Who Wrote Genesis? The first part of Genesis focuses on the beginning and spread of sin in the world and culminates in the devastating flood in the days of Noah. The second part of the book focuses on God’s dealings with one man, Abraham, through whom God promises to bring salvation a...
So who wrote the Bible? The succinct answer is, God is the Author of the Bible.The succinct answer is, God is the Author of the Bible. One of the men responsible for a large portion of the New Testament, the apostle Paul, wrote: “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and...
Who Wrote the Bible? San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1997. Gilbert, Rabbi Arthur, et al. The Bible Reader. New York: Bruce, 1969. Grant, Michael. The History of Ancient Israel. London: Phoenix, 1997. Gribetz, Judah, et al. The Timetable of Jewish History: A Chronology of the Most Im...
Those who wrote the Bible lived at different times, some separated by hundreds of years. In many cases they were complete strangers to one another. Some Bible writers were businessmen or traders; others were shepherds, fishermen, soldiers, physicians, preachers, kings—human beings from all walks...
It is in this large way of looking at the Hebrew literature that we discover its real preciousness. And when we get this large conception, then petty questions about the absolute accuracy of texts and dates no longer trouble us. “He who has once gained this broader view of the Bible,”...
Heads up: this is a really long article.On to the nitty-gritty details … The 35 traditional authors of the Bible 1. Moses (Genesis|Exodus|Leviticus|Numbers|Deuteronomy|Psalms) Moses is the prophet who leads Israel from slavery in Egypt to the edge of the promised land. He also wrote abo...
Christians have access to power, revelation, and wisdom from the Holy Spirit, just as the Apostle Paul wrote to believers in Ephesus, “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him ...
’s probably a little less than that (since he wouldn’t have recorded his own death … right?), but he’s the main guy who wrote down the Law God gave Israel. He’s also the one who gets credit for compiling the history of Israel from creation to Joseph in the book of Genesis....
Before asking the question “who wrote the Bible,” it is important to distinguish between two “Bibles,” the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. The New Testament, the story of Jesus, is not part of the Jewish religion. So the question of authorship is irrelevant. In Judaism, only the...