It was called the Time of Silence or the Prophetic Silence because God did not send any prophets to Israel. There is some limited historical information however. Some of this can be found in the books of Maccabees that are found in the Roman catholic Bibles, and also in the Apocrypha of Protestant Bibles.
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Most Bible scholars believe 400 years expired between the book of Malachi in the Old Testament and the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Yes, there are no books in the Protestant Bible between the Book of Malachi and the Gospel of Matthew. However, the Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include the Apocrypha or Deuterocanonical books, such as Tobit, Judith, and Maccabees, which are found in their versions of the Old Testament. These books are not present in the Protestant canon, leading to the gap between Malachi and Matthew in those traditions.
The significant event that marked the end of the 400 years of silence between Malachi and Matthew in biblical history was the birth of Jesus Christ.
Matthew -the first book of the New Testament.
Most Bible scholars believe 400 years expired between the book of Malachi in the Old Testament and the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
During the 400 years between the books of Malachi and Matthew, known as the intertestamental period, several significant events occurred. These include the rise of the Greek Empire under Alexander the Great, the division of his empire into four kingdoms, the Maccabean Revolt in Judea, and the eventual rule of the Roman Empire over the region. This period also saw the development of various Jewish sects, such as the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek (the Septuagint).
Any 'Study Bible' will lead you to your desired answer found in Malachi 4:5-6.
It is called Malachi and leads in nicely to the Gospel of Matthew.
The first 39 books (assuming protestant), starting with Genesis and ending with Malachi. The New Testament starts with Matthew.
Nobody seems to know when the Book of Malachi was written, but many agree that it was written in the fifth century BC. That is some 500 years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
Byron Malachi's birth name is Byron Malachi Waldrip.
Genesis Numbers Ezekiel Obadiah Malachi Matthew Hebrews This makes a total of seven books that have seven letters in their names.