| ORDER IN | THE BIBLE | ORDER | WRITTEN | ||||
| NT Book | Writer | Occupation | Primarily written to: | Location | Date | ||
| Matthew | Matthew | Tax Collector | Jews | Jerusalem | 49 | Galatians | |
| Mark | John Mark | Missionary | Christians in Rome | Rome | 49 | James | |
| Luke | Luke | Gentile physician | Theophilus, Gentiles | Rome/Caesarea | 51 | 1 Thessalonians | |
| John | John | Fisherman | New Christians | Jerusalem | 51-52 | 2 Thessalonians | |
| Acts | Luke | Gentile doctor | Theophilus, Christians | ? | 54 | 1 Corinthians | |
| Romans | Paul | Tentmaker | Christians | Corinth | 55-57 | 2 Corinthians | |
| 1 Corinthians | Paul | Church at Corinth, Christians | Ephesus (?) | 55-60 | Mark | ||
| 2 Corinthians | Paul | Church at Corinth, Christians | Corinth | 57 | Romans | ||
| Galatians | Paul | Churches in Galatia | Antioch | 60 | Luke | ||
| Ephesians | Paul | Churches in Ephesus | Rome | 60-65 | Matthew | ||
| Philippians | Paul | Churches in Philippi | Rome | 61-62 | Colossians | ||
| Colossians | Paul | Churches in Colossee | Rome | 61-62 | Philemon | ||
| 1 Thessalonians | Paul | Churches at Thessalonica | Corinth | 61-63 | Ephesians | ||
| 2 Thessalonians | Paul | Churches at Thessalonica | Corinth | 62-63 | Philippians | ||
| 1 Timothy | Paul | Timothy, Christians | Rome/Macedonia | 62-64 | 1 Peter | ||
| 2 Timothy | Paul | Timothy, Christians | Rome | 63-70 | Acts | ||
| Titus | Paul | Titus, a Greek, Christians | Macedonia | 64 | 1 Timothy | ||
| Philemon | Paul | Philemon, Christians | Rome | 64 | Titus | ||
| Hebrews | ? (Barnabas?) | Hebrew Christians | ? | 65 | Jude | ||
| James | James | Bro. Of Jesus | Jewish Christians outside Palestine | ? | 65-69 | Hebrews | |
| 1 Peter | Peter | Fisherman | Christians | Rome (?) | 66-67 | 2 Timothy | |
| 2 Peter | Peter | Christians | Rome (?) | 67 | 2 Peter | ||
| 1 John | John | Fisherman | Christians | Ephesus | 85-90 | John | |
| 2 John | John | Christians | Ephesus | 85-90 | 1 John | ||
| 3 John | John | Gaius, Christians | Ephesus | 90 | 2 John | ||
| Jude | Jude | Bro. Of Jesus | Jewish Christians | ? | 90 | 3 John | |
| Revelation | John | Fisherman | 7 Churches, Christians | Island of Patmos | 95-100 | Revelation |