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  2. Aug 10, 2018 · The Bible was written by many people over thousands of years. Meet 35 people who have traditionally been credited with writing Scripture.

  3. Who were some of the authors and which books did they write? Here are a few of the more well-known authors, and some of the books they are believed to be responsible for: Moses: GenesisDeuteronomy

  4. Jul 17, 2020 · For at least 1,000 years, both Jewish and Christian tradition held that a single author wrote the first five books of the BibleGenesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and...

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  5. Oct 23, 2023 · Bart D. Ehrman. "Who wrote the Bible?" is a question that has intrigued scholars, theologians, and curious minds for centuries. The Bible, a sacred text with a profound impact on the world's religious and cultural landscape, is a compilation of diverse books, each with its own authorship story.

  6. Jun 1, 2024 · The Bible was written by approximately 40 human authors over a span of 1500 years. These authors lived in different eras and came from diverse backgrounds, such as shepherds, kings, businessmen, and prophets.

  7. Biblical texts were written by scribes (Hebrew: sofer), the literate class of bureaucrats in a mostly non-literate, oral culture. The question of biblical authorship was not important until Hellenization in the 4th century BCE, long after most biblical books had been written.

  8. These Bible writers wrote as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit (see 2 Timothy 3:16-17). Moses was the first person to write portions of Scripture while John, the disciple of Jesus, was the last. Other famous people who wrote the Bible include: Daniel, Peter, Paul, Jonah, Isaiah, Solomon and David.

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