Aug 30, 2024
Matthew Background
Who The Apostle Matthew to Jewish Christians in the early Church Where & When The Gospel of Matthew was most likely written early in the development of the Church, perhaps from Jerusalem (or from some other location nearby), probably around AD 49 or AD 50. The only book that may have been writ...
Aug 30, 2024
1 and 2 Samuel Background
Who Possibly King David to all Israel during his reign Where & When This book was probably composed and officially compiled by King David and his royal court toward the end of his life (approximately 973 BC). David had a recorder named Ahilud (2 Samuel 8:16; 20:24) who was responsible for acco...
Aug 30, 2024
Ruth Background
Who The Prophet Samuel to the twelve tribes of Israel toward the end of Saul’s reign (or beginning of David’s reign) Where & When This book was probably written by the prophet Samuel before David’s reign over Israel (i.e. during the era in which Saul pursued David; perhaps some years before 10...
Aug 30, 2024
Judges Background
Who The Prophet Samuel to the twelve tribes of Israel Where & When This book was probably written around 1043 BC at the beginning of King Saul’s reign. Samuel chronicles the past three hundred or more years of history in which Israel was not ruled by a king. Instead, this period of the “judges...
Aug 30, 2024
Joshua Background
Who Joshua to Israel (second and third generation Israel) Where & When This book was probably written around 1385 BC, toward the end of Joshua’s life in the land of Israel. Though the exact location of composition cannot be ascertained, Joshua delivers his final words to Israel at Shechem. It...
Aug 30, 2024
Deuteronomy Background
Who Moses to Israel (the second generation that came out of the Egypt) Where & When This book was written as the fifth book in a five-part series (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) in approximately 1406 BC in the Wilderness of Sinai and/or the Plains of Moab just south or east...
Aug 30, 2024
Leviticus Background
Who Moses to Israel (the second generation that came out of the Egypt) Where & When This book was written as the third book in a five-part series (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) in approximately 1406 BC in the Wilderness of Sinai and/or the Plains of Moab just south or east...
Aug 30, 2024
Numbers Background
Who Moses to Israel (the second generation that came out of the Egypt) Where & When This book was written as the fourth book in a five-part series (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) in approximately 1406 BC in the Wilderness of Sinai and/or the Plains of Moab just south or east...
Aug 21, 2024
Exodus Background
Who Moses to Israel (the second generation that came out of the Egypt) Where & When This book was written as the second book in a five-part series (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) in approximately 1406 BC in the Wilderness of Sinai and/or the Plains of Moab just south or east...
Aug 20, 2024
Genesis Background
Who Moses to Israel (the second generation that came out of the Egypt) Where & When This book was written as the first book in a five-part series (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) in approximately 1406 BC in the Wilderness of Sinai and/or the Plains of Moab just south or east...
