The Bible is divided between the Old and New Testaments. Books written before the time of Jesus make up the Old Testament. Book written after Jesus’ ministry on earth comprise the New Testament.
The Old Testament is organized by genre rather than historical timeline.
Here’s a list of the Old Testament books in chronological order with the traditional (approximate) dates.
By chronological, I mean the events recorded in the books took place during this period and/or the author wrote during this period.
Patriarchs to Captivity (2000 BC-1720 BC)
Wilderness to Conquest (1720-1280 BC)
Period of the Judges (1240-1050 BC)
United Monarchy (1050-930 BC)
Divided Monarchy (1050-586 BC)
Exile (586-538 BC)
Return from Exile (438 BC to New Testament)
