Who wrote the Bible?

Question

And who said so it was the words of God? Is that person/Are those people credible? If so, how?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Well....here goes. (This might be long, but for good reason. Sorry.)

First of all, this really depends on WHICH Bible you speak of, as different religious denominations include different "books" (Like the Book of John) that have been adopted as "cannon" (or standard) over time, based on different councils that have convened on the subject over time. The Holy Bible, for exemple, has Hebrew scriptures known as The Old Testament, and writings that appeared later, known as The New Testament. Some sects of Christianity add books to the Old or New Testament, or sometimes both. For example: biblical apocrypha and deuterocanonical books.

The Old Testament consists of writings that existed before the birth of Christ, but were accepted as scripture by Christians. These are almost identical to the Hebrew Bible, though some portions are organized differently. In the King James Version, for example, are thought to be divinely inspired translations, and slightly differ in tone, form, and content.

The New Testament, also known as the "Greek Testament" or the "New Covenant", which just so happens to be the literal translation of the original Koine Greek Bible. The Koine Greek was written by various unknown authors between AD 45 and AD 140. Eventually these texts were collected into the 27 books were eventually consolidated into one single Testament over sever hundred years. These are mostly Gospels, Epistles, the Book of Revelations, and other segments... Some of these were proported to have been wirtten by Apostles like Paul, or Desciples under the direction of Apostles, like Luke.

Either way, the Bible was written by the hand of a human being, with the devine inspiration of god, or not. The text has many many sources, and some books are no longer included as cannon, such as the the Gospel of Mary, in most cases. Either way, the original form of the text, though preserved, has undergone many changes over time, for a great number of social and cultural reasons.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

The Bible was written by not less than thirty-six authors over a period of about sixteen hundred years. But the important thing to remember is that these men wrote under the direct control of God. That makes this a God-inspired book. God guided them in writing the very words. This is what we mean by inspiration. The following Scriptures clearly teach that the Bible is inspired by God.

“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 Peter 1:21. “A11 Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

Another important point to remember is that the Bible is the only written revelation, which God has given to man. In the Bible, God warns us three times against adding to the Bible or taking away from it, the last time being Revelation 22:18-19.

Answer 4

The "BIBLE" is a collection of ancient writings, consisting of sacred text considered authoritative in its field.

The Bible is it's own verifier. The Bible contains, histories, biographies, Testimonies, geographies, genealogies, mysteries, and obituaries.

There is no, emotion, attitude, criterion or criteria, subject or topic, relating to heaven and earth, (celestial or terrestrial) that is not covered or mentioned in some form, that is not mentioned of related to within the sixty-six volumes of the Bible.

The fact that no other literary material addresses every aspect of creation in a more subject specific manner rivals its content. or elaborates more directly within the parameters of the natural, physical, spiritual and practical dialogue.

The fact that it applies to and is accepted by those who are participants in its reality, can only be justified by the faith, trust and conviction of those to whom it is addressed, and does not in any way mute it's credibility.

When we say, the Bible is the Word of God, we refer to the authority, which produced it. The Bible has no comparison to any other bibliography. While the author and scribe of every known or unknown ancient writing is long deceased, the "author" of the Holy Bible is very much alive and present today. And that will be true for every "today" yet to come.

2Ti 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

2Ti 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

No other book on earth mentions or upholds the character and position of "perfection" than the Bible, in fact to the contrary, most commentaries support the premise that perfection is an impossibility

Asking who wrote the Bible is like asking a child, Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? The most constructive question should be; DO YOU BELIEVE what the Bible says????.

Answer 5

The books that make up the Old Testament were chosen from a group of Hebrew writings called the Midrash (sp.). Many of these writings were left out because of their great number. I'm sure that King James only included the ones that he agreed with. The same goes for the gospels of the New Testament. Many were left out. However many of those books were written to depict each individual disciple's experiences with Jesus himself. The Midrash documents, since they were written before Christ, tell of God in a different way, and some may be more mystical.

Answer 6

*** rq lesson 1 p. 3 How You Can Find Out What God Requires ***

What important information is contained in the Bible? (1)

Who is the Bible’s author? (2)

Why should you study the Bible? (3)

1. The Bible is a precious gift from God. It is like a letter from a loving father to his children. It tells us the truth about God—who he is and what he stands for. It explains how to cope with problems and how to find true happiness. The Bible alone tells us what we must do to please God.—Psalm 1:1-3; Isaiah 48:17, 18.

2. The Bible was written by some 40 different men over a period of 1,600 years, beginning in 1513 B.C.E. It is made up of 66 little books. Those who wrote the Bible were inspired by God. They wrote his thoughts, not their own. So God in heaven, not any human on earth, is the Author of the Bible.—2 Timothy 3:16, 17; 2 Peter 1:20, 21.

3. God made sure that the Bible was accurately copied and preserved. More Bibles have been printed than any other book. Not everyone will be happy to see you studying the Bible, but do not let that stop you. Your eternal future depends on your getting to know God and doing his will despite any opposition.—Matthew 5:10-12; John 17:3.

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Answer 7

The bible is a collection of books written over many centuries. There are different types of books and three languages - Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.
People have studied it reverently for many centuries and those who do realise it is inspired. Some people regard it as so inspired that they refer to it as the Word of God. I don't go that far because I believe that Jesus is the Word of God which is a metaphor for saying that in his life and death he reveals God to us.

Credible means that it is capable of being believed. I believe it is provided you seriously study it and look at whole passages in the context of when and under what conditions they were written and for whom they are written.

After writing the above I saw the response by Billdo OReilly and feel I ought to respond.

Just referring to the the New Testament for the moment, each of the four gospels and 13 epistles of St Paul were accepted in most parts of the church as authoritative by c 130 although the notion of a 'canon' - an agreed collection , emerged later, possibly in reaction to a guy called Marcion who issued a truncated version of the New Testament.
The declaration of Constantine that Christianity was to be the official religion of the Roman Empire did give a big boost to the written records and drove a movement for agreeing what it was that Christians believed so we do have the Creeds and the earliest full texts of the bible which we have in museums date form that time.

Answer 8

The Bible has had perhaps 100 different authors. It's a collection of writings over a period of almost 4000 years.

The first 11 chapters of Genesis had about a dozen authors, the remaining 39 chapters may have had a single author or several.

Each book after that had perhaps a single author per book because as time passed, books grew in length and quality.

Calling the Bible the "Word of God" is misleading. The Bible was written by people, mostly shepherds, who all shared a common belief in the fatherhood of God and our eventual resurrection. It's more accurate to say that most or all of the writers were awed and inspired so much by God that they were compelled to write, and the result is mankind's greatest heirloom.

Answer 9

God inspired men that knew him to write his thoughts, & then he had those writings saved through the ages for use now. By comparing the contents of writings, they can be recognized as Scriptural or not. True Scripture does not conflict with other Scripture, & many other things are also considered. The main theme throughout the Bible is God's heavenly Kingdom, that will bring the earth & humanity back to perfection.

"All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work." -- 2 Timothy 3:16,17

Answer 10

God wrote it...

Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. Matthew 22:29

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Peter 1:21

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. John 20:31

Answer 11

"Inspired" men. Of course believing they were inspired by the creator of the universe without any evidence at all and based on pass-me-down tales is the really tricky part for me. I would sooner believe they were stoned out of their minds (have you read Revelations?)

*Edit:

So basically what happened was the guys who wrote the bible were either possessed by god and god was moving their fingers for them, or controlling their minds like puppets, or they were just making it all up but felt like what they were writing was what god would want them to be writing. So really it is the word of a bunch of emotional religious fanatics, and no one really questions that part at all. I don't see why anyone would assume they are credible at all. It beats the **** out of me. I guess they all have their own hearts and emotional whims to follow, and those emotional and superstitious whims are not to be questioned.