The Bible, made up of 66 "books", was written by a number of authors over a couple of thousand years. The early books were probably written after the stories contained therein were passed on via oral tradition for many centuries. As time went on, various authors wrote other books. The books of Psalms and Proverbs are compilations of poems and wisdom sayings that were prevelant at the time of their writing. The common element of the 39 Old Testament books was that they were written in Hebrew.
The New Testament, written in Greek, was written between 50 AD and 300 AD. The authorship of the books is controversial, in spite of the statements of some who hold to the inerrancy of the bible. For example, it is unlikely that the apostle John wrote the gospel attributed to him, because of the book was written approximately 150 years after Jesus death. It is likely that the apostle Paul wrote many of the books attributed to him, but he most likely did not write others, such as the letter to the Hebrews and the letters to Timothy. The book of James is also disputed as wrongly attributed to either Jesus brother or the disciple by that name. It was almost excluded from the canon.
2006-11-25 16:30:44
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answered by NHBaritone 7
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The Bible was written by perhaps 40 different authors over a period of about 1500 years.
New Testament authors are: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Peter,James, Jude, and an unknown author of the Epistle to the Hebrews
2006-11-25 16:24:10
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answered by wefmeister 7
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How the Word of God came to be written
OLD TESTAMENT
The authors of Hebrew Scriptures are not as identifiable as those of the New Testament. The Books arose in the midst of the law given by Moses and the prophets sent by God to the children of Israel. The first 5 books (The Law) were written by Moses almost entirely. The remainder of the Old Testament is composed of the prophets and writings in the Hebrew canon, whereas the English Bible includes the following categories: historical books, poetic books, and prophetic books. These books include such authors as Samuel, David, Joshua, Solomon, and the Major Prophets such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and a number of lesser-known figures who wrote smaller books called the Minor Prophets. Each of these authors presents his words as being the Word Of God.
NEW TESTAMENT
The New Testament was written by apostles of Jesus Christ and companions of the Apostles, Letters were written to individuals, churches, or larger groups of persons either to conform the truth of Christianity, engender belief in Christ, Correct problems in the local churches, or argue against error. The Book of Revelation also seeks tp present God’s plan for the end of the age.
HOW THE INSPIRED WRITTINGS WERE PASSED DOWN
OLD TESTAMENT
The Old Testament was written between 1440 B.C. and approximately 400 B.C.
The Laws of Moses was maintained in the Hebrew community by the priests of the temple. Later books continued to be deposited with these leaders until the destruction of the temple and then found their way into the teaching community begun by Ezra and continued in the synagogues. Trained scribes copied biblical texts by hand until the modern printing press came into use. The copies of the Masoretes of the ninth century A.D. are very close to the recently discovered Dead Sea scrolls, which originated a thousand years earlier.
NEW TESTAMENT
The New Testament books were copied by local Christian communities and passed from one to another for decades before an entire collection was made. Since the early letters were written on papyrus, they wore out rapidly and required regular copying. In the early fourth century A.D., fifty copies of the entire Old and New Testament Greek Scriptures were made at the order of the first Christian emperor, Contantine. It is likely that the Vaticanus and Sinaticus codexes, two of the longest early manuscripts to survive, originated from this order.
WHAT IS THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE?
The word canon is a word used to indentify the writings of the prophets, the apostles, and their companions, which are inspired by God and authoritative for truth pertaining to doctrine and life. It means “rule” or “standard.” A book is not inspired because it is declared to be conocical but is considered inspired. Therefore, the church discovered the canonicity of the Old Testament books; it did not determine or cause their canonicity.
2006-11-25 16:24:03
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answered by Anonymous
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I like the way you word this..........the Bible and the NT. The NT is not part of the Bible-the Holy Scriptures (the Tanakh).
There are so many who wrote the Bible, written from oral renditions from generation to generation.
The NT was made up by those wanting to start a new religion.
2006-11-25 16:44:43
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answered by Shossi 6
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The Bible was written by many people from the "old days." For example, the book of Luke was written by Luke. And, the book of Mathews was written by Mathew
2006-11-25 16:22:01
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answered by MêLLy ßõï 2
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God dictated through his holy spirit and his son (called the word because he is God's spokesman) and men wrote down what he told them. That is why sometimes they even expressed bewilderment at what they had written.
2006-11-25 16:28:45
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answered by Sparkle1 6
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OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS
0000-0000 Genesis 1:1,2; Time evident as billions all exist.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If sun 4.5 & 4.5 bil. left Rev.21:23 [ covered by God ].
0000-0000 Genesis 1:3-31; 41,870 + 130 Adam to 42,000 man LOST. Animals 13,870.
0000-0000 Adam 930 dies, 126 Noah born, age 600 flood year 1656 to 350 years after.
0000-0000 Gen.7:6; 8:21; Life sustaining shielded earth LOST. 43,526th year. 2Pet.3:13;
0000-1983 Gen.12:4; 13:2; 15:13,16 Abraham and Promised Land Covenant. Dies 1883.
0000-0000 Genesis 50:26; Joseph year 2368 dies 712 after flood, year 1698 BCE.
~~~~-BCE is Before Common Era onto world is 2006 years into Common Era as CE.
0000-1698 Genesis to death of Joseph in Egypt 93 years of 110, governor 80 years.
1698-1633 Job Gen.46:13[ Job 2:1,2 Satan. 38:4-7 Angels see earth prepared for man ];
1553-1513 Moses compiles Genesis & Job, writes Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and last
0000-0000 Deuteronomy he lived 1633 plus 80 to 1553 plus 40 to 1513 before Christ.
1553-1513 Exodus 12:41[430 years, 857 after flood. Promised Land heirs exit Egypt];
1553-1513 Leviticus 1Chr.6:1-15 the priest line to temple, kings end to Ezra.
1553-1513 Numbers 16:22; 33:38,39 Aaron age 123, 40th year dies ];
1553-1513 Deuteronomy 34:7 40th year Moses dies. Judge Joshua ]; 897 after flood.
1513-1512 Joshua 5:6,10,12 [ Moses 40, Joshua 1, 300 Jairs dies, 29 to Samuel + 80].
~~~~~~~~~~Samuel Acts 13:20 [ 1553 less 450 is 1103 BCE Samuel dies 1083 BCE];
1512-1212 Judges 11:26 [ Joshua 300 years to Jair]; Eli 1241-98-1143 dies ];
1212-1143 Ruth 4:18-22 The family 1768-1513-1212- of David 1107-1077 as king line.
1143-1077 1Samuel 1183-1103-1083, Saul 1117-40-1077 and David 1107-60-1047
1077-1037 2Samuel. Psalms. Proverbs. [ PROPHETS 1083 TO 606 TO 443 BCE ].
~~~~~~~~~ Dan and Nathan 1103 to 1033. Shemiah to 948. Micaiah 1023 to 923.
1037-0913 1King 6:1 [480 is 1033 ]; 1Chronicles. Ecclesiastes. Song of Solomon 997.
0913-0606 2Kings. 2Chronicles 36:20-23 kings end, 1804 after flood 606 BCE
~~~~ 4066 NO KING UNTIL JESUS, 2006 CE years ago. Matt.1:1-17; #62 in genealogy.
0948-0848 Elijah and Elisha .2Chr.21:12-18; [ kings Rehoboam, Abijam, Asa ],
~~~~~~~~~Jehu 1005-905. [ kings Jehosaphat and Jehoram 905 ]. 950-850 Man of God.
0839-0777 Amos and Nahum. [ Ahaziah, Athaliah, Jehoash, Amaziah, uzziah ], 777 BCE
0800-0740 Jonah and Zephaniah. [ kings Jotham, Ahaz 745 BCE Hezekiah 716 ],
~~~~~~~~~~[ kings Manasseh 661, Amon 659 ].
0828-0714 Hosea and Isaiah 44:28; 45:1 736 to 536 is prophecy.
0775-0685 Obadiah and Micah... Jer.26:18;
0679-0604 Joel and Habakkuk.[kings Josiah 628, Jehoiakim 617, Zedekiah ], 606 BCE
0628-0584 Jeremiah 45:1 & Baruch. Lamentations. Promised Land desolate 606 BCE
0628-0584 Ezekiel.
0633-0533 Daniel prophecy in 606.
0536-0443 Ezra, Zachariah/Cyrus Isa.44:28; 45:1 Prophecy is.
0486-0475 Mordecai, Esther/Ahasuerus
0536-0443 Haggai, Nehemiah/Artaxerxes
0433-0433 Malachi
0433-0336 Greece
0336-0164 Maccabees in Temple................... 164 BCE
0164-0062 Rome over Jerusalem and Judah.
0062-0046 Temple under Construction.
0046-0039 Herod in temple to Archelaus.
0037-0002 Jesus born in Roman Empire
0002-0000 Jesus in Egypt and Archelaus in power.
NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS
Matthew, Mark, Luke,John,Acts, Romans, 1Corinthians, 2Corinthians, Galatains,
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1Thessalonians, 2Thessalonians, 1Timothy,
2Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1Peter, 2Peter, 1John, 2Johm, 3John,
Jude, Revelations year 50 CE to 98 CE.
2006-11-25 17:50:37
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answered by jeni 7
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The next four books, "EXODUS, LEVITICUS, NUMBERS and DEUTERONOMY": AUTHOR? "Generally credited to Moses."
This is the same category as the book of Genesis.
Who is the author of the book of "JUDGES?" Answer: "Possibly Samuel."
Who is the author of the book of "JOSHUA?" Answer: "Major part credited to Joshua."
Who is the author of "RUTH?" Answer: "Not definitely known" AND
Who is the author of:
1ST SAMUEL?............ Answer: Author "Unknown"
2ND SAMUEL........... Answer: Author "Unknown"
1ST KING?................. Answer: Author "Unknown"
2ND KING?............... Answer: Author "Unknown"
1st CHRONICLES? …. Answer: Author "Unknown, probably …"
2st CHRONICLES? …. Answer: Author "Likely collected …"
2006-11-25 16:24:17
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answered by Asif S 1
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some idiot who wanted to **** up mankind for the next few thousand years
2006-11-25 16:20:06
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answered by Anonymous
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different people
2006-11-25 16:20:21
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answered by crazzy 4
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