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Timeline

The Major prophets are here grouped with 'the Twelve' prophets, forming the core of the Nevi'im.

Monarchic (pre-586 BC) Exilic (586-538 BC) Persian (538-332 BC) Nevi'im
700 600 500 400 BC
IsaiahIsa
JeremiahJer
EzekielEzek
HoseaHos
JoelJoel
AmosAmos
ObadiahObad
JonahJonah
MicahMic
NahumNah
HabakkukHab
ZephaniahZeph
HaggaiHag
ZechariahZech
MalachiMal
Fall of Samaria (Assyria conquers Israel)722 BC Destruction of Jerusalem & First Temple587/586 BC Mission of Ezra & Nehemiahc. 458-432 BC

Chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Outline

  1. Oracles against the nations and Israel 1:1-2:16
  2. Words of judgment on Israel 3:1-6:14
  3. Five visions and a confrontation 7:1-9:10
  4. Epilogue of restoration 9:11-15

Manuscript witnesses

Major codices

Aleppo Codex — c. 930 AD
The model Masoretic codex, prepared by the Ben Asher scribes; much of its Torah is now lost.
Leningrad Codex (B19A) — 1008 AD
The oldest complete Masoretic Hebrew Bible and the base text of modern critical editions.

Other witnesses

The Twelve Prophets Scrolls (4QXII) — c. 150-25 BC
Qumran scrolls in which the twelve Minor Prophets are copied as a single book.

Sources

  1. a Coogan, Michael D. The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2018.