Who wrote the bible?

Question

A very open question i know, but im just wondering.

Answer 1

Ultimately, above the human authors, the Bible was written by God. 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that the Bible was "breathed out" by God. God "superintended" the human authors of the Bible so that while using their own writing styles and personalities, they still recorded exactly what God wanted to be said. The Bible is not dictated from God, but it is perfectly guided and entirely inspired by Him.

Humanly speaking, the Bible was written by approximately 40 men over the course of 1500 years. Isaiah was a prophet, Ezra was a priest, Matthew was a tax-collector, John was a fisherman, Paul was a tentmaker, Moses was a shepherd. Despite being written by approximately 40 authors over approximately 1500 years, the Bible does not contradict itself and does not contain any errors. The authors all present different perspectives, but they all proclaim the same one true God, and the same one way of salvation (John 14:6; Acts 4:12). Few of the books of the Bible specifically name their author. Here are the books of the Bible along with the name of who is most assumed by Biblical scholars to be the author, along with the approximate date of authorship:

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.

Answer 2

It was written by men and not necessarily by the men listed as writers in the Bible. The Bible is a human creation that has had to undergo human translation, interpretation and compilation. The books considered part of the Bible now were not the only ones written but over time some have been forgotten and added or removed to suit the prevailing political, social and theological sentiments. Who knows, maybe millennia from now Mormon Christianity may be dominant and we may forget that the idea of the Book of Mormon being a divinely-inspired text was rejected by most of today's Christians? Well, probably not...

Answer 3

That is a good question. There are 66 books in the Bible, written by some 40 writers.
Although the Bible has human writers, the author of the Bible is God.
(see 2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:13)
How? Think of when a businessman has his secretary write a letter.
Sometimes he may write the letter himself or tell his secretary what to type. Other times he may tell his secretary only the important ideas, and the secretary writes the letter using her own words. When the letter is finished, he signs his name on it. The person who receives that letter accepts it as being written by the businessman.
Similarly, some parts of the Bible were written by God himself. (see Exodus 31:18)
But most of the time, God did not tell Bible writers which words to use. With the use of his holy spirit, God put his thoughts into their hearts and minds and then allowed them to choose their own words to write his message. (2 Peter 1:21; Daniel 7:1)
Please look up those scriptures to see for yourself. If you don’t have a Bible you can read it for free online at www.jw.org
Www.JW.org is a great web site to go to for any Bible question and free downloads.

Answer 4

There were 40 authors and 66 books, many of whom never met each other. They were all carried along by the Spirit of God (Holy Spirit) to write what they wrote, which is why the Bible isn't contradictory.

Answer 5

There were 40 authors from Moses to John the Revelator. All authors gave credit to God for His guidance.

Answer 6

Over 40 different authors inspired by God.

Answer 7

Well, "physically" it was written by lots of different men, like Matthew, Mark, Luke, John... But God was telling them what to write, so they weren't really the authors, it was God.

Answer 8

God talked to me once... But I got pills for that.

Propably why there haven't been that many new religions lately...

Answer 9

many people it is the history of Israel and many prophets. I believe they were guided by God in the writing.

Answer 10

the bible was written by men under God inspiration ....