Daniel (In Babylon, c. 605-536 B.C.) Ezra 1:1-4>>II Chr. 36:22-23 (Decree of Cyrus to rebuild the Temple at Jerusalem, 538 B.C.) (Jeremiah’s 70 years extended from c. 605 to 535 B.C.; cf. Jer. 25:11-12; 29:10) Ezra 1:5-4:24 (Return to Jerusalem under Zerubbabel; rebuilding of the Temple begins, but is halted due to opposition, c. 536-520 B.C.) Ezra 5:1>> (Rebuilding of the Temple resumes under the ministries of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, c. 520-515 B.C.) Hag. 1 (520 B.C.) Hag. 2:1-9 (520 B.C.) Zech. 1:1-6 (520 B.C.) Hag. 2:10-23 (520 B.C.) Zech. 1:7-6:15 (519 B.C.) Zech. 7-8 (518 B.C.) (The ministries of Haggai and Zechariah are mentioned in Ezra 5:1 and 6:14) Ezra 5:2-6:18 (The Temple is completed and dedicated, February 515 B.C.) Ezra 6:19-22 (The Passover is kept, March/April 515 B.C.) Zech. 9-14 (After 515 B.C.) Esther (c. 483-471 B.C., in Persia) Ezra 7-10 (Return to Jerusalem under Ezra, c. 457 B.C.) Nehemiah (Rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem in 52 days, completed September 444 B.C., ch. 6:15; ministries of Ezra and Nehemiah, c. 444-432 B.C.) Malachi (After 444 B.C., possibly during the time of Nehemiah)