(Ed. We can't vouch for its accuracy and present it only as a possibility. It's interesting to see Galatians is here pipped at the post by Hebrews.)
The following chart provides the dates when the New Testament books were written.
In the cases in which historians disagree on the date, we have identified the
prominent historians who support the earliest and latest possible dates.
N.T. Book
|
Author
|
Earliest
|
Latest
|
Most Likely
|
Galatians
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
48
|
A.D.
50
|
|
1
Thessalonians
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
50
|
A.D.
52
|
|
2
Thessalonians
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
50
|
A.D.
52
|
|
Mark
|
Mark
|
A.D.
45
John Wenham / John A. T. Robinson
|
A.D.
60
A. Harnack
|
|
1
Corinthians
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
55
|
A.D.
55
|
|
2
Corinthians
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
56
|
A.D.
56
|
|
Romans
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
57
|
A.D.
57
|
|
James
|
James
(half-brother of Jesus)
|
A.D.
38
|
A.D.
62
|
|
Luke
|
Luke
|
A.D.
57-62
|
A.D.
57-62
|
|
Ephesians
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
60-62
|
A.D.
60-62
|
|
Philippians
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
60-62
|
A.D.
60-62
|
|
Colossians
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
60-62
|
A.D.
60-62
|
|
Philemon
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
60-62
|
A.D.
60-62
|
|
Acts
|
Luke
|
A.D.
62-63
|
A.D.
62-63
|
|
Titus
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
62
|
A.D.
63
|
|
1
Timothy
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
62
|
A.D.
64
|
|
2
Timothy
|
Apostle
Paul
|
A.D.
64
|
A.D.
64
|
|
1
Peter
|
Apostle
Peter
|
A.D.
63
|
A.D.
68
|
|
2
Peter
|
Apostle
Peter
|
A.D.
64
|
A.D.
68
|
|
Hebrews
|
Unknown
|
A.D.
40
|
A.D.
69
|
|
Matthew
|
Apostle
Matthew
|
A.D. 40
John Wenham / John A. T. Robinson
|
A.D.
110
Paul Minear
|
|
Jude
|
Jude
(half-brother of Jesus)
|
A.D.
60
|
A.D.
85
|
|
John
|
Apostle
John
|
A.D.
60's
F. Lamar Cribbs
|
A.D.
90's
|
|
1
John
|
Apostle
John
|
Unknown
|
A.D.
98
|
|
2
John
|
Apostle
John
|
Unknown
|
A.D.
98
|
|
3
John
|
Apostle
John
|
Unknown
|
A.D.
98
|
|
Revelation
|
Apostle
John
|
A.D.
68
|
A.D.
97
|
|
|
|
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