What kind of pen did the Lord use when writing the Bible?

Question

give details, like ball point, fountain pen, quill, medium weight, etc.

Answer 1

the quill of an archaeopteryx

Answer 2

The Bible was written by Moses, the Prophets, and the followers of Jesus in the New Testament, etc. They generally used the writing tools of their culture and wrote on papyrus.-- the Hebrews likely used a reed pen with a chisel-like end on it, and the Greeks introduced a quill pen, so that may have been used by the writers of the New Testament. Good question.

Answer 3

The invention of inks paralleled the introduction of paper. The early Egyptians, Romans, Greeks and Hebrews, used papyrus and parchment papers. One of the oldest pieces of writing on papyrus known to us today is the Egyptian "Prisse Papyrus" which dates back to 2000 B.C. The Romans created a reed-pen perfect for parchment and ink, from the hollow tubular-stems of marsh grasses, especially from the jointed bamboo plant. They converted bamboo stems into a primitive form of fountain pen. They cut one end into the form of a pen nib or point. A writing fluid or ink filled the stem, squeezing the reed forced fluid to the nib.

By 400 A.D. a stable form of ink developed, a composite of iron-salts, nutgalls and gum, the basic formula, which was to remain in use for centuries. Its color when first applied to paper was a bluish-black, rapidly turning into a darker black and then over the years fading to the familiar dull brown color commonly seen in old documents. Wood-fiber paper was invented in China in 105 A.D. but it only became known about (due to Chinese secrecy) in Japan around 700 A.D. and brought to Spain by the Arabs in 711 A.D. Paper was not widely used throughout Europe until paper mills were built in the late 14th century.

The writing instrument that dominated for the longest period in history (over one-thousand years) was the quill pen. Introduced around 700 A.D., the quill is a pen made from a bird feather. The strongest quills were those taken from living birds in the spring from the five outer left wing feathers. The left wing was favored because the feathers curved outward and away when used by a right-handed writer. Goose feathers were most common; swan feathers were of a premium grade being scarcer and more expensive. For making fine lines, crow feathers were the best, and then came the feathers of the eagle, owl, hawk and turkey.

Quill pens lasted for only a week before it was necessary to replace them. There were other disadvantages associated with their use, including a lengthy preparation time. The early European writing parchments made from animal skins, required much scraping and cleaning. A lead and a ruler made margins. To sharpen the quill, the writer needed a special knife (origins of the term "pen-knife".) Beneath the writer's high-top desk was a coal stove, used to dry the ink as fast as possible.

Answer 4

He didn't use any kind of pen. The Bible is called the written Word of God, but this doesn"t mean that the Bible fell from heaven ready made. It means that God has revealed Himself as the true and living God to His People, and that as one aspect of His divine self-revelation God inspired His People to produce scriptures, i.e. writings which constitute the true and genuine expressions of His Truth and His Will for His People and for the whole world.

Answer 5

Actually, I was watching the History Channel on "Who wrote the Bible".. They said that it wasn't Moses who wrote the first 5 books of the Bible. They said that Moses collected all the stories about God at the time, and then about 700 years later Ezra found Moses' scrolls and used them to write the Torah; which is the first five books of the Jewish and the Christian Bible. They actually said that Ezra added and interpreted the scrolls according to what he thought God had told Moses, and what God had told the people who told Moses their story.

PS (I am a self read-Christian; I only read the words of Jesus.)

Answer 6

Zin,
The Lord did not write any part of the Bible. IT was written by other inspired writers and pens were not available at that time. Have a great week.
Eds

Answer 7

The Lord did not write the Bible, It was written because of Him.

Answer 8

Well he tried fingerpaints, but that didn't work too well. Then he tried his pink gel pen, but it was out of ink. So he had to go with basic black.

Answer 9

Squigly pen, pink ink

Answer 10

The NT is written in blood, using the finger of God.-----of course, I'm speaking metaphorically, but you are also playing with ideas and words.