When Was Malachi Written?
The Book Belongs to the First Half of the 5Th Century Bce, for It Clearly Presupposes the Reconstructed Temple (Dedicated in 516 Bce) but Does Not Reflect the...
The book belongs to the first half of the 5th century bce, for it clearly presupposes the reconstructed Temple (dedicated in 516 bce) but does not reflect the reconstitution of the religious community that took place under Nehemiah and Ezra about 450 bce.
How many years was it between Malachi and Jesus?
Between Malachi and Matthew, four hundred years passed in the Holy Land for which we have no prophetic record. Much happened during this period that affects our understanding of the New Testament, so it is important to be familiar with at least the major events that occurred in this intertestamental period.
When was the last Old Testament book written?
The final book (in the ordering of the canon), the Book of Revelation, is generally accepted by traditional scholarship to have been written during the reign of Domitian (81–96).