2007-12-03 07:35:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Job, authored around 1500BC, best guess (and structured like a 5-act Greek play, if you've ever noticed). Mark is the oldest of the 4 gospels, and I think the epistles of John are the youngest books in the Bible.
2007-12-03 07:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The oldest and newest book of the Hebrew Bible is the Psalms. The Psalms consist of various hymns that were compiled, some dating to the 10th century BCE and others dating to the 1st century BCE.
2007-12-03 15:42:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Biblical scholars believe that the book of Job was the oldest. Job probably lived in the time of the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob).
Genesis, although it covers the earliest period of time, was written by Moses, so it was written after Job.
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2007-12-03 15:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Genesis. Moses probably wrote this book around 1440B.C. but since he was not an eye witness to the creation, he relied on revelation from God and, perhaps, earlier oral or written records.
2007-12-05 20:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by Annie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roughly half of the OT was penned all at once in the 7th century BCE, although some of the stories are derived from much older stories (such as the story of Noah derived from teh Epic of Gilgamesh). The rest was penned after that.
2007-12-03 15:39:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Job
2007-12-03 15:37:29 · answer #6 · answered by Averell A 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The 1st.
2007-12-03 15:46:47 · answer #7 · answered by llazyiest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis.
2007-12-03 15:37:53 · answer #8 · answered by Cheripie 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
job
2007-12-03 15:43:25 · answer #9 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
harry potter
2007-12-03 15:37:38 · answer #10 · answered by Hector (atheist) 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋