Who wrote the bible?

Question

Who wrote the Bible, when was it published, and is it Copyright?

Answer 1

The word "Bible" comes from the Greek word "Biblia", meaning "books." Therefore, the Bible is a collection of "books." The content was first passed on by oral tradition over a long period of time before it was put in written form.

The Old Testament was composed in Hebrew and translated into Greek around the 2nd and 3rd centuries before Christ. The New Testament was composed in Greek during the 2nd half of the 1st century A.D.

Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Scripture grew from the life, worship and teaching of the early Church. Therefore, the Church is its authentic interpreter, under the active help of the same Holy Spirit.

The gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) were formed in three stages. First, Jesus' own teaching in his early lifetime. Second, the oral tradition in which the apostles passed on what Jesus had said and done; and third, the putting into writing of the Gospels that we have till this day.

In interpreting Sacred Scripture, the Church searches out: (1) the human author's meaning; (2) the context of the text in relation to the whole Bible; (3) within our own search for meaning; (4) under the guidance of the Holy Spirit through the authentic interpretation of the Magisterium, the teaching Church.
Peace and every blessing!

Answer 2

40 men over the course of 1500 years,
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy = Moses - 1400 B.C.

Joshua = Joshua - 1350 B.C.

Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel = Samuel / Nathan / Gad - 1000 - 900 B.C.

1 Kings, 2 Kings = Jeremiah - 600 B.C.

1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah = Ezra - 450 B.C.

Esther = Mordecai - 400 B.C.

Job = Moses - 1400 B.C.

Psalms = several different authors, mostly David - 1000 - 400 B.C.

Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon = Solomon - 900 B.C.

Isaiah = Isaiah - 700 B.C.

Jeremiah, Lamentations = Jeremiah - 600 B.C.

Ezekiel = Ezekiel - 550 B.C.

Daniel = Daniel - 550 B.C.

Hosea = Hosea - 750 B.C.

Joel = Joel - 850 B.C.

Amos = Amos - 750 B.C.

Obadiah = Obadiah - 600 B.C.

Jonah = Jonah - 700 B.C.

Micah = Micah - 700 B.C.

Nahum = Nahum - 650 B.C.

Habakkuk = Habakkuk - 600 B.C.

Zephaniah = Zephaniah - 650 B.C.

Haggai = Haggai - 520 B.C.

Zechariah = Zechariah - 500 B.C.

Malachi = Malachi - 430 B.C.

Matthew = Matthew - 55 A.D.

Mark = John Mark - 50 A.D.

Luke = Luke - 60 A.D.

John = John - 90 A.D.

Acts = Luke - 65 A.D.

Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon = Paul - 50-70 A.D.

Hebrews = unknown, best guesses are Paul, Luke, Barnabas, or Apollos - 65 A.D.

James = James - 45 A.D.

1 Peter, 2 Peter = Peter - 60 A.D.

1 John, 2 John, 3 John = John - 90 A.D.

Jude = Jude - 60 A.D.

Revelation = John - 90 A.D.

Published in several different versions, several different releases, multiple rewrites.
Some versions are copyright protected, others are not.

Answer 3

Bible: Who wrote it?

The prophet Moses began the first five books of the Bible sometime before 1400 B.C. The apostle John penned the last book of the Bible, Revelation, about A.D. 95. Scripture contains books and letters from over 40 prophets and messengers of God, all of whom wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. See 2 Tim. 3:16,17.

It is published all of the time.

Printed Bibles have copyrights.

The various Bible writers lived at different times, some separated by hundreds of years. In many cases they were complete strangers to one another. Some were businessmen or traders, others were shepherds, fishermen, soldiers, physicians, preachers, kings-human beings from all walks of life. They served under different governments, and lived within contrasting cultures and systems of philosophy. But here is the wonder of it all: When the 66 books of the Bible with their 1,189 chapters made up of 31,173 verses are brought together (KJV), we find perfect harmony in the message they convey. As the great scholar F.F.Bruce noted: "The Bible is not simply an anthology; there is a unity which binds the whole together."

The Bible writers gave God's messages by voice and pen while they lived, and when they died, their writings lived after them. These prophetic messages were then gathered together, under God's leading, in the book we call the Bible.

The Scripture says in II Peter 1:20-21, "You must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."

The Holy Spirit revealed to the prophets the messages of Scripture. The writers of the Bible wrote not according to their own will or whim, but only as they were moved, or controlled, by the Spirit of God. The Bible is God's own book!

II Timothy 3:16-17, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." The Holy Bible affects human beings so profoundly because "all" the Bible is "God-breathed." It's more than a nice collection of moral principles; it's more than a great book; it's an inspired document, God's book. The prophets related what they saw and heard in human language, but their message came directly from God.

Answer 4

The Bible was written over many centuries. It was written by many different people. The scriptures were canonized, that is it was decided which books in the Bible should be in there, at the council of Trent (1545–63). Various translations are copyrighted.

Answer 5

There were at least 40 authors, It started to be written down about 640 BC. It was put into its final form by Emperor Constantine. There is no copyright on the bible itself but there are copyrights on different editions and translations of it.

Archaeology has indicated the dates of books before 640 BC to not be possible. For one thing they refer to places that did not exist yet at those times.

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Answer 6

God Bless

The 66 books of the Bible were written by different authors over a period of 1500 years among them were Moses, The Apostle Paul, Matthew etc.. but all of them had one thing in common:

2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

All of its authors were given the words to write by Gods holy spirit, we can see further examples of this here:

Exodus 34:27 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."

I hope this answers your question

God Bless

Answer 7

The Bible Stands Alone
Compiled by Jordan and Justin Drake

In 1889 a schoolteacher told a ten-year-old boy, "You will never amount to very much." That boy was Albert Einstein. In 1954 a music manager told a young singer, "You ought to go back to driving a truck." That singer was Elvis Presley. In 1962 a record company told a group of singers, "We don’t like your sound. Groups with guitars are definitely on their way out." They said that to the Beatles. Man is prone to make mistakes. Those who reject the Bible should take the time to look at the evidence before they come to a verdict.

1. It is unique in its continuity.
If just 10 people today were picked who were from the same place, born around the same time, spoke the same language, and made about the same amount of money, and were asked to write on just one controversial subject, they would have trouble agreeing with each other. But the Bible stands alone. It was written over a period of 1,600 years by more than 40 writers from all walks of life. Some were fishermen; some were politicians. Others were generals or kings, shepherds or historians. They were from three different continents, and wrote in three different languages. They wrote on hundreds of controversial subjects yet they wrote with agreement and harmony. They wrote in dungeons, in temples, on beaches, and on hillsides, during peacetime and during war. Yet their words sound like they came from the same source. So even though 10 people today couldn’t write on one controversial subject and agree, God picked 40 different people to write the Bible—and it stands the test of time.

2. It is unique in its circulation.
The invention of the printing press in 1450 made it possible to print books in large quantities. The first book printed was the Bible. Since then, the Bible has been read by more people and printed more times than any other book in history. By 1930, over one billion Bibles had been distributed by Bible societies around the world. By 1977, Bible societies alone were printing over 200 million Bibles each year, and this doesn’t include the rest of the Bible publishing companies. No one who is interested in knowing the truth can ignore such an important book.

3. It is unique in its translation.
The Bible has been translated into over 1,400 languages. No other book even comes close.

4. It is unique in its survival.
In ancient times, books were copied by hand onto manuscripts which were made from parchment and would decay over time. Ancient books are available today only because someone made copies of the originals to preserve them. For example, the original writings of Julius Caesar are no longer around. We know what he wrote only by the copies we have. Only 10 copies still exist, and they were made 1,000 years after he died. Only 600 copies of Homer’s The Iliad exist, made 1,300 years after the originals were written. No other book has as many copies of the ancient manuscripts as the Bible. In fact, there are over 24,000 copies of New Testament manuscripts, some written within 35 years of the writer’s death.

5. It is unique in withstanding attack.
No other book has been so attacked throughout history as the Bible. In A.D. 300 the Roman emperor Diocletian ordered every Bible burned because he thought that by destroying the Scriptures he could destroy Christianity. Anyone caught with a Bible would be executed. But just 25 years later, the Roman emperor Constantine ordered that 50 perfect copies of the Bible be made at government expense. The French philosopher Voltaire, a skeptic who destroyed the faith of many people, boasted that within 100 years of his death, the Bible would disappear from the face of the earth. Voltaire died in 1728, but the Bible lives on. The irony of history is that 50 years after his death, the Geneva Bible Society moved into his former house and used his printing presses to print thousands of Bibles.

The Bible has also survived criticism. No book has been more attacked for its accuracy. And yet archeologists are proving every year that the Bible’s detailed descriptions of historic events are correct. See Matthew 4:4 and 1 Peter 1:25 footnotes.

Answer 8

no man or woman man or woman wrote the Bible. it truly is a compilation of books written via many alternative authors. lots of the books themselves are possibly compilations written via many alternative authors (Genesis and Exodus, as an celebration). some trust Moses wrote the first 5 books, yet it truly is maximum possibly legend on condition that writing style, vocabulary, and grammar fluctuate in the textual content. also, there are problems with continuing common sense in the course of, which betrays the threat that the first 5 books of the Bible were written via many alternative palms. the recent testomony replaced into also written via many alternative human beings, maximum possibly in the course of the first century. even if, no man or woman has get proper of entry to to the unique archives, we in straightforward words have copies of copies of copies of copies. each and each of those copies are different ultimately, so it isn't conceivable to pin down precisely what the unique textual content says. we can in straightforward words approximate what the unique textual content stated. So, in a sense, the Bible replaced into 'corrupted' through the years of its written transmission via careless or theologically inspired scribes. If God did certainly encourage the Bible, why did not God then look after the unique archives so as that lets recognize what they stated? My hunch is that those are very human archives, written via human beings with their own theological, social, and cultural biases. those texts, in my opinion, do element to God, yet they weren't authored via God. in basic terms my opinion even with the actuality that. desire this facilitates somewhat.

Answer 9

God used 40 men to write the bible.

Answer 10

bible is many times changed according to the new
edition
but the original was Methew