Traditionally dated in the 60's but now dated later
Traditionally put around 62 AD, but it is now dated to between 80 and 100 AD
Edited over time, the final edition appearing around 85-90 AD
Many were written before 1000 BCE and others after the exile to Babylon
A large number of historians specifically place it in the Persian period, but estimates range from the Period of the Judges to the Hellenistic period
The Southern Storyteller of the Pentateuch- According to the Documentary Hypothesis
The Northern Storyteller of the Pentateuch, according to the Documentary hypothesis
Possibly as early as 900 BC
The Deuteronomist source was active, according to the Documentary Hypothesis
8th century BC prophet with 7th century expansions
The theory that Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings were written by a single 6th Century BC historian using the lanugage of Deuteronomy to explain recent events
When the Priestly Source was active, according to the Documentary Hypothesis
Editing of Ezra continued well into the Hellenistic Era, but it was composed around 458 BCE
Also the Period of Judges
Reheboam of Judah and Jereboam of Israel
Assyria conquers the Northern Kingdom
Judah revolts, resulting in the first deportation
The Second Deportation, where the temple was also destroyed
Persia conquers Babylon and allows Israel to return
Hellenistic Rule under Alexander the Great
It was in this period that today's Old Testament was translated into Greek
Moses is given the stone tablets at the top of Mount Sinai