Building the BibleThe Intertestamental Period |
How much time passed between the last events recorded in the Old Testament and the first events recorded in the New Testament? |
Malachi, the final prophet to appear in the Old Testament, lived around 450 B.C.E.. The birth of Jesus at around 4 B.C.E. marks the beginning of the New Testament. So, roughly 400 years passed between the Old and New Testaments. This in-between time is known as the Intertestamental Period.