who wrote the bible?

Question

They sure had a lot of time on their hands. Did they really expect anyone to read that entire book?

Answer 1

Scribes

Answer 2

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 was not dictated from God, but it was perfectly guided and entirely inspired by Him.

Humanly speaking, the Bible was written by approximately 40 men of diverse backgrounds 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 penned by different authors over 15 centuries, 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—Jesus Christ (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 - A.D. 55
Mark = John Mark - A.D. 50
Luke = Luke - A.D. 60
John = John - A.D. 90
Acts = Luke - A.D. 65
Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon = Paul - A.D. 50-70
Hebrews = unknown, best guesses are Paul, Luke, Barnabas, or Apollos - 65 A.D.
James = James - A.D. 45
1 Peter, 2 Peter = Peter - A.D. 60
1 John, 2 John, 3 John = John - A.D. 90
Jude = Jude - A.D. 60
Revelation = John - A.D. 90

Recommended Resource: The Quest Study Bible.

Answer 3

According to legend, Moses the prophet write the first five books. Various prophets wrote the other books; King David is said to have written the Psalms and King Solomon is said to have written several books including Proverbs.
The Bible is not so much one book, as it is a collection of books... a compendium of books.
You cannot read it in one sitting.
Bible study is a part of an Evangelical Christian's life. The Word of God inspires us. We relate with the Bible characters and the Bible stories. We see a little of ourselves in them, perhaps. It is a guidebook for living.
As Jesus Christ said, "man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."

Answer 4

The Bible isn't one book. It's a collection of books. So nobody wrote it wondering if anybody would read the whole thing because nobody wrote the whole thing. There are about 40 different authors of the various books, most of whom are anonymous. The only author that nobody disputes is Paul, and only seven of the thirteen letters attributed to him are undisputed.

Answer 5

When the scribes began writing the bible they chose three scriptures or books to make up the bible, all of which were here say stories that were hundreds of years after the fact, and I believe this is what makes the bible so controversial, and being a catholic we were sort of nudged by clergy not to try and interpret it's meaning for fear of total confusion, unfortunately they were right, now look at the religious world today because of it, my personal opinion absolute religious insanity. peace be with you.

Answer 6

It's a book of mythology compiled over a very long period of time that draws from a number of different pagan and ancient hebrew traditions.
If you want a good historical perspective of the origins of the Bible, I recommend the writings of Dr. Robert M. Price. He's a critical bible scholar who has a fantastic knowledge of historical and biblical history.
He's also very entertaining, if you are interested in this sort of thing.

http://www.robertmprice.mindvendor.com/

Answer 7

2 Timothy 3-16 ," 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.



2 Peter 1:20-21 Above all, you must understand that no prophesy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. 21 For prophesy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

1 Thessalonians 3-16 And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

Ephesians 6:17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God

Answer 8

Many authors over many centuries, mostly anonymous. The only authors who are known with any certainty are David (for some of the Psalms), Luke, and Paul (but not the pastoral epistles or the book of Hebrews).

Answer 9

Read "Who Wrote the Bible" by Richard Elliott Friedman.
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Answer 10

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Answer 11

Lots of Emperor Constantine scholars and counselors based on the testament books, using only the books that satisfy the christians before they started a "war" and it can jeopardize the stability of the roman empire. around 350ish a.d.