Editing Twelve Minor Prophets (section)

===Sequence of books===
[[File:CodexGigas 107 MinorProphets.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The first part of the book of Twelve Minor Prophets (the first book is the Book of Hosea) in the [[Codex Gigas]], the largest extant medieval manuscript in the world, from 13th century. Now at the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm.]]
In the [[Hebrew Bible]], these works are counted as one [[anthology]]. The works appear in the same order in Jewish, [[Protestant Bible|Protestant]] and [[Catholic Bible]]s, but in [[Eastern Orthodox]] Christian Bibles they are ordered according to the [[Septuagint]]. The books are in rough chronological order, according to explicit statements within the books themselves.

The twelve books are:
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="textalign:center;"
! Order !! Orthodox <br>order!! Book !! Traditional date
|-
|align=center| 1 ||align=center| 1 || [[Book of Hosea|Hosea]] (Osee) || 8th century BCE (before the fall of the [[Northern Kingdom]])
|-
|align=center| 2 ||align=center| 4 || [[Book of Joel|Joel]] || uncertain
|-
|align=center| 3 ||align=center| 2 || [[Book of Amos|Amos]] || 8th century BCE (before the fall of the Northern Kingdom)
|-
|align=center| 4 ||align=center| 5 || [[Book of Obadiah|Obadiah]] (Abdias) || uncertain (9th century or 6th century BCE)
|-
|align=center| 5 ||align=center| 6 || [[Book of Jonah|Jonah]] (Jonas) || uncertain (8th century BCE or post-exilic period)
|-
|align=center| 6 ||align=center| 3 || [[Book of Micah|Micah]] (Micheas) || 8th century BCE (before the fall of the Northern Kingdom)
|-
|align=center| 7 ||align=center| 7 || [[Book of Nahum|Nahum]] (Naum) || 7th century BCE (before the fall of the [[Southern Kingdom]])
|-
|align=center| 8 ||align=center| 8 || [[Book of Habakkuk|Habakkuk]] (Habacuc) || 7th century BCE (before the fall of the Southern Kingdom)
|-
|align=center| 9 ||align=center| 9 || [[Book of Zephaniah|Zephaniah]] (Sophanias) || 7th century BCE (before the fall of the Southern Kingdom)
|-
|align=center| 10 ||align=center| 10 || [[Book of Haggai|Haggai]] (Aggeus) || 6th century BCE (after return from exile)
|-
|align=center| 11 ||align=center| 11 || [[Book of Zechariah|Zechariah]] (Zacharias) || 6th century BCE (after return from exile)
|-
|align=center| 12 ||align=center| 12 || [[Book of Malachi|Malachi]] (Malachias) || 5th century BCE (after return from exile)
|}