When were the books of the
New Testament Written?
Conservative and liberal scholars listed below have provided the
following opinions in their writings as to when the various New Testament books
were penned. This list will always be a work in progress and is constantly
being updated. We would
appreciate your input.
Matthew
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. AD 80 to 90, give or
take a decade
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. shortly after 70
AD
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 80 CE
Larry Chouinard, Ph.D. Likely after AD 70
W.D. Davies, D.D. AD 80 to
100
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Probably between AD 60 or 65
James M. Efird, Ph.D. AD 70 to 80
Davies Professor of New Testament and Biblical Greek at
Duke University
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 50 to 55, yet 40 to 60
is possible.
Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Ph.D. AD 75 to 80 Professor of New Testament at The Catholic
University of America, Past President of the Society of Biblical Literature Chair of
the Synoptic Studies Division of SBL. Author of the 2 Volume Commentary on Luke in
the Anchor Bible Series. A well-known and leading Critical Scholar in
New Testament Origins
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction
prior to AD 63, yet 50 to 64 is reasonable.
President, formerly Vice-Principal and Lecturer in
New Testament,
The London Bible College
Donald A. Hagner, Ph.D. pre AD 70
William Hendriksen, Ph.D. AD 63-66
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 70 to 85 Professor of
Old Testament at Wheaton College, author Guide to Bible Data
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 37 to 60, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible (JFB)
Howard Clark Kee, Ph.D. AD 75 to 85
Professor of New Testament at Drew University
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. AD 70's , although this
date is not certain.
Werner Georg Kummel, Ph.D. AD 80 to 100
Late Professor of New Testament at Marburg, Germany
John MacArthur, Ph.D. AD 50 to 70
K.E. Malberg, AD 49 to 51 Bible Overview
Chart
Bruce Metzger, Ph.D AD 75 to 85
Professor of New Testament at Princeton University
Chair
of the Editorial Board for the UBS and Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament.
Senior Editor for
the New Testament of the NRSV Translation Team. (Considered THE Dean of Textual-Critical studies today [since
Aland's death])
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Complete by
AD 62
Edward P. Sanders, Ph.D. AD 70 to 80
Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins,
Duke University
(Neither Mark, Matthew, or Luke show ANY sign of knowing of
ANY of the events following 90 AD, hence they were written before 90.)
Carsten Peter Thiede, Ph.D. Prior to
the mid 60s Director of the Institute for Basic Epistemological Research
in Paderborn, Germany
Edward J. Tinsley, Ph.D. AD 70 to 80
Retired Professor of Greek and New Testament, Cambridge
University
Joseph B. Tyson, Ph.D. AD 80
Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins,
Southern Methodist University (Dr. Tyson is one of THE leading scholars in Luke-Acts, and
is Chair of the Luke-Acts Division of the Society of Biblical Literature)
J. Wenham, Ph.D. AD 40
Franklin W. Young, Ph.D. AD 70 to 80 Professor of New Testament at The Episcopal Theological
Seminary
G. A. Wells (Hyper-skeptic), sometime after Mark which is dated the
MIDDLE of AD 70 to 135
in Did Jesus Exist?, 1986
G. A. Wells, after AD 90 in The Historical Evidence
for Jesus 1988, p. 11
G. A. Wells, "I date all four Gospels at ca. AD
90," in The Jesus Legend 1996, p. 71
Mark
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 65 to 68
Allan Black, Ph.D. early AD 60's
Raymond E. Brown, Ph.D. AD 60 to 75, most
likely between AD 68 & 73
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. AD 64 or 65
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 60 to 70 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Probably about AD 63
James M. Efird, Ph.D. AD 65 to 70
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 66 or 67
Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Ph.D. AD 60 to 70
Robert A. Guelich, Ph.D. AD 67 to 70
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
65 to 70 CE
William Hendriksen, Ph.D. AD 40 to 65, with the
earlier date favored.
Martin Hengel, Ph.D. AD 69
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 50 to 70
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 54 to 68
Howard Clark Kee, Ph.D. AD 70
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. AD 64
Werner Georg Kummel, Ph.D. AD 70
William L. Lane, Th.D. AD 60 to 70
John MacArthur, Ph.D. AD 50 to 70
K.E. Malberg, AD 68 to 69
Bruce Metzger, Ph.D. AD 65 to 75
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 68
N. Perrin, Ph.D. after AD 64/65
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Complete by AD 62
Edward P. Sanders, Ph.D. AD 65 to 70
Carsten Peter Thiede, Ph.D. Before
AD 62 Director of the Institute for Basic Epistemological Research in
Paderborn, Germany
Edward J. Tinsley, Ph.D. AD 60 to 70
Joseph B. Tyson, Ph.D. AD 70 AD
J. Wenham, Ph.D. AD 45
Franklin W. Young, Ph.D. AD 65 to 70
G. A. Wells (Hyper-skeptic), the MIDDLE of AD 70 to 135 in Did
Jesus Exist?, 1986
G. A. Wells, about AD 90 in The Historical
Evidence for Jesus 1988, pp. 11 & 107
G. A. Wells, "I date all four Gospels at ca.
A.D. 90," in The Jesus Legend 1996, p. 71.
G. A .Wells, not earlier than AD 90 in The Jesus
Myth 1999, p. 17
Luke
Mark C. Black, Ph.D. AD 65 to 85
Believer's Study Bible, A date of A.D. 59–61
is most probable.
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. AD 85, give or take 5 to
10 years
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. shortly before 70 AD
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 60 to 65 CE
Hans Conzelmann, Th.D. AD 80 - 100 for
Luke-Acts, with a likely range of AD 80 - 90 Professor of New Testament at Gottingem, ThD from
Tubingen (Yet again, the recognized HEIGHT of European liberal Bibliccal-Critical
Scholarship)
Author of one of THE BEST Critical, Academic Commentaries
on Acts.
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.,
AD 60 or 63, when Luke was in Caesarea
James M. Efird, Ph.D. AD 75 to 80
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. Before AD 62, perhaps
between 58 and 60
Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Ph.D. AD 80 to 85
Norval Geldenhuys, Th.M. AD 64-65
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. AD 63 to 64
William Hendriksen, Ph.D. AD 61-63
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 60
John Holland, Ph.D. AD 68-78
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 50 to 60
Professor of New Testament at Trinity College,
Bristol England
Luke Timothy Johnson, Ph.D. AD 80 - 85 for Luke
(perhaps a bit earlier ...
he hedges toward 75 CE at times) - Professor of New
Testament at Emory
University, Candler School of Theology
Howard Clark Kee, Ph.D. AD 85
Werner Georg Kummel, Ph.D. AD 70 to 90
Richard C.H. Lenski, D.D. After AD 66, but
before 70
John MacArthur, Ph.D. approximately AD 60
K.E. Malberg, AD 59 to 61
I. Howard Marsall, Not far off A.D. 70
Bruce Metzger, Ph.D. AD 75 to 85
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 53
John Nolland, Ph.D. late AD 60's to late 70's
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Complete by AD 62
Edward P. Sanders, Ph.D. AD 75 to 85
Edward Schweizer, Ph.D. AD 80 to 85
Professor of New Testament at the University of Zurich
(Again, about as
Critical and liberal as they come)
Carsten Peter Thiede, Ph.D. Prior
to AD 62 Director of the Institute for Basic Epistemological Research in
Paderborn, Germany
Edward J. Tinsley, Ph.D. AD 75 to 80
Joseph B. Tyson, Ph.D. 120 to 125 CE "I think
there was an earlier version of Luke in circulation 70 to 90 CE."
Professor emeritus of Religious Studies at SMU
Franklin W. Young, Ph.D. AD 80 to 90
G. A. Wells (Hyper-skeptic), after AD 90 in The Historical
Evidence for Jesus 1988, p. 11
G. A. Wells, "I date all four Gospels at ca. AD
90," in The Jesus Legend 1996, p. 71.
John
Daniel L. Akin, Ph.D. A date
of somewhere between A.D. 85 and 100 is reasonable.
W.F. Albright, Ph.D. late AD 70's or early 80's,
not after 90
George R. Beasley-Murray, Ph.D. AD 80
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 80 to 95
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. AD 75 to 85, re-edited 85 to
95
Beauford H. Bryant, Ph.D. AD 85 to 95
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 90 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.,
About AD 90
James M. Efird, Ph.D. AD 90 to 95
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 90
Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Ph.D. AD 90
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
80 to 95 CE
William Hendriksen, Ph.D. AD 80 to 98
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 80 to 90
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 90 to 94
B.P.W. Stather Hunt, Ph.D. pre. AD 70
Howard Clark Kee, Ph.D. AD 90
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. mid AD 90's
Mark S. Krause, Ph.D. AD 85-95
Werner Georg Kummel, Ph.D. AD 90's
Richard C.H. Lenski, D.D. between AD 75 and 100, probably 80 or 85
John MacArthur, Ph.D. approximately AD 80 to 90
K.E. Malberg, AD 89 to 90
Bruce Metzger, Ph.D. AD 90
Leon Morris, Ph.D. pre AD 70's
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. AD 65
Stephen S. Smalley, Ph.D. AD 85
Carsten Peter Thiede, Ph.D. Prior
to 70 AD Director of the Institute for Basic Epistemological Research in
Paderborn, Germany
Edward J. Tinsley, Ph.D. AD 95
Joseph B. Tyson, Ph.D. AD 90 to 95
Professor emeritus of Religious Studies at SMU
Franklin W. Young, Ph.D. AD 90
G. A. Wells (Hyper-skeptic), after AD 90 in The Historical
Evidence for Jesus 1988, p. 11
G. A. Wells, "I date all four Gospels at ca. AD 90," in The Jesus Legend 1996, p. 71.
Acts
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 63
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. same as Luke (85, give or
take 5-10 years)
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. It is difficult to fix the
date of the composition of Acts more precisely than at some point within the
Flavian period (AD 69-96), possibly about the middle of the period.
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New Bible
Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 60 to 65 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.,
AD 63 or 64
Joseph S. Exell, Ph.D. AD 63
James M. Efird, Ph.D. AD 80 to 85
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. Between AD 62 to 64
Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Ph.D. AD 85
Dennis Gaertner, Ph.D. AD 63
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. Between AD 62 to 64
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 63 to 64
John Holland, Ph.D. AD 68 to 78
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 50 to 60
Luke Timothy Johnson, Ph.D. AD 85
Howard Clark Kee, Ph.D. AD 85
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. AD 70's
Simon J. Kistemaker, Ph.D. prior to AD July 19, 64
Werner Georg Kummel, Ph.D. AD 80 to 90
William J. Larkin, Jr., Ph.D. early AD 60's
John MacArthur, Ph.D. approximately AD 60 to 62
K.E. Malberg, AD 63 to 64
Bruce Metzger, Ph.D. AD 85
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. Acts 28:30
requires that we date the writing of this book in
ad
62, a time when Nero was Emperor, and before the first Roman persecution of
Christians was mounted.
John B. Polhill,
Ph.D. Around AD 70
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Complete by AD 62
Edward P. Sanders, Ph.D. AD 75 to 85
Edward J. Tinsley, Ph.D. AD 95
Joseph B. Tyson, Ph.D. 120 to 125 CE Professor
emeritus of Religious Studies at SMU
Edward Schweizer, Ph.D. AD 80 to 85
Franklin W. Young, Ph.D. AD 80 to 90
Romans
C.K. Barrett, Ph.D. A.D. 55
Joseph Agar Beet,
D.D. early AD 59
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 57
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. 57 AD
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. Winter AD 57/58 from
Corinth
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 57 CE
Jack Cottrell, Ph.D. early AD 56, 57, or 58
James D. G. Dunn, Ph.D. most probably AD late
55/early 56, or late 56/early 57
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
AD 57 or 58
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 56
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
57 to 59 CE
Robert Haldane, AD 58
William Hendriksen, Ph.D. AD 57 or 58
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 57 to 58
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 58
Richard C.H. Lenski, D.D.. AD 58
J.B. Lightfoot, Ph.D. AD 58
John MacArthur, Ph.D. approximately AD 56
K.E. Malberg, AD 56 to 57
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 57
Douglas J. Moo, Ph.D. AD 57
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. AD 57
1st Corinthians
Joseph Agar Beet,
D.D. early AD 58
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 56-57
Linda L. Belleville, Ph.D. Spring AD 54
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. late 56/early 57 AD
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. 54-56 AD
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Probably AD 57
Gordon D. Fee, Ph.D. AD 54 to 55
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 54
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
57 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 53 to 55
Charles Hodge, Ph.D. AD 57 The most
influential American Presbyterian theologian of the nineteenth century. He was professor of exegetical
and didactic theology at Princeton.
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 57
Simon J. Kistemaker, Ph.D. AD 55
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 55
K.E. Malberg, AD 55 to 56
Ralph R. Martin, Ph.D. AD 54
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 56
Richard E. Oster, Ph.D. AD 55
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. AD 55
2nd Corinthians
William R. Baker, Ph.D. probably AD 56
Joseph Agar Beet,
D.D. early AD 58
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 56-57
Linda L. Belleville, Ph.D. late 55 AD or Fall 56
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. late summer/early
autum 57 from Macedonia
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D.
54-56 AD
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Early AD 58
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 55
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
57 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 56 to 57
Charles Hodge, Ph.D. AD 57
Phillip Edgcumbe Hughes, Autumn AD 57
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 57
Simon J. Kistemaker, Ph.D. AD 56
John MacArthur, Ph.D. approximately AD 55 to 56
K.E. Malberg, AD 56 to 57
Ralph R. Martin, Ph.D. Spring 55 AD 2 Cor. 1:15
Summer 55 AD 2 Cor. 2:4, 7:8
Fall 55 AD 2 Cor. 1-9
56 AD 2 Cor. 10-13
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 57
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. AD 56
Galatians
Joseph Agar Beet,
D.D. AD 57
Kenneth L. Boles, M.A. AD 50 or later
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. AD 54 to 55
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. 48AD
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New Bible
Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 53 to 57 CE
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament
Introduction 49 to 50 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
AD 57 or 58
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 48
Ronald Y.K. Fung, Ph.D. after AD 48
Timothy
George, Ph.D. On the
eve of the Council of Jerusalem, which usually is dated around A.D. 49–50.
G. Walter Hansen, Ph.D. between AD 54 and 56
William Hendriksen, Ph.D. middle of AD 50-53
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 49 to 49
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 54 to 57
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. late AD 50's
J. B. Lightfoot, Ph.D. AD 56 to 57
Richard N. Longenecker, Ph.D. AD 49 or earlier
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 50
K.E. Malberg, AD 53 to 54
Daniel B. Wallace, Ph.D. late summer/fall of 48
CE (or 49 CE)
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. ? early 49
Ephesians
Believer's Study Bible, A.D.60-63
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. If by Paul, in the 60s.
If pseudonymous (80%), in the 90s.
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. c.60
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 61 to 62 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Probably in Spring of AD 57 or 62
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 61-62
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
50 to 51 CE
William Hendriksen, Ph.D.
A.D. 61-63 perhaps in the middle of this period
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 61 to 62
Charles Hodge, Ph.D. AD 61-62
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 61 to 62
Walter L. Liefield, around AD 60
Andrew T. Lincoln, Ph.D. between AD 80 and
90
John F. MacArthur, between AD 60-62
K.E. Malberg, AD 62 to 63
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 62
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. early AD 58
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. Caesarea AD 57-59,
Acts 23-26
Philippians
Anthony L. Ash, Ph.D. early AD 60's
Joseph Agar Beet,
D.D. early AD 63
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 60-63
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. AD 56 if from
Ephesus. Or 61-63 from Rome, or 58-60 from Caesarea.
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. c.60
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 62 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Early AD 62 or in the end of 61
Gordon D. Fee, Ph.D. AD 60 to 62, probably
closer to 62 than to 60
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 61-62
Edgar Goodspeed, about A.D. 59, or 59 and 60
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
50 to 51 CE
Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ph.D. about AD 59–61
William Hendriksen, Ph.D.
A.D. 61-63 perhaps in the middle of this period
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 61 to 62
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 63
John MacArthur, Ph.D. approximately AD 61
K.E. Malberg, AD 63 to 64
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 62
Peter T. O'Brien, Ph.D. AD 60-62
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. early AD 58
Daniel B, Wallace, Ph.D. 61 CE seems most
reasonable
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. Rome AD 60-62, Acts
28
Colossians
Anthony L. Ash, Ph.D. early AD 60's
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 60-63
Kenneth L. Boles, M.A. AD 62
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. If by Paul or Timothy,
61-63. from Rome, or 54-56 from
Ephesus. If pseudonymous (60%), in the 80s from Ephesus.
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. about AD 60
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 60 to 61 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Spring of AD 57, or as some think AD 62
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 61-62
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
50 to 51 CE
William Hendriksen, Ph.D. middle A.D. 61-63
at least before Philippians
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 61 to 62
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 61 to 62
J.B. Lightfoot, Ph.D. about AD 63
John MacArthur, Ph.D. approximately AD 60 to 62
K.E. Malberg, AD 62 to 63
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 61
Peter T. O'Brien, Ph.D. AD 60-61
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. early AD 58
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. Probably written
during the latter imprisonment
1st Thessalonians
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 51-52
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. AD 50 to 51
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. AD 50 or less probably 51
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Probably about the end of AD 52
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 50-52
Edgar Goodspeed, Spring AD 50
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament
Introduction, 49 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 50
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 52 to 53
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. about AD 50
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 51
K.E. Malberg, AD 52 to 53
M.S. Mills, AD 51
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. early AD 50
Daniel B. Wallace, Ph.D. Spring 50 CE
John A. Weatherly Ph.D., AD 50-51
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. AD 50
2nd Thessalonians
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 51-52
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. if by Paul, probably
51/52 shortly after 1 Thess. If
pseudonymous, probably late first century.
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. AD 50 or 51
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
AD 52 or 53
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 50-52
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
49 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 52 to 53
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 53
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. about AD 50
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about late AD 51 or early
AD 52
K.E. Malberg, AD 52 to 53
M.S. Mills, AD 51
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. early AD 51
John A. Weatherly Ph.D., AD 50-51
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. AD 51
1st Timothy
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 62-66,
probably shortly after A.D. 63
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. If by Paul, 65. If
pseudonymous (80-90%), toward the end of
the first century, or less probably early 2nd century.
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. c.63-65
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 63 to 67 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
AD 66 or 67
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 62-65
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
64 to 67 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 60 to 64
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 63
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. about AD 62–64
John MacArthur, about AD 62-64
K.E. Malberg, AD 65 to 66
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 66
C. Michael Moss, Ph.D. AD 63-66
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Autumn AD 55
Daniel Wallace Probably no earlier than CE 63
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. ? AD 65
2nd Timothy
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 66-67 is
likely
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. Written either first or
last of the pastorals. If by Paul,
perhaps through a secretary, 64 or shortly thereafter (if written first)
or 66-67 (if last). If pseudonymous (80-90%), in the late 60s shortly
after Paul's death (if written first) or decades later, most likely
toward the end of the first century (if last).
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. c.63-65
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 63 to 67 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
AD 67 or 68
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 65
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
64 to 67 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 64 to 67
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 67 to 68
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. about AD 62–64
John MacArthur, about AD 66 to 67
K.E. Malberg, AD 67 to 68
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 67
C. Michael Moss, Ph.D. AD 66-67
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Autumn AD 58
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. ? AD 65
Titus
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 62-66
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. if by Paul, 65. If pseudonymous
(80-90%), toward the end of the
first century, or less probably early 2nd century.
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. c.63-65
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 63 to 67 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
AD 66 or 67
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 62-65
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
64 to 67 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 60 to 64
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 63
John MacArthur, around AD 62 to 64
K.E. Malberg, AD 65 to 66
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 66
C. Michael Moss, Ph.D. AD mid 60's
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Spring AD 57
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. ? AD 65
Philemon
Anthony L. Ash, Ph.D. early AD 60's
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 60-63
Kenneth L. Boles, M.A. AD 62
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. AD 55 if from
Ephesus; 58-60 if from Caesarea (unlikely), 61-63 if from Rome.
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. c.60
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 61 to 62 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Spring of AD 57, or as some think AD 62
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 61-62
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
50 to 51 CE
William Hendriksen, Ph.D.
A.D. 61-63 perhaps in the middle of this period
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 61 to 62
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 61 to 62
J.B. Lightfoot, Ph.D. about AD 63
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 60 to 62
K.E. Malberg, AD 62 to 63
M.S. Mills, Circa AD 61
Peter T. O'Brien, Ph.D. AD 60-61
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. early AD 58
Paul D. Wegner, Ph.D. Probably written
during the latter imprisonment
Hebrews
Harold W. Attridge, The Anchor Bible Dictionary,
a general time frame, from 60 to 90 CE
William Barclay, Ph.D. AD 64 to 85
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 65
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. 60s or more likely 80s.
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 60 to 69 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
During the final 2 years of Paul's imprisonment, and prior
to AD 70
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. certainly before AD 70
and possibly around AD 64
Jim Girdwood, Ph.D. & Peter Verker, Ph.D. AD 64
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
64 to 70 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 60 to 70
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 64 to 70
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. before AD 70
William L. Lane, Ph.D. AD 64 to June 68
John MacArthur, Ph.D. AD 67 to 69, and close to
AD 70, perhaps as early as 65
K.E. Malberg, AD 66 to 67
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 68
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. AD 67
Ray C. Stedman, probably D 67 or 68
James
J. Adamson, AD 40-62
B.W. Bacon, AD 70-130
W.H. Bennett, AD 51-62
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 48-50
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. if pseudonymous, after
the death of James (62) in the range
70-110; most likely in the 80s or 90s.
F.F. Bruce, Ph.D. AD 51-62
R. Bultmann, AD 70-130
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New Bible
Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 44 to 49 C.E.
J. Chaine, AD 51-62
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Probably about AD 62
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. late AD 50's, perhaps as
late as 61
E.J. Goodspeed, AD 70-130
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament
Introduction AD 40-50
F. Hauck, AD 70-130
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 45 to 50
Gary Holloway, Ph.D. between AD 40 and 62
F.J.A. Hort, AD 51-62
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 69
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. on or before AD 62
G. Kittel, AD 40-50
R.J. Knowling, AD 40-50
John MacArthur, between AD 44 and 49
K.E. Malberg, AD 40 to 45
J. Marty, AD 70-130
J.B. Mayor, AD 40-50
A.H. McNeile, AD 70-130
J. Michl, AD 40-62
M.S. Mills, around AD 49
C.L. Mitton, AD 51-62
J. Moffat, AD 70-130
J.H. Moulton, AD 40-62
F. Mussner, AD 40-62
R.St.J. Parry, AD 51-62
G.H. Rendall, AD 40-50
Kurt A.
Richardson, Ph.D. Perhaps sometime in the decade after AD 50
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. AD 48
J.H. Ropes, AD 70-130
A. Ross, AD 40-50
A. Schlatter, AD 40-62
H.-J. Schoeps, AD 70-130
E.M. Sidebottom, AD 51-62
B.S. Streeter, AD 70-130
George M. Stulac, Ph.D. earlier than 50 AD
R.V.G. Tasker, AD 51-62
W.W. Wessel, AD 40-50
H. Windisch, AD 70-130
F. Young, AD 70-130
T. Zahn, AD 40-50
1st Peter
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 63-64
Allen Black, Ph.D. no later than AD 68
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. if written by Peter,
60-63; more likely 70-90
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 63 to 64 CE
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 65
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
58 to 68 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 58 to 68
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 67 to 68
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 64 to 65
K.E. Malberg, AD 64 to 65
J. Ramsey Michaels, Ph.D. AD 64
M.S. Mills, circa. AD 62
AD 54–64, with a later date being more likely
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Spring AD 65
2nd Peter
Richard J. Bauckham, Ph.D. AD 80 to 90
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 65-66
Mark C. Black, Ph.D. mid AD 60's
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. after Pauline letters,
after 1 Peter and Jude; most likely 130
give or take a decade.
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 60 to 69 CE
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 64 or more likely 65
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
60 to 68 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 65 to 68
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 68 to 69
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 67 to 68
K.E. Malberg, AD 64 to 65
M.S. Mills, AD 67
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. AD 61 to 62
1st John
Daniel L. Akin, Ph.D. A date of somewhere
between A.D. 85 and 100 is reasonable.
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 80-95
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. AD 100
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 60 to 65 CE
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 100
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
90 to 100 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 80 to 90
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 90
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 90 to 95
K.E. Malberg, AD 86 to 88
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 97
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Early AD 60's
Stephen S. Smalley, Ph.D. AD 90 to 100
Marianne Meye Thompson, AD 90 to 100
2nd John
Daniel L. Akin, Ph.D. A date of somewhere
between A.D. 85 and 100 is reasonable.
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 80-95
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. AD 100
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 60 to 65 CE
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 100
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
90 to 100 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 80 to 90
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 95 to 100
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 90 to 95
K.E. Malberg, AD 87 to 89
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 97
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Early AD 60's
Stephen S. Smalley, Ph.D. AD 90 to 100
Marianne Meye Thompson, AD 90 to 100
3rd John
Daniel L. Akin, Ph.D. A date of somewhere
between A.D. 85 and 100 is reasonable.
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 80-95
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. shortly after AD 100
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 60 to 65 CE
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 100
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
90 to 100 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 80 to 90
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 95 to 100
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 90 to 95
K.E. Malberg, AD 88 to 89
M.S. Mills, Ph.D. AD 97
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Early AD 60's
Stephen S. Smalley, Ph.D. AD 90 to 100
Marianne Meye Thompson, AD 90 to 100
Jude
Richard J. Bauckham, Ph.D. AD 50s is plausable
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. Virtually impossible to
tell. A few place it in the 50s; many say
90-100.
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 67 to 70 CE
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 75
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
65 to 80 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 60 to 68
Gary Holloway, Ph.D. between AD 55 and 80
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 70 to 80
John MacArthur, Ph.D. about AD 68 to 7
K.E. Malberg, AD 74 to 76
M.S. Mills, AD 62
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. AD 61 to 62
Revelation
David E. Aune, Ph.D. AD 95 or 64 to 70
Believer's Study Bible, A.D. 90-96
Raymond Brown, Ph.D. Probably between 92-96at
the end of Emperor Domitian's reign.S
D.A. Carson, R.T. France, and G.J. Wenham, eds. New
Bible Commentary: 21 Century Edition, 90 to 100 CE
M. G. Easton M. A., D. D.
Generally fixed at AD 96
David A. Fiensy, Ph.D. AD 95
Donald Guthrie, Ph.D. New Testament Introduction,
90 to 95 CE
A.E. Hill, Ph.D. AD 89 to 96
R. Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, and D. Brown, eds.
AD 90 to 95
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. AD 90's
Richard C.H. Lenski, D.D. between AD 93 and 96
John MacArthur, AD 94 to 96
K.E. Malberg, AD 94 to 96
J. Ramsey Michaels, Ph.D. AD 70 to 100
M.S. Mills, AD 95
J.A.T. Robinson, Ph.D. Late AD 68 or early 70
Compiled by Gary Butner, Th.D.
