to Babylon so he must have lived a very long life to about age 120. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon has dreams, butContinue reading “#11 Book of Daniel”
Category Archives: Apocrypha
#10 Lamentations and Baruch
LAMENTATIONS Jewish and Christian tradition ascribes Lamentations to Jeremiah. It is written in the style of the book of Jeremiah by Baruch. Lamentations describes the divine judgment on Jerusalem in 586 BC. Jeremiah and Baruch were eye-witnesses of this event. The book was written after 586 BC and before 575 BC. It is a poeticContinue reading “#10 Lamentations and Baruch”
# 8 Apocryphal Book of Tobit
Tobit is a devout Hebrew from the tribe of Naphtali in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. His family have turned to worshiping the golden calf “Baal” set up by King Jeroboam in Dan, but he alone goes to Jerusalem to worship God on feast days. When the Assyrians attack Israel in 722 BC Tobit andContinue reading “# 8 Apocryphal Book of Tobit”
#6 Obadiah the Prophet from Edom
In 1 Kings chapter 18 the prophet Elijah, King Ahab, and his administrator the prophet Obadiah all meet up to sort out a famine in Samaria. Obadiah was an Edomite who converted to Judaism. He was a descendant of Eliphaz who appears in the book of Job. Obadiah became a servant to King Ahab andContinue reading “#6 Obadiah the Prophet from Edom”
#5 Book of Psalms
Psalms means stringed instruments. The book was called ‘Praises’ in the Hebrew Bible. Some psalms are prayers rather than praises and songs. The psalms were written mainly by King David (1040–970 BC) as songs of praise to be sung in the First Temple. Solomon also wrote some psalms. The sons of Korah wrote 11 psalms. Continue reading “#5 Book of Psalms”
#4 Book of Job
The book of Job was written before the Patriarchs or any events relating to Israel took place. No events of Hebrew history are mentioned because it predates them. Author: there is a strong argument that Job was Jobab, youngest son of Joktan who lived in about 2200-2500 BC, sometime after the Flood but four generationsContinue reading “#4 Book of Job”
#3 Old Testament Books Reordered into Chronological Order
After reordering the Protestant canon of Scripture for the Old Testament, I will place the books of the Apocrypha in chronological order in between these Bible books. I have used capital letters for the books belonging to the Protestant canon, and small letters for the additional books of the Catholic canon of Scripture. For eachContinue reading “#3 Old Testament Books Reordered into Chronological Order”
#2 Septuagint Bible
The Septuagint is the Old Testament in Greek translated by 70 Jewish scholars. ‘Septuagint’ or ‘LXX’ means ‘70’. It was written in the 3rd century BC and may have been commissioned by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-247 BC) to put in the library in Alexandria. It was used by Alexandrian Jews living in Egypt. The SeptuagintContinue reading “#2 Septuagint Bible”
#1 Bible Books and Apocrypha in Chronological Order
Introduction In this article I am going to place the books of the Bible in chronological order. In between the books that belong to the Protestant Bible canon, I will place the books of the Apocrypha also in chronological order. The Apocryphal books are found in Orthodox and Catholic Bibles. How did I arrive atContinue reading “#1 Bible Books and Apocrypha in Chronological Order”
