Who are the Authors of the Bible?

Question

Okay. We got Luke, Mark, Matthew, and John... they wrote their part in the Bible.

But what about Genesis, Ruth, Isaiah, Jonah, Esther, Job, Psalms,
and Numbers? Were they people?

Did Ruth, Jonah, Esther, and Isaiah wrote the Bible?

Okay... so who wrote the Psalms, if that isn't a person's name?

What is Ecclesiastes? And what is Lamentations?

What is a Corinthans, who wrote that?

Who wrote the Revelation?

Answer 1

Jehovah God is the author of the Bible. God inspired 40 different writers to write down his perfect law (in 66 little books) for us humans to follow.

Book(s) = writer(s)

Genesis - Deuteronomy = Moses
Joshua = Joshua
Judges - Ruth = Samuel
1 Samuel = samuel; Gad; Nathan
2 samuel = Gad; Nathan
1 kings- 2 kings = Jeremiah
1 chronicle - ezra = Ezra
nehemiah = Nehemiah
esther = Mordecai
Job = Moses
Psalms = David and others
proverbs = Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
ecclesiastes - song of solomon = Solomon
isaiah = Isaiah
jeremiah - lamentations = Jeremiah
ezekiel = Ezekiel
daniel = Daniel
hosea = Hosea
Joel = Joel
amos = Amos
obadiah = Obadiah
Jonah = Jonah
micah = Micah
nahum = Nahum
habakkuk = Habakkuk
zephaniah = Zephaniah
Haggai = Haggai
zechariah = Zechariah
malachi = Malachi
matthew = Matthew
Mark = Mark
Luke = Luke
john = apostle John
acts = Luke
Romans - Hebrews = Paul
James = James (Jesus' brother)
1 peter - 2 peter = Peter
1 john - 3 john = apostle John
jude = Jude (Jesus' brother)
revelation = apostle John

Answer 2

Question: "How and when was the canon of the Bible put together?"
Answer: The term "canon" is used to describe the books that are divinely inspired and therefore belong in the Bible. The difficult aspect of determining the Biblical canon is that the Bible does not give us a list of the books that belong in the Bible. Determining the canon was a process, first by Jewish rabbis and scholars, and then later by early Christians. Ultimately, it was God who decided what books belonged in the Biblical canon. A book of Scripture belonged in the canon from the moment God inspired its writing. It was simply a matter of God convincing His human followers which books should be included in the Bible.
Compared to the New Testament, there was very little controversy over the canon of the Old Testament. Hebrew believers recognized God’s messengers, and accepted their writings as inspired of God. There was undeniably some debate in regards to the Old Testament canon. However, by 250 A.D. there was nearly universal agreement on the canon of Hebrew Scripture. The only issue that remained was the Apocrypha…with some debate and discussion continuing today. The vast majority of Hebrew scholars considered the Apocrypha to be good historical and religious documents, but not on the same level as the Hebrew Scriptures.
For the New Testament, the process of the recognition and collection began in the first centuries of the Christian church. Very early on, some of the New Testament books were being recognized. Paul considered Luke’s writings to be as authoritative as the Old Testament (1 Timothy 5:18; see also Deuteronomy 25:4 and Luke 10:7). Peter recognized Paul’s writings as Scripture (2 Peter 3:15-16). Some of the books of the New Testament were being circulated among the churches (Colossians 4:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:27). Clement of Rome mentioned at least eight New Testament books (A.D. 95). Ignatius of Antioch acknowledged about seven books (A.D. 115). Polycarp, a disciple of John the Apostle, acknowledged 15 books (A.D. 108). Later, Irenaeus mentioned 21 books (A.D. 185). Hippolytus recognized 22 books (A.D. 170-235). The New Testament books receiving the most controversy were Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 John, and 3 John. The first “canon” was the Muratorian Canon, which was compiled in (A.D. 170). The Muratorian Canon included all of the New Testament books except Hebrews, James, and 3 John. In A.D. 363, the Council of Laodicea stated that only the Old Testament (along with the Apocrypha) and the 27 books of the New Testament were to be read in the churches. The Council of Hippo (A.D. 393) and the Council of Carthage (A.D. 397) also affirmed the same 27 books as authoritative.
The councils followed something similar to the following principles to determine whether a New Testament book was truly inspired by the Holy Spirit: 1) Was the author an apostle or have a close connection with an apostle? 2) Is the book being accepted by the Body of Christ at large? 3) Did the book contain consistency of doctrine and orthodox teaching? 4) Did the book bear evidence of high moral and spiritual values that would reflect a work of the Holy Spirit? Again, it is crucial to remember that the church did not determine the canon. No early church council decided on the canon. It was God, and God alone, who determined which books belonged in the Bible. It was simply a matter of God convincing His followers of what He had already decided upon. The human process of collecting the books of the Bible was flawed, but God, in His sovereignty, despite our ignorance and stubbornness, brought the early church to the recognition of the books He had inspired.

Answer 3

First off just focus on the 66 inspired books of the Bible, the others are not profitable to read from. The first 5 books of the Bible were written by Moses and are sometimes refered to as the Pentatuch(spelling). Revelation was written by a man named John, not related to anyother John and it was written about 3-5 years before the fall of the the Temple in 70 AD/BCE.

Answer 4

Many of these are debated, however Genesis is generally considered written by Abraham. Revelations was written by John and he introduces himself in it. However, many believe that it is not the same John who wrote the book of John, but a different one. Some say that the style of writting is way off and they use different expressions and words for things in both the books. Others say it is the same John. Basically, many of the books could have multiple authors and it is hard to say with certain fact who wrote some of the books unless the author identifies themselves.

Answer 5

Moses is traditionally considered to have written the first five books of the Bible.

Psalms is traditionally attributed mostly to King David.

Ecclesiastes is attributed to King Solomon

Lamentations with Jeremiah

and Chronicles with Ezra

I am sure if you do the research you will find who people think wrote the others.

Answer 6

Just like a business man might dictate a letter to his secretary, God inspired 40 different men over a period of about 2000 years to write down his letter to us. God is it's only author.

Answer 7

You might also look at the books that did not make it into the bible. Check out the apocrypha.

Answer 8

God is the author! man was only the pencil.