Timeframe:

The Old Testament of the Bible covers mostly the time from around 1500 B.C. to 100 A.D.  The first five books are the Pentateuch (or the Books of Moses; or the Torah) and are sacred to Jews, Christians, and Moslems.

The New Testament of the Bible was written around 70 to 110 A.D.  The first four books of the New Testament (called the “Gospels”) tell the story of Jesus Christ – each different in its presentation and style of the writer.