This is a bible study talking about the formation of the scriptures and a simple bible time line

2. How the bible came to be
• God’s inspired message: “I love you.”
• Events: The people hear the message in the
events of their lives.
• Oral Tradition: We learn about the message as
the stories of the events are told and re-told
generation after generation.
• Written Word: The inspired message is written
down in the form of stories, sayings, songs,
gospels, and letters.
• Bible: The writings are put together into the
official “canon” – 73 books that make up the
Bible.

3. Section Time of events Time of Writing
Pre-history, 1800-
Pentateuch 950-550 BC
1200 BC
Historical Books 1200-300 BC 950-300 BC
Wisdom Literature N/A 1000-100 BC
Prophets 780-450 BC 780-450 BC
Gospels 0-33 AD 70-95 AD
Paul’s letters N/A 51-65 (85?)
Acts 33-60 AD 80s AD
Other letters and
N/A 70-100 AD
Revelation

4. Old Testament Timeline
1800 1250 1000 720 580 530 300 100
Return Wisdom
Abraham King David
from Exile
Fall of the North
Moses Alexander
to the Assyrians
Red Sea the Great
Fall of the South and
Babylonian Captivity