Dates for New Testament books as found in a small, thick 12 month Bible printed by John Hagerty in 1812. This was the first Bible printed in Maryland. Account of the Dates or Time of Writing the Books of the New Testament NT Book Years from the death of Christ Years from the birth of Christ Matthew’s Gospel 6 39 Mark’s Gospel 10 43 First Epistle of Peter 19 52 Paul’s 1st and 2nd Epistles to the Thessalonians 19 52 Luke’s Gospel 23 56 Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians 23 56 _____two Epistles to the Corinthians, 24 57 _____to the Philippians, to Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, and Hebrews 29 62 Acts of the Apostles by Luke 30 63 Paul’s two Epistles to Timothy, the one to Titus, and the 2d Epistle general of Peter 30 63 John in the Isle of Patmos, wrote the Revelation 61 94 _____Gospel, 63 95 _____three Epistles near the end of his life, 65 98 N.B. The times of writing the Epistle of James, and that of Jude not so certainly known, but supposed, 33 66
