Timeline of The New Testament Books

The New Testament is full of wisdom, grace and power, but there are some parts that are helpful for spiritual growth and others that are just hard to understand or are not helpful.

The New Testament books were written over a period of about 80 years, starting around AD 50 and ending in the early second century. These dates are approximate because there is a lot of guesswork involved in trying to determine when Jesus Christ was born and when he died.

The Gospels were written first, between AD 50 and 100. The authorship of each gospel is uncertain, but it’s generally agreed that Matthew and John wrote their gospels based on information from eyewitnesses, while Mark and Luke used the other gospels as sources for their own.

The Book of Acts was written by Luke around AD 62–63. It explains how Christianity spread after Jesus’ death, focusing on the missionary work of Paul.

Between 50 and 100 AD, apostles wrote the epistles, which are letters. They were written by all twelve apostles except Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. Some are attributed to Paul (1 & 2 Corinthians; Galatians; Ephesians; Philippians; Colossians), while others are attributed to Peter (1 & 2 Peter); James (James); John (John); or Jude (Jude).

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Bible Timeline Of The New Testament Book

This is a complete Biblical Timeline Of The New Testament Book from Creation

Dates of New Testament Books

Note: All Dates are Approximate

S/N	Date	Description	Chapter
1	6 BC	Birth of John the Baptist	Luke 1, John 1:6
2	6 BC	Augustus Taxes the Roman Empire	Luke 2
3	5 BC	Birth of Jesus	Matthew 1, Mark 1, Luke 2:6, John 1:14
4	5 BC	Visit of the Magi	Matthew 2
5	5 BC	Escape to Egypt	Matthew 2:13
6	4 BC	Slaughter of Infants	Matthew 2:16
7	4 BC	Return to Nazareth	Matthew 2:23
8	8 AD	The Boy Jesus at the Temple	Luke 2:41
9	26 AD	John the Baptist Prepares the Way	Matthew 3, Mark 1:4, Luke 3, John 1:15
10	26 AD	The Baptism of Jesus	Matthew 3:13, Mark 1:9, Luke 3:21
11	27 AD	Temptation of Jesus	Matthew 4, Mark 1:12, Luke 4
12	27 AD	Jesus Calls his First Disciples	Matthew 4:18, Mark 1:16, Luke 5
13	27 AD	Wedding at Cana	John 2
14	27 AD	Jesus Teaches Nicodemus	John 3
15	27 AD	Jesus Testifies to the Samaritan Woman	John 4
16	27 AD	Sermon on the Mount	Matthew 5 – 7
17	28 AD	Instructions on Prayer	Luke 11
18	28 AD	Jesus Ministers in Galilee	Matthew 8, Mark 2, Luke 4:14
19	28 AD	The Pool of Bethesda	John 5
20	28 AD	Jesus Lord of the Sabbath	Matthew 12, Mark 3, Luke 6
21	28 AD	Jesus Answers John’s Disciples	Matthew 11, Luke 7
22	28 AD	Jesus Speaks Many Parables	Matthew 13, Mark 4, Luke 8
23	28 AD	Jesus Heals a Demoniac	Matthew 8:28, Mark 5, Luke 8:26
24	28 AD	Jesus Heals a Paralytic	Matthew 9
25	29 AD	Jesus Sends out His Twelve Apostles	Matthew 10, Mark 6
26	29 AD	John the Baptist Beheaded	Matthew 14, Mark 6:14
27	29 AD	Jesus Feeds the 5,000	Matthew 14:15, Mark 6:30, Luke 9, John 6
28	29 AD	Teachings on Clean and Unclean	Matthew 15, Mark 7
29	29 AD	Peter’s Confession of Christ	Matthew 16, Mark 8, Luke 9:18
30	29 AD	The Transfiguration	Matthew 17, Mark 9, Luke 9:28
31	29 AD	Greatest and Least in the Kingdom	Matthew 18
32	29 AD	Jesus Sends out the Seventy-two	Luke 10
33	29 AD	Jesus Teaches at the Feast of Tabernacles	John 7
34	29 AD	The Woman Caught in Adultery	John 8
35	29 AD	Jesus Affirms He is the Son of God	John 9
36	29 AD	The Shepherd and His Flock	John 10
37	30 AD	Jesus Speaks More Parables	Luke 12 – 16
38	30 AD	Jesus Cleanses the Ten Lepers	Luke 17
39	30 AD	Jesus Raises Lazarus	John 11
40	30 AD	Final Journey to Jerusalem	Matthew 19, 20, Mark 10, Luke 18
41	30 AD	The Triumphal Entry	Matthew 21, Mark 11, Luke 19, John 12
42	30 AD	Closing Ministry in Jerusalem	Matthew 22 – 25, Mark 12, 13, Luke 20, 21
43	30 AD	Thursday Before Passover	Matthew 26, Luke 22, Mark 14, John 13
44	30 AD	Jesus Comforts His Disciples	John 14
45	30 AD	Jesus the True Vine	John 15
46	30 AD	Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit	John 16
47	30 AD	Jesus’ Intercessory prayers	John 17
48	30 AD	Jesus’ Betrayal, Trial, Crucifixion	Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 18, 19
49	30 AD	Jesus’ Resurrection	Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20, 21
50	30 AD	The Ascension	Acts 1
51	30 AD	Matthias Chosen by Lot	Acts 1:12
52	30 AD	The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost	Acts 2
53	30 AD	Peter Heals and Preaches	Acts 3
54	30 AD	Peter and John Arrested and Released;	Acts 4
55	30 AD	Believers Share All	Acts 4:32
56	30 AD	Deaths of Ananias and Sapphira	Acts 5
57	30 AD	Apostles Preach and Heal	Acts 5:11
58	31 AD	Stephen’s Speech, Stoning and Death	Acts 6, 7
59	31 AD	Saul Persecutes the Church	Acts 8
60	31 AD	Philip in Samaria	Acts 8:3
61	31 AD	Simon the Sorcerer	Acts 8:9
62	31 AD	Philip and the Ethiopian	Acts 8:26
63	34 AD	Saul’s Conversion	Acts 9
64	37 AD	Peter Preaches to the Gentiles	Acts 10, 11
65	42 AD	Barnabas Sent to Antioch	Acts 11:22
66	42 AD	Peter Led from Prison by the Angel	Acts 12
67	44 AD	Herod Agrippa Dies	Acts 12:20
68	45 AD	James Writes his Letter	James 1 – 5
69	48 AD	Paul’s First Missionary Journey	Acts 13
70	48 AD	Paul preaches in Pisidian Antioch	Acts 13:14
71	48 AD	Paul and Barnabas in Iconium	Acts 14
72	48 AD	Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe	Acts 14:8
73	48 AD	Paul and Barnabas Return to Syrian Antioch	Acts 14:21
74	48 AD	Return to Syrian Antioch	Acts 14:24
75	48 AD	The Council at Jerusalem	Acts 15
76	49 AD	Paul’s Second Missionary Journey	Acts 15:36
77	49 AD	Paul in Philippi	Acts 16
78	49 AD	Paul in Thessalonica, Berea, Athens	Acts 17
79	51 AD	Paul in Corinth	Acts 18
80	51 AD	Paul Writes to the Thessalonians	1 Thess. 1 – 5
81	52 AD	Paul Writes again to the Thessalonians	2 Thess. 1 – 3
82	54 AD	Paul in Ephesus	Acts 19
83	54 AD	Paul Writes to the Corinthians	1 Corinthians 1 – 16
84	54 AD	Paul Writes to the Galatians	Galatians 1 – 6
85	57 AD	Paul in Macedonia and Greece	Acts 20
86	57 AD	Paul Writes to the Romans	Romans 1 – 16
87	57 AD	Paul Writes again to the Corinthians	2 Corinthians 1 – 13
88	59 AD	Paul Returns to Jerusalem	Acts 21 – 23
89	60 AD	Paul imprisoned in Caesarea	Acts 24
90	62 AD	Paul Before Festus	Acts 25
91	62 AD	Paul Before Agrippa	Acts 26
92	62 AD	Paul Sails for Rome	Acts 27
93	62 AD	The Shipwreck	Acts 27:13
94	62 AD	Paul Ashore at Malta	Acts 28
95	62 AD	Paul Preaches at Rome	Acts 28:11
96	62 AD	Paul Writes to the Ephesians	Ephesians 1 – 6
97	62 AD	Paul Writes to the Philippians	Philippians 1 – 4
98	62 AD	Paul Writes to the Colossians	Colossians 1 – 4
99	62 AD	Paul Writes to Philemon	Philemon 1
100	63 AD	Paul Writes to Timothy	1 Timothy 1 – 6
101	64 AD	Peter Writes his First Letter	1 Peter 1 – 5
102	66 AD	Paul Writes to Titus	Titus 1 – 3
103	67 AD	Paul Writes Again to Timothy	2 Timothy 1 – 4
104	67 AD	Peter Writes his Second Letter	2 Peter 1 – 3
105	68 AD	Letter to the Hebrews	Hebrews 1 – 13
106	68 AD	Jude Writes his Letter	Jude 1
107	90 AD	John Writes his First Letter	1 John 1 – 5
108	92 AD	John Writes his Second Letter	2 John 1
109	94 AD	John Writes his Third Letter	3 John 1
110	95 AD	John’s Revelation on Patmos	Revelation 1 – 22

Chronological Order of New Testament Books LDS

This is a list of the 27 books of the New Testament, ordered canonically according to most Christian traditions. See also Bible and biblical literature.

• Gospel According to Matthew
• Gospel According to Mark
• Gospel According to Luke
• Gospel According to John
• Acts of the Apostles
• Letter of Paul to the Romans
• Letters of Paul to the Corinthians
• I Corinthians
• II Corinthians
• Letter of Paul to the Galatians
• Letter of Paul to the Ephesians
• Letter of Paul to the Philippians
• Letter of Paul to the Colossians
• Letters of Paul to the Thessalonians
• I Thessalonians
• II Thessalonians
• Letters of Paul to Timothy
• I Timothy
• II Timothy
• Letter of Paul to Titus
• Letter of Paul to Philemon
• Letter to the Hebrews
• Letter of James
• Letters of Peter
• I Peter
• II Peter
• Letters of John
• I John
• II John
• III John
• Letter of Jude
• Revelation to John