Pre-Exilic Prophets

Exilic Prophets

Post-Exilic Prophets

9^th century b.c.

8^th century b.c.

7^th century b.c.

6^th century b.c.

6^th century b.c.

5^th century b.c.

To Gentile Nations

Obadiah

(853–841 b.c.)

(605–586 b.c.)

Jonah

(~725 b.c.)

Nahum

(663–612 b.c.)

To the Northen Kingdom (Israel)

Hosea

(760–710 b.c.)

Amos

(760–750 b.c.)

5^th stage of national discipline applied to northern kingdom in 721 b.c.

To the Southern Kingdom (Judah)

Joel

(9^th cent. b.c.)

(6^th cent. b.c.)

Micah

(750–686 b.c.)

Isaiah

(701–681 b.c.)

Habakkuk

(640–609 b.c.)

Zephaniah

(640–609 b.c.)

Jeremiah

(626–586 b.c.)

Daniel

(530 b.c.)

Ezekiel

(593–571 b.c.)

Haggai

(520 b.c.)

Zechariah

(520–519 b.c.)

Malachi

(433 b.c.)

The Exile refers to Judah, the southern kingdom.

Exiled (removed from the land) in 586 b.c.;

Returned to the land 516 b.c.

Dates were taken from the NIV Study Bible notes. Some of the dates require more nuance than is found in this chart. The NIV Study Bible lists Hosea simply as the middle of the 8^th century b.c.

The notes for the NASB place Obadiah as an exilic prophet. His time period is disputed. Joel’s prophetic ministry is also disputed.

General layout from:

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