Who Wrote The Bible?

Question

Who wrote the bible, and why do many people believe this person?

Ok... I want to know the NAME of the person who wrote the bible, and why believers actually think all this stuff happend.

Gene Roddenberry?

Answer 1

Probably written by someone with good intentions hence the message and stress on values and moral behavior, but whoever it was caused the world to take it out of context and actually believe the fairytale.

Answer 2

The books that comprise the Bible were written by many different people, and then compiled by the Church to form a canon.

Just to name a few, David, Solomon, and Judaic priests wrote parts of the Old Testament. Books such as Deuteronomy were compiled by the priests in order to account for different texts. Genesis is a compilation of different stories that Judaic tradition did not want to lose (which is where there are 2 different versions of the Creation--it was more important to maintain the tradition than to have a consistent truth.)

The New Testament was written by followers of Jesus. There is much debate about WHO wrote the Gospels, since the earliest Gospel has been dated to 70 CE (essentially 40 years AFTER the crucifixion of Jesus--so, probably not written by one of Jesus' actual followers.) Most believe that Matthew, Mark, and Luke (the Synoptic Gospels) are based on the same source, while John (the Maverick Gospel) is based on another source that is separate from the others. Furthermore, most theologists believe that Matthew and Luke refer to another source (called "Q") to fill in the information that Mark does not contain.

Paul is attributed to having written the most books (which are actually letters) although not all these letters are truly written by Paul. Texts written by one person, but attributed to another for credibility is called "pseudoepigrapha" and is done so that an unknown person can have the credibility of the "pen-name." It's kind of like ghost-writing.

Many Christians have the presupposition that the Bible is divinely inspired and therefore is infallible. Many theologists, however, believe that the Bible is a book which has lasted centuries, has been translated, edited, and pieced together from remaining scrolls to form the Bible.

Answer 3

When I answer a question, I want to give bible proof beyond a shadow of a doubt.

TIME [ Age a son had a son [ or and event ] sums the time then at hand]:

Sons-- #01- #02- 03- 04- 05- #06- 07- #08- #09- #10 Noah in genealogy of Jesus.
Adam-130- 105- 90- 70- 65- 162- 65- 187- 182- 600 = 1656 Flood + 350 Gen.9:28.29;
Gen.5: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 28; 7:6; [ 1656 + 427 = 2083 covenant ].
Genesis 11: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 32; 12:4; Abraham #20 Matt.1:1-17;
1656 + Shem - 2 – 35- 30- 34- 30- 32- 30- 29- [ 205 -] 130 = 75 Abraham 427 = [ 2083 ].
Sons ~~~~~~ 11-- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- Terah is #19, Abraham son # 20.
2083 + Exo.7:7; 12:40.41; 430 years = 2513 Moses age 80 to Compile #01. Genesis
[ Joseph dies 2368 Gen.50:26 ]; #02. Job [ 2293 to 2433 Job 42:16 ]; #03. Exodus 2513 + 40 years [ Deut.1:3; 29:5 ]; #04. Leviticus. #05. Numbers [ Aaron age 123 dies.33:38,39 ];
#06. Deuteronomy 34:7; Moses age 120 dies 2553 after Adam and 1513 before Christ.
#07. Joshua 5:6,10,12; By Joshua and priest.
#08. Judges 11:26 [ 301 years Judge Jair dies = 1212 BCE]; By priest and Samuel.
#09. Ruth 4:18-22 [ King line family to David 1107 less 70 = 1037]; By Samuel.
#10. 1 Samuel 25:1 [ 2513 + 450 Acts 13:20 = 2963 – 1103 before Christ. Gad and Nathan finish 1 and 2 Samuel.
King Saul 1117 less 40 years 1077, David 40 to 1037, Solomon 4 1Ki.6:1 [ 1513 less 480 = 1033 ]; less 36 = 997 BCE.
#11. 2 Samuel. #13. to #16. Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. #17. to #29. 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Isaiah and Hosea [ 714 before Christ ]. Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah.
#30, 31, 32, Ezekiel, Daniel, Jeremiah and #33. Lamentation. Ends 390 years and 5 months into year 391 and 3460 after Adam, 606 before Christ. #34 to #39 after 70 years. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi about 443 BCE.

Answer 4

The new testament of the bible was written based on the stories and letters of the desciples and others... hence the books of John and James, etc... the old testament is also based on the stories of people (Ruth, Daniel, Isaiah, etc).
A lot of the Bible was written by early Christian's after a period of oral tradition.
It is important to note as well that the BIble as it is was approved by the Catholic Church. There are many books which did not make it into the bible (Such as the book of Mary Maddeline) because of Catholic doctorine. There was just recently a great show on either Discovery Channel or History Channel about this.
There are those who say that God wrote the bible. I disagree with this, that is why there are contradictions within the Bible. I do believe the Bible is the world of God, but that it is the word of God as interpreted by man, making the bible, like all things human, fallible.

Answer 5

There is no one person. Originally the prophets wrote their prophecies and histories. They were in turn translated to other languages and records. Finally, many of the records were compiled into a single text and called the Bible which is a word meaning library or collection of texts. The modern Bible has been translated many times by many different people. The King James Version was authorized by the Catholic King James of England and compiled by a team of monks. Through it all, many truths still exist although much has been lost. That is why we declare that "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly, we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God."

Answer 6

The Bible was written by some 40 different men over a period of 1,600 years, beginning in 1513 B.C.E. It is made up of 66 little books. Those who wrote the Bible were inspired by God. They wrote his thoughts, not their own. So God in heaven, not any human on earth, is the Author of the Bible.—2 Timothy 3:16, 17; 2 Peter 1:20, 21.

The Bible “is inspired of God.” (2 Timothy 3:16) In what way? The Bible itself answers: “Men spoke from God as they were borne along by holy spirit.” (2 Peter 1:21) To illustrate: A businessman might have a secretary write a letter. That letter contains the businessman’s thoughts and instructions. Hence, it is really his letter, not the secretary’s. In a similar way, the Bible contains God’s message, not that of the men who wrote it down. Thus, the entire Bible truthfully is “the word of God.”—1 Thessalonians 2:13.


The Bible was written over a 1,600-year period. Its writers lived at different times and came from many walks of life. Some were farmers, fishermen, and shepherds. Others were prophets, judges, and kings. The Gospel writer Luke was a doctor. Despite the varied backgrounds of its writers, the Bible is harmonious from beginning to end.

The first book of the Bible tells us how mankind’s problems began. The last book shows that the whole earth will become a paradise, or garden. All the material in the Bible covers thousands of years of history and relates in some way to the unfolding of God’s purpose. The harmony of the Bible is impressive, but that is what we would expect of a book from God.

The Bible is scientifically accurate. It even contains information that was far ahead of its time. For example, the book of Leviticus contained laws for ancient Israel on quarantine and hygiene when surrounding nations knew nothing about such matters. At a time when there were wrong ideas about the shape of the earth, the Bible referred to it as a circle, or sphere. (Isaiah 40:22) The Bible accurately said that the earth ‘hangs on nothing.’ (Job 26:7) Of course, the Bible is not a science textbook. But when it touches on scientific matters, it is accurate. Is this not what we would expect of a book from God?

The Bible is also historically accurate and reliable. Its accounts are specific. They include not only the names but also the ancestry of individuals. In contrast to secular historians, who often do not mention the defeats of their own people, Bible writers were honest, even recording their own failings and those of their nation. In the Bible book of Numbers, for instance, the writer Moses admits his own serious error for which he was severely reproved. (Numbers 20:2-12) Such honesty is rare in other historical accounts but is found in the Bible because it is a book from God.

Answer 7

Moses wrote the first few books. He was inspired by the Holy Spirit as were the rest of the authors.

http://www.allabouttruth.org/who-wrote-the-bible.htm

http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/bible.html

Hope these help. There are a ton of these sites if you do a search. Have a great day!!!

Answer 8

The Bible is a compilation of writings by many different people. For example, Psalms was written by David, Revelation was written by John, and so forth. We believe that the books of the Bible were inspired writings, inspired by the Holy Spirit. Try reading it sometime - it's fun!

Answer 9

Several people wrote the Bible. Not in all cases, but majority, the name of the book is also the name of the author.

Answer 10

That's the beauty of it. The bible is a collection of writings of many people during that time. For instance in the new testament, the first four books or chapters (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) were all real people and those writings are their writings. Also there are instances in the old testament that foretell things that actually happened in the new testament.

Answer 11

The bible was not written by one person.

Moses,David,Paul,Matthew,Malachi all wrote the bible.

Each books of the bible are related in one way or the other. Most were based on the prophecies of Jesus who was to come in the New Testament.