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...
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...
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...
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...