From THE INMATES OF GARTNAVEL: A Sonata by James L.S.Carter

                                                                               

                                                             SONATA

Mad Maud! But no, There was a worse than her,

The dreaded and the dreadful Bernadette

That burned her body with a cigarette

And attacked her doctor with a needle spur.

At night all lay awake and all would stir

When Bernadette came singing with no regret,

Taking all liberties the doctors let

Her take and some they didn't. An awful slur

Attached to those who've been inside,

Mostly old ladies and unmarried men,

Who, like a list of sheep in a small pen,

Are made to do whatever doctors decide.

Your pills you can't refuse; neither the dinners

Which makes you sicker than the other sinners.

FROM OUR NOVEL IN PROGRESS: Triangle of Torment:

Did I compose that funny ditty? deliberated Malky. I dunno! My memory's failing me. It really is! Did I copycat it from Douglas Burns Fulton's book of legendary poems?. I dunno! I can't rightly remember, So I must have composed it myself. Yes I did! Aren't I the clever one? That there ECT must have done me some good.

ON THE CURRENT EMPIRICAL STATE OF NEUROSCIENCE

      

                                                                                     

                                  ON THE CURRENT EMPIRICAL STATE OF NEUROSCIENCE

                                                 A Review of David Dunson's centennial talk 

                                                           by Thomas H. Leonard

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION GETS SCIENTIFIC
 SUMMARY FOR LAYMAN: VIRTUALLY EVERY ATTEMPT TO OBJECTIFY BRAIN FUNCTION FROM STATISTICAL DATA AMOUNTS TO UTTER B.S. There are of the order of 100 billion neurons in the human brain, and it is currently TECHNICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to observe their behaviour, The latest state of the art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can however estimate the locations of the million or so CONNECTOMES in the human brain. These are sets of tracts which contain the neurons.

        None of this imaging has to date been able to adequately distinguish between mental disorders or between 'points' on the autistic-related spectrum, and any claims by neuroscientists or neuro-psychiatrists to the contrary are entirely misleading. If you see an impressive looking coloured picture of the brain then it is very likely to have been based on quasi-science i.e, gobblydegook,

       From a statistical viewpoint, it is in principle possible to relate an individual's connectome pattern to a variety of different factors e.g. substance abuse, education, and presumed mental condition. It would however be necessary to make some pretty strong sampling distribution assumptions on highly complex function space for the patterns of connectomes, and this would also need to model the 'regression' of these patterns on the explanatory variables,.

       From a Bayesian perspective, it would then be necessary to fairly arbitrarlly select a high complex prior distribution for the swathe of unknown parameters in the model. Owing to these complexities, the prior to posterior computations would undoubtedly need be attempted using some form of the Metropolis Algorithm, a strange in vogue procedure introduced by the 'Bayesian politicians' into Statistics during the 1990s, and which very rarely converges to the right answer, even under much simpler sampling and prior assumptions.

       Such were the general themes of an outstanding presentation by the world leading Bayesian Statistician Professor David Dunson of Duke University at the David Finney Centennial Lecture in Edinburgh on 29th May 2018. As he himself  was very ready to clarify, his tentative analysis of the observations on less than 100 individuals in an already heavily skewed, unreplicated sample, epitomised our concerns about the empirical state of neuroscience today. 

      Any attempt at using Statistics to infer causality would of course, as always, be entirely fallacious, as David Hume, the great philosopher of the Scottish Enlightenment clarified as early as the 18th century. Causality can never be inferred from correlation because of the possible influence of any number of 'lurking' or 'confounding' variables. The claims in the penultimate sentence (italicised below) of Professor Dunson's synopsis are therefore highly speculative, to say the least, 

        Arch-Bayesians need to become better acquainted with the the rules of Statistics, as recounted by George Box, Stuart Hunter, the Wisconsin School, the 19th century American philosopher  Charles Peirce, the albeit harmful eugenicist Sir Ronald Fisher and many others.




                                                DAVID DUNSON'S CENTENIAL LECTURE


                                                                       

                                                                       SYNOPSIS


""""There have been parallel revolutions in recent years in technology for imaging of the human brain and in methods for analyzing high-dimensional and complex data. We are interested in exploiting and building on this technology motivated by interest in studying how people vary in their brain connection structure. White matter tracks in the human brain consist of tightly bundled sets of neurons that are geometrically aligned and act as highways for neural activity and communication across the brain. There are on the order of a million such tracts in a normal human brain, and their locations can be estimated using different types of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with state-of-the-art image processing. We refer to the set of tracts as the human brain “connectome.” The Human Connectome Project (HCP) collects data on connectomes, along with multiple behaviours and traits of each individual under study. We develop state of the art data science tools to study variation in connectomes, and the relationship with factors, such as substance use (alcohol, marijuana) and education. We find a significant relationship between brain connectivity and multiple factors, with high levels of substance use decreasing connectivity and education increasing connectivity. This talk is designed to be accessible to the general public, focusing on describing these amazing new data resources, analysis tools, and results, with a discussion on ongoing directions""""

                                                                         

                 

COCONUT COP a poem by James L,S. Carter

                                                                                     

                                                                                 

                                                                 COCONUT COP

                                                                by James L.S. Carter

                        

                                                              Edited by Tom Leonard

                                     Coconut Cop,

                                     Anti-crime shop

                                     Probity and jollity

                                     Scottish Kojak

                                    Nice bad bloke

                                    New Telly Savalas

                                    Good cop. Bad-ass

                                    High level crime

                                    Brown-hatted prime

                                    Crime-stopper

                                    Lollipopper

                                   Villain-hater

                                   Bald-headed pater

                                   Keep the streets crime-free!

                                  Coconut's the man for me!

                                  Virtuous and clever,

                                  Coconut for always and ever!

Laurel and Hardy Sketch---a playlet by James L.S, Carter

  

                                                                                           

                                                               LAUREL & HARDY SKETCH

A playlet composed by James L.S Carter, and performed to the Edinburgh Writers Club in rhe Hilton Grosvenor Hotel on Monday 14th May 2018

                                                                      CAST

              HAL ROACH                                  PHILIP MICHAELSON

              OLIVER HARDY                             JAMES CARTER

              STAN LAUREL                                TOM LEONARD

PRODUCER:- I’m Hal Roach, owner of this film studio. And now for a slapstick comedy production starring

your very own English thin man, Stan Laurel, and America’s very own fat man, Oliver Hardy after

an unfortunate mishap while they were crossing the bridge over the Potomac River.

OLIVER:- What was all the fussin’ about back there on the bridge, Stanley?

STAN:- Oh, I dunno, Ollie! Don’t get sore!

OLIVER:- This is another fine mess you got me into, isn’ it, Stanley?

STAN:- Yes, you MUST say!

OLIVER:- If ever there was such a hare-brained shejule, I DO say …

STAN:- Yes, you DO say, Ollie!

OLIVER:- Well, thank you for nothing, I MUST say!

STAN:- Don’t get sore, Ollie!

OLIVER:- I most sightiainly do!

STAN:- I didn’t rightly know 

…

OLIVER:- You didn’t rightly know what, Stanley?

STAN:- Why I was crossing the bridge while I was crossing the bridge, Ollie.

OLIVER:- You just didn’t look where you did now, didn’t you , Stanley?

STAN:- You DO say!

OLIVER:- I most sightainly don’t mind if I DO say, Stanley!

STAN:- Oh, Ollie. I dunno…

OLIVER:- You dunno what, Stanley?

STAN:- …if you DO mind.

OLIVER:- Sightainly I mind … Look, we’re jus’ goin’ round n’ round - no ways - in cycles …

cycles and cycles!

STAN:- Dunno if you DO mind, Ollie!

OLIVER:- Don’t be so lily-livered pink with me! “You DO mind!” Don’t be so silly, Stanley!

“You DO mind!” indeed! I’ll give you “You DO mind!”

STAN:- What do you mean by “cycles”, Ollie?

OLIVER:- Cycles and cycles! Goin’ round n’ round … n’ stuff like that.

PRODUCER:- Oliver turns away from Stan as if for someone else’s aid, perhaps the Deity’s.

OLIVER:- I think…

STAN:- You mean we’re going around in circles, Ollie?

OLIVER:- That’s just what I mean, Stanley! Cycles! Like YOU did on the bridge…

STAN:- Just like WE did on the bridge, Ollie?

OLIVER:- Yeah, JUS’ like that!

STAN:- (starts weeping)

OLIVER:- Oh, pull yourself together, Stanley, and act like a man! Put your best foot in front of

your other best foot, and you’re in for a dime in for a dozen … or sumpn like that…

STAN:- (still weeping) Oh, Ollie, I CAN’T! Oh, I CAN’T!

OLIVER:- Humph! That’s what I say to you, Stanley! A big humph!

STAN:- (weeps)

OLIVER:- Well, let’s think about sumpn else to do then, Stanley! … Like crossin’ the bridge,

for instance!

STAN:- (still weeping but less so) I CAN’T cross the bridge, Ollie … I CAN’T cross the

bridge!

OLIVER:- Well, let’s think about sumpn else! (thinks) How about a nice ham n’ jam sandwich,

for instance, Stanley?

STAN:- (recovering completely & instantaneously) I DON’T mind if we DO, Ollie!

OLIVER:- Well, let’s go n’ find us right now some nice jam n’ ham! What do you say, Stanley?

… Partners?

STAN:- (starts weeping again)

OLIVER:- OK! What is it this time, Stanley?

STAN:- (still blubbering) They’re over the bridge, Ollie!

OLIVER:- What’s over the bridge, Stanley?

STAN:- (weeping tumultuously) The ham and jam! (They both laugh).

OLIVER:- (laughing) Well, we’ve both been a right silly pair of silly rascals n’ so n’ so’s, I MUST

say, Stanley!!

STAN:- (laughing tumultuously) Oh, I TOO! I MUST say, Ollie! I do too, I MUST say!

PRODUCER: - And Oliver and Stan retreat merrily around a rotary roundabout without crossing

the bridge. .

OLD TESTAMENT TIMELINE

                 

                                                                              

                            From BIBLE HUB    http://biblehub.com/timeline/old.htm

Before Time	In the Beginning was the Word	John 1
Before 4000 BC	The Creation	Genesis 1
Before 4000 BC	The Garden of Eden	Genesis 2
Before 4000 BC	The Fall of Man	Genesis 3
Before 3000 BC	Cain kills Abel	Genesis 4
Before 3000 BC	From Adam to Noah	Genesis 5
Before 2500 BC	Wickedness Provokes God's wrath	Genesis 6
Before 2500 BC	The Great Flood	Genesis 7
Before 2500 BC	The Flood Subsides	Genesis 8
Before 2500 BC	Covenant of the Rainbow	Genesis 9
Before 2500 BC	Shem, Ham and Japheth	Genesis 10
Before 2100 BC	Job's Suffering and Faith	Job 1 - 42
Before 2100 BC	The Tower of Babel	Genesis 11
2091 BC	God Sends Abram to Egypt	Genesis 12
2090 BC	The Famine in Canaan	Genesis 12:10
2085 BC	Abram and Lot Part Ways	Genesis 13
2085 BC	Abram Promised Many Descendants	Genesis 13:14
2084 BC	Abram Rescues Lot	Genesis 14
2081 BC	God's Covenant with Abram	Genesis 15
2081 BC	Sarai and Hagar	Genesis 16
2080 BC	Ishmael Born	Genesis 16:15
2067 BC	The Covenant of Circumcision	Genesis 17
2067 BC	God Promises the Birth of Isaac	Genesis 18
2067 BC	The Destruction of Sodom	Genesis 19
2067 BC	Abraham, Sarah and Abimelech	Genesis 20
2066 BC	Isaac Born	Genesis 21
2064 BC	Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away	Genesis 21:8
2057 BC	The Treaty at Beersheba	Genesis 21:22
2054 BC	The Offering of Isaac	Genesis 22
2030 BC	Death and Burial of Sarah	Genesis 23
2026 BC	Isaac Marries Rebekah	Genesis 24
2006 BC	Birth of Jacob and Esau	Genesis 25
1991 BC	Death of Abraham	Genesis 25:5
1978 BC	Esau sells his birthright	Genesis 25:29
1977 BC	Isaac and Abimelech	Genesis 26
1929 BC	Jacob Gets Isaac's Blessing	Genesis 27
1928 BC	Jacob Flees to Laban	Genesis 28
1928 BC	Jacob's vision of a ladder	Genesis 28:10
1928 BC	Jacob Serves Laban	Genesis 29
1921 BC	Jacob Marries Rachel	Genesis 29:28
1921 BC	Jacob and His Sons	Genesis 30
1916 BC	Rachel Bears Joseph	Genesis 30:22
1908 BC	Jacob Leaves for Canaan	Genesis 31
1906 BC	Jacob Wrestles with God	Genesis 32
1906 BC	Jacob Meets Esau	Genesis 33
1906 BC	Jacob Settles in Shechem	Genesis 33:18
1906 BC	Shechem Defiles Dinah	Genesis 34
1906 BC	Jacob Returns to Bethel	Genesis 35
1906 BC	Jacob Named Israel	Genesis 35:10
1906 BC	Descendants of Esau	Genesis 36
1903 BC	Rachel Dies	Genesis 35:18
1898 BC	Joseph's Dreams and Betrayal	Genesis 37
1898 BC	Joseph Sold into Slavery	Genesis 37:25
1898 BC	Tamar deceives Judah	Genesis 38
1898 BC	Joseph Prospers Under Potiphar	Genesis 39
1889 BC	Potiphar's Wife Accuses Joseph	Genesis 39:7
1889 BC	Joseph Imprisoned	Genesis 39:20
1887 BC	The Cupbearer and the Baker's Dreams	Genesis 40
1886 BC	Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams	Genesis 41
1886 BC	Joseph Put in Charge	Genesis 41:33
1886 BC	Seven Years of Plenty Begin	Genesis 41:47
1875 BC	Famine Begins	Genesis 41:53
1875 BC	Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt	Genesis 42
1875 BC	Simeon Detained by Joseph	Genesis 42:24
1875 BC	The Return with Benjamin	Genesis 43
1875 BC	Benjamin and the Silver Cup	Genesis 44
1875 BC	Joseph Reveals His Identity	Genesis 45
1875 BC	Joseph Sends for Jacob	Genesis 45:9
1875 BC	Jacob and Family to Egypt	Genesis 46
1875 BC	Jacob to Goshen	Genesis 47
1859 BC	Jacob's Illness	Genesis 48
1859 BC	Jacob's Blessing and Death	Genesis 49
1859 BC	The Burial of Jacob	Genesis 50
1806 BC	The Death of Joseph	Genesis 50:26
1800 BC	Jacob's Family Stays in Egypt	Exodus 1
1700 BC	Israelites Multiply in Egypt	Exodus 1:6
1600 BC	Israelites Oppressed by New King	Exodus 1:8
1539 BC	Pharaoh's Order to Kill Firstborn	Exodus 1:22
1525 BC	The Birth and Adoption of Moses	Exodus 2
1486 BC	Moses Flees into Midian	Exodus 2:11
1446 BC	Israelites Groan in Slavery	Exodus 2:23
1446 BC	Moses Sent to Deliver Israel	Exodus 3 - 6
1446 BC	The Ten Plagues on Egypt	Exodus 7 - 12
1446 BC	The Exodus Begins	Exodus 13 - 18
1446 BC	The Isreaelites At Mount Sinai	Exodus 19
1446 BC	Moses Receives the Commandments	Exodus 20
1446 BC	Moses Receives the Law	Exodus 21 - 24
1446 BC	Preparations for the Tabernacle	Exodus 25 - 31
1446 BC	The Golden Calf and Moses' Anger	Exodus 32
1446 BC	The Journey Resumes	Exodus 33 - 39
1445 BC	The Tabernacle is Erected and Filled	Exodus 40
1445 BC	Laws for Sacrifices and Offerings	Leviticus 1 - 7
1445 BC	Aaron and His Sons Consecrated	Leviticus 8, 9
1445 BC	The Sin of Nadab and Abihu	Leviticus 10
1445 BC	Laws of Purity	Leviticus 11 - 19
1445 BC	Punishments and Regulations	Leviticus 20 - 22
1445 BC	Feasts and Jubilee	Leviticus 23
1445 BC	Census, Tribes, Duties	Numbers 1 - 6
1445 BC	Tabernacle Dedication	Numbers 7 - 10
1445 BC	The People Complain	Numbers 11, 12
1445 BC	The Twelve Spies	Numbers 13
1445 BC	People Murmur at the Spies' Report	Numbers 14, 15
1426 BC	Korah's Rebellion	Numbers 16
1426 BC	Aaron's Staff Buds	Numbers 17
1426 BC	Priests, Red Heifer, Cleansing	Numbers 18, 19
1407 BC	Water from the Rock at Meribah	Numbers 20
1407 BC	Aaron's Death	Numbers 20:22
1407 BC	The Bronze Snake	Numbers 21
1407 BC	Balaam and the Angel	Numbers 22 - 25
1407 BC	The Second Census	Numbers 26
1407 BC	The Daughters of Zelophehad	Numbers 27
1407 BC	Joshua Chosen to Succeed Moses	Numbers 27:18
1407 BC	Special sacrifices and holy days	Numbers 28, 29
1407 BC	Vows of women	Numbers 30
1407 BC	Conquest of Midian	Numbers 31
1407 BC	Division of Transjordan	Numbers 32
1407 BC	Summary of Israel's Journey	Numbers 33
1407 BC	Apportionment of Canaan	Numbers 34
1407 BC	Borders and Cities of Refuge	Numbers 35
1407 BC	Zelophehad's Daughters Marry	Numbers 36
1407 BC	Psalm of Moses	Psalm 90
1407 BC	Moses' Summary of Israel's History	Deuteronomy 1 - 4
1406 BC	Recapitulation of the Law	Deuteronomy 4:44 - 31
1406 BC	The Song of Moses	Deuteronomy 32
1406 BC	Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes	Deuteronomy 32:48
1406 BC	Blessings of Moses	Deuteronomy 33
1406 BC	The Death of Moses	Deuteronomy 34
1406 BC	God Commissions Joshua	Joshua 1
1406 BC	Rahab Welcomes the Spies	Joshua 2
1406 BC	The Israelites Cross the Jordan	Joshua 3 - 5
1406 BC	Conquer of Jericho and Ai	Joshua 6 - 8
1405 BC	Kings Join against Israel	Joshua 9
1405 BC	The Sun Stands Still	Joshua 10
1405 BC	Northern Palestine Defeated	Joshua 11, 12
1399 BC	Land allotted among the Tribes	Joshua 13 - 22
1375 BC	Joshua's Farewell Address	Joshua 23, 24
1375 BC	Micah's Idolatry	Judges 17
1375 BC	Danites Settle in Laish, Take Micah's Idols	Judges 18
1375 BC	A Levite's Concubine Degraded	Judges 19
1375 BC	Israelites Defeat the Benjamites	Judges 20
1375 BC	Wives for the Benjamites	Judges 21
1374 BC	Israelites Capture Jerusalem, Hebron	Judges 1
1374 BC	Israel Rebuked and Defeated	Judges 2
1374 BC	Israel's idolatry and Servitude; Othniel	Judges 3
1334 BC	Eglon	Judges 3:12
1316 BC	Ehud	Judges 3:15
1235 BC	Deborah and Barak	Judges 4
1235 BC	The Song of Deborah and Barak	Judges 5
1169 BC	Gideon and the Midianites	Judges 6 - 8
1140 BC	Naomi, Ruth and Boaz	Ruth 1 - 4
1129 BC	Abimelech Conspires to Become King	Judges 9
1126 BC	Plot against Abimelech	Judges 9:22
1126 BC	Abimelech is Slain	Judges 9:50
1118 BC	Tola, Jair	Judges 10
1100 BC	Birth of Samuel	1 Samuel 1
1100 BC	Hannah's Song	1 Samuel 2
1097 BC	Jephthah's Covenant with the Gileadites	Judges 11
1090 BC	Jephthah, Ephraim, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon	Judges 12
1090 BC	Israel Oppressed by the Philistines	Judges 13
1075 BC	Samson's Marriage and Riddle	Judges 14
1075 BC	Samson Burns the Philistine Crops	Judges 15
1075 BC	Samson and Delilah	Judges 16
1070 BC	Battle of Shiloh	1 Samuel 3
1070 BC	Philistines Take the Ark	1 Samuel 4, 5
1070 BC	Philistines Return the Ark to Israel	1 Samuel 6
1070 BC	Ark brought to Abinadab's House	1 Samuel 7
1050 BC	Israelites Repent at Mizpeh	1 Samuel 7:3
1043 BC	Saul Becomes King	1 Samuel 8 - 10
1042 BC	Saul Defeats the Ammonites	1 Samuel 11, 12
1041 BC	Saul's War with the Philistines	1 Samuel 13
1041 BC	Jonathan's Miraculous Victory	1 Samuel 14
1028 BC	Saul's Disobedience and Samuel's Rebuke	1 Samuel 15
1024 BC	Samuel Anoints David at Bethlehem	1 Samuel 16
1024 BC	David Kills Goliath	1 Samuel 17
1015 BC	Jonathan's Friendship with David	1 Samuel 18
1014 BC	David Protected from Saul	1 Samuel 19
1013 BC	David and Jonathan's Covenant	1 Samuel 20
1013 BC	David's Psalm of Deliverance (1Sa 20)	Psalm 59
1012 BC	David at Nob and Gath	1 Samuel 21
1012 BC	David's Psalm Fleeing Saul (1Sa 21)	Psalm 52
1012 BC	David's Psalm Before Ahimelech (1Sa 21)	Psalm 34
1011 BC	David's Psalm at Gath (1Sa 21)	Psalm 56
1011 BC	Saul Slays the Priests of Nob	1 Samuel 22
1011 BC	David's Psalms in the Cave (1Sa 22)	Psalms 57, 142
1011 BC	David Flees Saul	1 Samuel 23
1011 BC	David's Psalm at Keilah (1Sa 23)	Psalm 54
1011 BC	David Spares Saul's Life	1 Samuel 24
1011 BC	Samuel Dies	1 Samuel 25
1011 BC	David Spares Saul a Second Time	1 Samuel 26
1010 BC	David Flees to the Philistines	1 Samuel 27
1010 BC	Saul and the Witch of Endor	1 Samuel 28
1010 BC	Achish Sends David Away	1 Samuel 29
1010 BC	David Destroys the Amalekites	1 Samuel 30
1010 BC	Saul and His Sons Killed	1 Samuel 31
1010 BC	David Mourns for Saul and Jonathan	2 Samuel 1
1010 BC	David Made King over Judah	2 Samuel 2
1008 BC	Civil War Between Abner and Joab	2 Samuel 2:12
1006 BC	House of David Strengthened	2 Samuel 3
1005 BC	Joab murders Abner	2 Samuel 3:22
1004 BC	The Murder of Ish-bosheth	2 Samuel 4
1003 BC	Genealogies of the Israelites	1 Chronicles 1 - 9
1003 BC	Saul's Overthrow and Defeat	1 Chronicles 10
1003 BC	David Reigns over All Israel	2 Samuel 5, 1 Chronicles 11
1002 BC	David's Army Grows	1 Chronicles 12
1000 BC	David fetches the ark	1 Chronicles 13
1000 BC	David's Family Grows	1 Chronicles 14
1000 BC	The Ark is Brought to Jerusalem	2 Samuel 6, 1 Chronicles 15
1000 BC	David Plans a Temple	2 Samuel 7
998 BC	David Defeats the Philistines	2 Samuel 8
998 BC	David's Psalm of Victory (2Sa 8)	Psalm 60
998 BC	David's Psalm of Zion	Psalm 15
998 BC	David's Psalm of Glory to God	Psalm 24
998 BC	David's festival sacrifice	1 Chronicles 16
998 BC	Psalms of Praise (1Ch 16)	Psalms 96, 105, 106
997 BC	David Purposes to build a Temple	1 Chronicles 17
996 BC	David Strengthens His Kingdom	1 Chronicles 18
995 BC	David and Mephibosheth	2 Samuel 9
995 BC	David Defeats Ammon and Aram	2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 19
995 BC	The Capture of Rabbah	1 Chronicles 20
993 BC	David and Bathsheba	2 Samuel 11
991 BC	Nathan Rebukes David	2 Samuel 12
991 BC	David's Psalm of Repentance (2Sa 12)	Psalm 51
990 BC	Solomon is Born	2 Samuel 12:24
990 BC	Amnon and Tamar	2 Samuel 13
990 BC	Amnom Killed by Absalom	2 Samuel 13:23
988 BC	The Widow of Tekoa	2 Samuel 14
980 BC	Absalom Recalled	2 Samuel 14:21
979 BC	Psalms of David	Psalms 2 - 145 (Assorted)
979 BC	Psalms of Korah	Psalms 42 - 44, 84, 85, 87, 88
979 BC	Psalms of Asaph	Psalm 50, 73, 75 - 78, 80 - 83, 89
979 BC	Psalms of Unknown Authors	Psalms 1 - 150 (Assorted)
979 BC	David Forces a Census	1 Chronicles 21
979 BC	Preparation for building the Temple	1 Chronicles 22
979 BC	Preparation of Priesthood	1 Chronicles 23
979 BC	Divisions of Levites	1 Chronicles 24
979 BC	Preparation of sanctuary singers	1 Chronicles 25
979 BC	Preparation of gatekeepers, treasurers	1 Chronicles 26
979 BC	Preparation of government	1 Chronicles 27
976 BC	Absalom's Conspiracy	2 Samuel 15
976 BC	David Flees Jerusalem	2 Samuel 15:13
972 BC	David and Ziba, Shimei	2 Samuel 16
972 BC	Shimei Curses David	2 Samuel 16:5
972 BC	David's Psalm of Thirst for God (2Sa 16)	Psalm 63
972 BC	Hushai's Warning Saves David	2 Samuel 17
972 BC	David Psalms of Deliverance (2Sa 17)	Psalms 41, 55
972 BC	Absalom Slain by Joab	2 Samuel 18
972 BC	Joab Comforts David	2 Samuel 19
972 BC	Sheba Rebels Against David	2 Samuel 20
970 BC	The Gibeonites Avenged	2 Samuel 21
970 BC	David's Song of Deliverance	2 Samuel 22
970 BC	David's Last Song	2 Samuel 23
970 BC	David's Psalm of Steadfastness (2Sa 23)	Psalm 108
970 BC	David Counts the Fighting Men	2 Samuel 24
970 BC	David's last days	1 Chronicles 28, 29, 1 Kings 1, 2
970 BC	David's Psalm of Salvation (1Ki 2)	Psalm 37
967 BC	Psalm for Solomon (2Ch 1)	Psalm 72
967 BC	Solomon Asks for Wisdom	2 Chronicles 1, 1 Kings 3
967 BC	Psalm of Korah (1Ki 3)	Psalm 45
967 BC	Solomon's Wisdom	1 Kings 4
967 BC	Solomon's Preparations for the Temple	1 Kings 5
966 BC	The Building of Solomon's Temple	1 Kings 6
966 BC	The Building of Solomon's Palace	1 Kings 7
966 BC	The Ark Brought to the Temple	1 Kings 8
966 BC	God's covenant with Solomon	1 Kings 9
966 BC	Solomon Prepares for a Temple and Palace	2 Chronicles 2
966 BC	Solomon Builds the Temple in Jerusalem	2 Chronicles 3
966 BC	Temple Furnishings	2 Chronicles 4
959 BC	Ark Brought into the Temple	2 Chronicles 5
959 BC	Solomon's Prayer of Temple Dedication	2 Chronicles 6
959 BC	God's Glory in the Temple	2 Chronicles 7
959 BC	Psalms of Solomon (2Ch 7)	Psalms 135, 136
959 BC	Solomon's buildings	2 Chronicles 8
950 BC	Solomon Psalm of Blessing	Psalm 127
950 BC	The Proverbs of Solomon	Proverbs 1 - 29
950 BC	The Words of Agur	Proverbs 30
950 BC	King Lemuel's Proverb	Proverbs 31
950 BC	Solomon's Song of Songs	Songs 1 - 8
946 BC	Mutual Presents of Solomon and Hiran	1 Kings 9:10
946 BC	The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon	1 Kings 10, 2 Chronicles 9
939 BC	Solomon's Wives and Idolatry	1 Kings 11
937 BC	Ecclesiastes Words of the Preacher	Ecclesiastes 1 - 12
931 BC	Solomon's Death	1 Kings 11:40
931 BC	The Kingdom is Divided	1 Kings 12, 13
930 BC	Israelites Rebel against Rehoboam	2 Chronicles 10
930 BC	Rehoboam's Reign over Judah	2 Chronicles 11
927 BC	Rehoboam's sin	2 Chronicles 12
925 BC	Ahijah's Prophecies against Jeroboam	1 Kings 14
913 BC	Rehoboam's Wicked Reign	1 Kings 14:21
913 BC	Abijam's wicked reign	1 Kings 15
913 BC	Civil War against Jeroboam	2 Chronicles 13
913 BC	Asa Destroys Idolatry	2 Chronicles 14
909 BC	Jehu's prophecy against Baasha	1 Kings 16
895 BC	Asa's Reforms	2 Chronicles 15
894 BC	Hanani's rebuke	2 Chronicles 16
886 BC	Elah, Zimri, Omri	1 Kings 16:5
874 BC	Ahab's wicked reign	1 Kings 16:27
869 BC	Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa	2 Chronicles 17
863 BC	Elijah Prays for Drought	1 Kings 17
863 BC	Elijah Fed by Ravens	1 Kings 17:3
863 BC	The Widow at Zarephath	1 Kings 17:7
863 BC	Elijah on Mount Carmel	1 Kings 18
858 BC	Elijah Flees Jezebel	1 Kings 19
858 BC	Elisha Called	1 Kings 19:19
857 BC	Ben-Hadad Attacks Samaria	1 Kings 20
857 BC	Ahab Defeats Ben-Hadad	1 Kings 20:14
855 BC	Ahab Takes Naboth's Vineyard	1 Kings 21
853 BC	Israel and Judah against Syria	1 Kings 22
853 BC	The Vision of Obadiah	Obadiah 1
853 BC	Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab	2 Chronicles 18
853 BC	Jehosaphat's deeds	2 Chronicles 19
853 BC	War with Ammon and Moab	2 Chronicles 20
852 BC	Jehoram's Wicked Reign in Judah	2 Chronicles 21
852 BC	Moab Rebels	2 Kings 1
851 BC	Elijah Taken up to Heaven	2 Kings 2
851 BC	Elisha Succeeds Elijah	2 Kings 2:12
850 BC	Jehoram Meets Moab Rebellion	2 Kings 3
849 BC	The Widow's Oil	2 Kings 4
849 BC	Elisha Raises The Shunammite boy	2 Kings 4:8
849 BC	The Healing of Naaman	2 Kings 5
848 BC	Elisha Floats an Axhead	2 Kings 6
848 BC	Elisha Promises Plenty in Samaria	2 Kings 7
847 BC	The Shunammite's Land	2 Kings 8
841 BC	Jehu Reigns in Israel	2 Kings 9
841 BC	Jehu Kills Joram	2 Kings 9:11
841 BC	Ahab's Family Killed	2 Kings 10
841 BC	Baal Worshipers killed	2 Kings 10:18
841 BC	Joash escapes Athaliah	2 Kings 11
841 BC	Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah	2 Chronicles 22
841 BC	Jehoiada Makes Joash King	2 Chronicles 23
835 BC	Joash Reigns Well	2 Chronicles 24, 2 Kings 12
835 BC	The Word of the LORD to Joel	Joel 1 - 3
812 BC	Joash Orders Temple repairs	2 Kings 12:6
812 BC	Jehoahaz's wicked reign	2 Kings 13
796 BC	Amaziah's good reign	2 Kings 14, 2 Chronicles 25
790 BC	Azariah's good reign	2 Kings 15
790 BC	Uzziah Reigns in Judah	2 Chronicles 26
766 BC	The Words of Amos	Amos 1 - 9
760 BC	Jonah Sent to Nineveh	Jonah 1 - 4
753 BC	Hosea's Prophecies	Hosea 1 - 14
750 BC	Jotham Succeeds Uzziah	2 Chronicles 27
742 BC	Wicked Reign of Ahaz	2 Chronicles 28, 2 Kings 16
739 BC	Isaiah Complains of Zion's Corruption	Isaiah 1 - 5
739 BC	Isaiah's Vision and Commission	Isaiah 6
735 BC	Isaiah's Prophesy of Immanuel	Isaiah 7
735 BC	The Word of the LORD to Micah	Micah 1 - 7
734 BC	Uriah and Zechariah	Isaiah 8
730 BC	Isaiah Prophesies a Child Is Born	Isaiah 9
730 BC	Isaiah Prophesies Judgments Upon Israel	Isaiah 9:8
730 BC	Isaiah Prophesies Judgment on Assyria	Isaiah 10
730 BC	Isaiah Prophesies The Root of Jesse	Isaiah 11
730 BC	Isaiah's Joyful Thanksgiving	Isaiah 12
725 BC	Isaiah Prophesies against the Nations	Isaiah 13 - 22
725 BC	Isaiah's Valley of Vision	Isaiah 22
725 BC	Isaiah's Burden of Tyre	Isaiah 23
725 BC	Devastation on the Earth	Isaiah 24
725 BC	Isaiah's Songs of Praise	Isaiah 25 - 27
725 BC	Isaiah's Further Warnings	Isaiah 28 - 32
725 BC	Isaiah Prophesies a King Shall Reign	Isaiah 32
725 BC	Isaiah Declares God's Judgments	Isaiah 33, 34
725 BC	Isaiah Declares the Joyful Will Flourish in Zion	Isaiah 35
725 BC	Hoshea the Last King of Israel	2 Kings 17
722 BC	Israel Led into Captivity	2 Kings 17:6
721 BC	Strange Nations Transplanted into Samaria	2 Kings 17:24
716 BC	Hezekiah's Good Reign	2 Chronicles 29
715 BC	Hezekiah proclaims a solemn Passover	2 Chronicles 30
715 BC	Idolatry is Destroyed	2 Chronicles 31
712 BC	Hezekiah's Illness and Healing	2 Kings 20, Isaiah 38
711 BC	Hezekiah Shows Treasures	2 Kings 20:12, Isaiah 39
711 BC	Isaiah Prophesies Captivity and Restoration	Isaiah 40 - 66
701 BC	Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem	2 Kings 18, Isaiah 36, 2 Chronicles 32
701 BC	Korah's Psalms of Refuge (2Ch 32)	Psalms 46 - 48
701 BC	Hezekiah's Prayer	2 Kings 19, Isaiah 37
697 BC	The Vision of Nahum	Nahum 1 - 3
687 BC	Manasseh's Wicked Reign	2 Kings 21, 2 Chronicles 33
640 BC	Josiah's good reign	2 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 34
638 BC	The Word of the LORD to Zephaniah	Zephaniah 1 - 3
627 BC	The Call of Jeremiah	Jeremiah 1
627 BC	Jeremiah Declares Judah Forsakes God	Jeremiah 2 - 6
627 BC	Jeremiah's Message at the Temple Gate	Jeremiah 7 - 10
625 BC	The Oracle to Habakkuk	Habakkuk 1 - 3
622 BC	Jeremiah Proclaims God's Covenant	Jeremiah 11, 12
621 BC	Josiah Prepares for Temple Repair	2 Kings 22:3
621 BC	Hilkiah finds the lost Book of the Law	2 Kings 22:8
621 BC	Josiah Celebrates the Passover	2 Kings 23, 2 Chronicles 35
609 BC	Jehoiakim's wicked reign.	2 Chronicles 36
609 BC	Jeremiah Proclaims Covenant Is Broken	Jeremiah 13 - 20
609 BC	Jeremiah Prophesies against Egypt	Jeremiah 46
609 BC	Jeremiah Prophesies against Philistia	Jeremiah 47
605 BC	Daniel Refuses the King's Portion	Daniel 1
604 BC	Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar Dream	Daniel 2
601 BC	Rebellion of Jehoiakim	2 Kings 24
597 BC	Jehoiachim exiled	2 Kings 24:10
597 BC	Zedekiah reigns in Judah	2 Kings 24:18
594 BC	Jeremiah Prophesies against Moab	Jeremiah 48
594 BC	Jeremiah Prophesies against Ammon	Jeremiah 49
593 BC	Ezekiel's Prophecy at Chebar	Ezekiel 1
593 BC	Ezekiel's Calling and Instruction	Ezekiel 2
593 BC	Ezekiel Eats the Scroll	Ezekiel 3
593 BC	Ezekiel Foretells Siege of Jerusalem	Ezekiel 4, 5
593 BC	Ezekiel's Vision of the End	Ezekiel 6, 7
592 BC	Ezekiel's First Temple Vision	Ezekiel 8 - 19
591 BC	Ezekiel Sees God Refuse the Elders	Ezekiel 20
591 BC	Ezekiel Prophesies against Jerusalem	Ezekiel 21, 22
591 BC	Ezekiel Prophesies against two Sisters	Ezekiel 23
588 BC	Siege of Jerusalem Begins	2 Kings 25
588 BC	Jeremiah's Conflicts	Jeremiah 21 - 33
588 BC	Jeremiah Prophesies Judgment on Judah	Jeremiah 34 - 45
588 BC	Siege of Jerusalem Begins	Ezekiel 24
587 BC	God's Vengeance on Ammon and Edom	Ezekiel 25
586 BC	The Fall of Jerusalem	2 Kings 25, Jeremiah 52
586 BC	Psalms of Desolation (Jer. 52)	Psalms 74, 79
586 BC	Jeremiah Prophesies against Babylon	Jeremiah 50, 51
586 BC	Jeremiah's Lamentations	Lamentations 1 - 5
586 BC	Ezekiel Pronounces Judgment on Tyre	Ezekiel 26 - 28
586 BC	Ezekiel Prophesies against Egypt	Ezekiel 29 - 32
586 BC	Ezekiel the Watchman	Ezekiel 33
585 BC	Ezekiel Explains Jerusalem's Fall	Ezekiel 33:21
585 BC	Ezekiel Foresees Reproof and Restoration	Ezekiel 34 - 36
585 BC	Ezekiel Sees Resurrection of Dry Bones	Ezekiel 37
585 BC	Ezekiel Sees Future battle	Ezekiel 38
585 BC	Ezekiel Sees God's judgment upon Gog	Ezekiel 39
585 BC	Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego	Daniel 3
582 BC	Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream	Daniel 4
582 BC	Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream	Daniel 4:19
573 BC	Ezekiel's Second Temple Vision	Ezekiel 40 - 48
539 BC	Daniel Interprets Handwriting on the Wall	Daniel 5
539 BC	Daniel Survives the Lions' Den	Daniel 6
539 BC	Daniel's Vision of Four Beasts	Daniel 7
539 BC	Daniel's Vision of the Ram and Goat	Daniel 8
539 BC	Daniel's Prayer and Gabriel's Answer	Daniel 9
539 BC	Daniel Comforted by the Angel	Daniel 10
539 BC	Daniel Prophesies Overthrow of Persia	Daniel 11
539 BC	Daniel Prophesies Deliverance for Israel	Daniel 12
537 BC	The Proclamation of Cyrus	Ezra 1
537 BC	The Exiles Return	Ezra 2
535 BC	Temple Work Begins	Ezra 3
534 BC	Adversaries Hinder Temple Work	Ezra 4
534 BC	Artaxerxes Orders Work Stopped	Ezra 4:17
520 BC	Tattenai's Letter to Darius	Ezra 5
520 BC	The Word of the LORD by Haggai	Haggai 1, 2
520 BC	The Word of the LORD to Zechariah	Zechariah 1 - 14
520 BC	Temple Work Resumed by Darius' Decree	Ezra 6
515 BC	Completion and Dedication of the Temple	Ezra 6:16
483 BC	Queen Vashti Deposed	Esther 1
478 BC	Esther Becomes Queen	Esther 2
478 BC	Mordecai Thwarts a Conspiracy	Esther 2:21
474 BC	Haman Seeks Revenge on the Jews	Esther 3
473 BC	Mordecai Informs Esther of Haman's Plot	Esther 4
473 BC	Esther Prepares a Banquet	Esther 5
473 BC	The King Honors Mordecai	Esther 6
473 BC	Haman Is Hanged	Esther 7
473 BC	Xerxes' Edict on Behalf of Esther and Jews	Esther 8
472 BC	Purim Instituted	Esther 9
472 BC	Xerxes' Tribute to Mordecai	Esther 10
458 BC	Ezra Journeys to Jerusalem	Ezra 7
458 BC	Ezra Commissioned by Artaxerxes	Ezra 7:11
457 BC	Families Return to Jerusalem with Ezra	Ezra 8
457 BC	Ezra's reforms	Ezra 9
456 BC	Ezra's Prayer About Intermarriage	Ezra 10
445 BC	Nehemiah's Prayer for the Exiles	Nehemiah 1
444 BC	Artaxerxes Sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem	Nehemiah 2
444 BC	Builders of the Walls Named	Nehemiah 3
444 BC	Builders Overcome Ridicule	Nehemiah 4
444 BC	Nehemiah Abolishes Debt and Bondage	Nehemiah 5
444 BC	Sanballat's Plot	Nehemiah 6
444 BC	Completion of the Wall	Nehemiah 6:15
444 BC	Census of Returned Exiles	Nehemiah 7
444 BC	Ezra Reads the Law	Nehemiah 8
444 BC	Israelites Fast and Repent	Nehemiah 9
444 BC	Israelites Seal the Covenant	Nehemiah 10
444 BC	People Settle in Jerusalem	Nehemiah 11, 12
432 BC	Nehemiah Restores Laws	Nehemiah 13
430 BC	The Word of the LORD by Malachi	Malachi 1 - 4

 

Sources

Bible Timeline © 2010 by Rich Valkanet, Discovery Bible and Biblos.com.

All Dates are Approximate. Timeline based on traditionally accepted timeframes and general consensus of a variety of sources, including Wilmington's Guide to the Bible, A Survey of Israel's History (Wood), The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings (Thiele), ESV Study Bible, The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, and Easton's Bible Dictionary.

We are grateful to Rich Valkanet and Discovery Bible for their major contributions to this project.