| 27 Books and 9 Authors The New Testament contains 27 different books written by nine different authors. Every author of the New Testament was Jewish except for Luke. Three of the writers: Matthew, Peter, and John were among the 12 disciples who walked with Christ during his earthly ministry. Jesus promised his disciples that the Holy Spirit would bring all things to remembrance of what Jesus said and did. |
List of the chronological dates of the 27 books of the New Testament
along with historical events in the first century AD. The list includes places
where the books or letters were written.
| Chronology of New Testament Books and Events | |
| Date* | Historical Event |
| 4 BC | Birth of Jesus |
| 4 BC | Death of Herod the Great |
| 14 AD | Death of Augustus Caesar |
| 14 AD | Tiberius Becomes Emperor of Rome |
| 26 AD | Jesus Begins his Public Ministry |
| 29 AD | Jesus is Crucified on Passover |
| 29 AD | Jesus Rises from the Dead and Appears to Many |
| 29 AD | The Holy Spirit Comes and the Church is Born |
| 30 AD | Christianity Spreads in Jerusalem |
| 34 AD | Stephen is Stoned and Martyrdom Begins |
| 35 AD | Paul Accepts Jesus on the Road to Damascus |
| 37 AD | Caligula Becomes Emperor of Rome |
| 40 AD | Cornelius and Gentiles Accept Jesus |
| 41 AD | Claudius Becomes Emperor of Rome |
| 42 AD | Antioch Becomes the New Center for the Christians |
| 43 AD | Theudas claims to be Messiah and is executed |
| 46 AD | The Book of James is Written |
| 46 AD | Paul Begins his First Missionary Journey |
| 51 AD | Paul Begins his Second Missionary Journey |
| 52 AD | The Book of 1 Thessalonians is Written from Corinth |
| 53 AD | The Book of 2 Thessalonians is Written from Corinth |
| 54 AD | Paul Begins his Third Missionary Journey |
| 54 AD | Nero Becomes Emperor of Rome |
| 56 AD | The Book of Galatians is Written from Corinth |
| 57 AD | The Book of 1 Corinthians is Written from Macedonia |
| 57 AD | The Book of 2 Corinthians is Written from Macedonia |
| 58 AD | The Book of Romans is Written from Corinth |
| 58 AD | The Book of 1 Peter is Written from Babylon/Rome (?) |
| 59 AD | Paul is Imprisoned at Caesarea |
| 59 AD | The Book of Philippians is Written from Caesarea |
| 60 AD | The Book of Matthew is Written from Antioch (?) |
| 60 AD | Paul Appears Before Agrippa |
| 61 AD | Paul is Imprisoned at Rome |
| 61 AD | The Book of Titus is Written from Rome |
| 61 AD | The Book of Philemon is Written from Rome |
| 61 AD | The Book of Mark is Written from Rome (?) |
| 62 AD | The Book of Ephesians is Written from Rome |
| 62 AD | The Book of Colossians is Written from Rome |
| 62 AD | Paul is Released |
| 62 AD | The Book of 1 Timothy is Written from Macedonia |
| 63 AD | The Book of Hebrews is Written from Judea (?) |
| 64 AD | Paul is Imprisoned Again |
| 64 AD | The Great Fire of Rome (Christians are Blamed) |
| 65 AD | The Book of 2 Peter is Written from Rome |
| 65 AD | The Book of 2 Timothy is Written from Rome |
| 66 AD | The Jews of Judea Revolt against Rome |
| 67 AD | The Book of Acts is Written from Rome |
| 68 AD | Paul is Martyred at Rome |
| 69 AD | Jerusalem is Besieged by the Romans |
| 69 AD | Vespasian Becomes Emperor of Rome |
| 70 AD | Jerusalem and the Temple are Destroyed and the Jews are Deported |
| 73 AD | The Jews Commit Mass Suicide at Masada |
| 79 AD | Titus Becomes Emperor of Rome |
| 80 AD | The Book of John is Written from Ephesus (?) |
| 80 AD | The Book of 1 John is Written from Judea (?) |
| 80 AD | The Book of 2 John is Written from Ephesus (?) |
| 80 AD | The Book of 3 John is Written from Ephesus (?) |
| 89 AD | The Book of Revelation is Written from Patmos |
*All Dates are approximate, there has been much debate and speculation as to exact dates.
Hebrews 8:6 - "But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law."