A growing consensus dates Chronicles in the latter half of the fifth century b.c., thus possibly within Ezra's lifetime. Author, Date and SourcesĪccording to ancient Jewish tradition, Ezra wrote Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah (see Introduction to Ezra: Literary Form and Authorship), but this cannot be established with certainty. Chronicles was first divided into two books by the Septuagint translators. 347-420), translator of the Latin Vulgate, suggested that a more appropriate title would be "chronicle of the whole sacred history." Luther took over this suggestion in his German version, and others have followed him. The Septuagint (the pre-Christian Greek translation of the OT) refers to the book as "the things omitted," indicating that its translators regarded it as a supplement to Samuel and Kings. The Hebrew title ( dibre hayyamim) can be translated "the events (or annals) of the days (or years)." The same phrase occurs in references to sources used by the author or compiler of Kings (translated "annals" in, e.g., 1Ki 14:19,29 15:7,23,31 16:5,14,20,27 22:45).
Theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of 1 Chronicles. This summary of the book of 1 Chronicles provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme,
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