This may sound very dumb, but I'm not religious, so bear with me.?

Question

Who wrote the Bible?

I'm sorry, but we're Hindu, and I'm just curious.

Answer 1

Many different authors over the period of centuries.

They were too ashamed to sign their work.

Answer 2

The Bible is 66 different books combined into one. It was written by at least forty different authors over thousands of years. The apostle Paul wrote at least 13 books and many think he wrote Hebrews as well, which would make 14 (the author of Hebrews is unknown). The apostle Peter wrote at least one and probably dictated a few others in the New Testament. Luke wrote Luke and The Acts of the Apostles or just Acts for short. The apostle John wrote five books, including The Revelation of Jesus Christ to John the Apostle or just Revelation or some call it Revelations even though it's not really Revelations for short. Moses wrote Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and all but the very end of Deuteronomy, which records his death. He probably wrote a few Psalms also. Many people wrote Psalms. He edited the book of Genesis, which had several authors. Solomon wrote a few Psalms, most of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and of course the Song of Solomon or some Bibles call it the Song of Songs because Solomon wrote a lot of songs in his days. David wrote many Psalms, probably some of Proverbs, and probably some other stuff too, but I'm not sure what. Ezra wrote the book of Ezra. Nehemiah wrote the book of Nehemiah. The author of Job is unknown. It's probably the oldest book of the Bible. I don't know who wrote Esther either. Joshua wrote Joshua, except for the very end which records his death. I don't know who wrote the books from Judges through II Chronicles. They probably had many authors that wrote bits and pieces. Isaiah wrote Isaiah. Jeremiah wrote Jeremiah and Lamentations. Ezekiel and Daniel wrote Ezekiel and Daniel respectively. All the minor prophets probably wrote the books named for them. Jonah may not have written his book though. He may have told a scribe or something. Some prophets and apostles used scribes. Matthew wrote Matthew. Mark wrote Mark. That's all I know. If there is any ancient book that can be trusted to not be corrupted from its original form, it's the Bible. It has more manuscripts, far more, in the thousands, than any other ancient work. Also, the letters that the early Church wrote to one another often quoted Scripture, so much so that we could almost reproduce the entire New Testament just from their letters. It shouldn't surprise anyone that God can preserve His Word. People just say it's been corrupted because they don't want to do what the Bible tells them to do.

Answer 3

I am sorry that you're Hindu and also that you don't know who wrote the Bible. To start, God inspired the Bible and his disciples wrote the various books, but it is called His Word. Secondly, I would like to tell you about Christianity. The Christian belief is one that in my mind, God's mind and almost every Christian's mind is the correct belief to follow since it is the only one where the Savior was killed and reborn and the only one where scientific evidence is being found and discovered which supports historic events in the Bible that are being proved possible and that I believe did happen. There is a television show on the History Channel, available on Dish Network and DirecTV, called "The Exodus Decoded" which is discovering the aftereffects of some events that happened. I encourage you to look into this or at least give it some thought. I am not pressuring you, just giving you a suggestion. Best of luck.

Answer 4

This is not at all a dumb question and I appreciate your curiosity. The Christian Bible consists of the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament of the Protestant Church is the Jewish Bible. The first five books (Genesis -Deuteronomy) are said by tradition to have been written by Moses. Many of the remaining books were written by historians and others working for the Kings. Many of the Psalms were written by King David - though some were written by others. The prophets were normally written by scribes but were the words of each prophet.

In the New Testament, the gospels were written by Matthew and John (Apostles of Jesus), Mark (writing for the Apostle Peter) and Luke (a doctor of the time who also wrote Acts. The remaining letters were written by the Apostles Paul, Peter, John, and by Jude (brother of Jesus). The final book, Revelation, was written by the Apostle John.

Of course Christians believe the writings are inspired. This means that the words are from God and were placed in the minds of men.

Pastor John

Answer 5

I don't mean to be harsh, but God did! Take a look at these Bible codes. I would say that the first one alone Proves God's existence!:

A) Did you know that in the Bible, there is a numerical code that, when the letters are translated back to their original Old Hebrew meaning in which they also represent numbers, the rows of numbers add up to 7,11,7,11,7,11 etc. This continues on in an "impossible" way, when you calculate the odds of this occurring naturally in someone's speech, the odds total up to 7 billion, and the odds of this occurring naturally? 11 trillion. This has to demonstrate that God is real and is BEYOND time. He keeps this code constant throughout the Bible, even though many men wrote the Bible, and This was written throughout many AGES!

B) Also Beginning in the book of revelations, where this verse occurs, " Let him who has an ear understand, calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, that number is 666.", every 666th translated letter spells out,
Satan The Accuser.

C) Another example: When translated for their meanings in old Hebrew, all the names from the Old Testament when placed simultaneously, spell out a complete story of Christ, which I can't remember specifically, but starts off, "I will appoint a man, a man of sorrow..."

All I want is for people to see what has been there all along.

Answer 6

The bible is composed of many writings, by people who allegedly bore witness to the acts of Christ. The actual bible was created when a council met around 300 years after Christ's death, and this council decided which writings were to be included, and the writings that were not included were, by majority, destroyed to prevent a schism in the early Christian Church.

This really only applies to the New Testament, however, the Old Testament is what the Jews already had as a holy book.

Answer 7

Well, if you're ready for a historical explanation of who wrote the Bible, here goes...

The original writers of the Bible usually had their names affiliated with the books they wrote, but not always so. Each of these writers did have one quality in common. Each writer was an appointed prophet or apostle of God. That's why you most likely see Biblical references that say something like John, chapter 14, verse 6. In that example case, that writer of that book was an apostle named John.

Other known original writers of the Bible include Moses, who is credited normally with the books of Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Numbers, and Leviticus. Another original writer of the Bible is the apostle Paul, formerly known as Saul, and he wrote quite a few epistles in the New Testament portion of the Bible. There should be others, but these two examples suffice for now.

We know that when the words of the Bible were straight from the source, there was no editing or altering, because the prophet who was recording these words was alive at that time. However, much time has passed and for most of the original apostles, they were not able to appoint authorized people to preserve their words. This is where a second set of "authors", or probably better described as "editors", came in.

Because there came a time when divinely appointed and authorized people were no longer alive, the words of the Bible were in an unorganized state. Alongside of that, there were some scripture-like accounts that could not be verified by proper authorized divine revelation. Add in this mix some politicians, Emperor Constantine of Rome being one of several examples, who somehow wanted to control religious masses of people. From that, we get the beginnings of what is now a set of books condensed into a single volume, which is known as the Bible.

Because divine holy guidance was not on the earth when this mass editing took place, some important things went missing, including the nature of God and what the plan of salvation is. But what remained was still somewhat good, with the core principle being Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The original authors of the Bible did gain foresight and were even granted visions that such things would be happening to their works in future times. Such things did get recorded as well and some of those managed to get preserved. These ancient prophets and apostles gave clues as well as to what things needed to be done, as recorded in the scriptures they wrote.

Of course, the Bible itself was not written in English as well when God spoke to His prophets and apostles when they were each alive. Two of the source languages used were Aramaic and Hebrew, with Hebrew being the root or native language of Jewish people, because many things of the Bible came from their people's history. So, on top of the content editing, we now have to deal with language translation. Even that happens today from Shakespeare English, roughly 1200's to 1600's, being translated to modern era English for some editions of the Bible. And with such translations, there comes again another layer of editors/authors/re-writers of the Bible.

So, yes, if one takes a closer look at the Bible's construction, you can see where many people have come into contact with its compilation. This fact should not diminish the things found inside the Bible, but it should be used to understand why things are structured the way they are in the Bible. And despite the imperfections if any found, it is still a wonderful treasure to read and explore.

I hope this is a clear enough explanation of the authors and editors of the Bible.

Thank you,
Alvin R.

Answer 8

Christians and Jews believe that the ideas in the Bible came from God and were written by many people over many centuries.

The Bible is made of 2 parts- Old Testament, or Jewish Bible; and the New Testament.

The OT is thought by tradition to have been written by Moses, and King David, and many prophets.

The NT is thought to have been written by Paul- a follower of Jesus' teachings after the death of Jesus- and other followers who knew Jesus while He was alive like Peter, Luke.

Answer 9

The Holy Spirit inspired a few man through the ages to write the bible. It is completed and is considered Gods word now.

Answer 10

God spoke the words and His prophets penned them. It would be pretty hard to explain how Moses could have written about the creation of the universe, if it were not for divine inspiration. Nothing is impossible to God and His Word has been preserved just as He said it would be. God Bless You...Peace.

Answer 11

A large group of scribes, between 850 B.C.E and 100 C.E. compiled into the book we know today by Constantine in the 4th century.