Monday, March 31, 2014

Time Duration

It's interesting how much time takes place through 1-2 Kings.  A period of about 400 years worth of history is covered in the work.  In contrast, 1-2 Samuel covers only a period of about 100 years.  It's interesting to see how much time is devoted to each king.  It might make for an interesting infographic.  Likewise, a chart showing how much time takes place in each book of the Bible.  Here's a rough estimated break down of the books we've covered so far:

Genesis: Thousands of years+
Exodus: 300+ years (starts with Joseph, most takes place in about 40 years or so)
Leviticus: Weeks?
Numbers: ~40 years
Deuteronomy: Months?
Joshua: ~30 years (although most of it takes place in 1 year)
Judges: ~400 years
Ruth: Months?
1-2 Samuel: ~100 years
1-2 Kings: ~400 years

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