Humanly speaking, the Bible was written by approximately 40 men of diverse backgrounds over the course of 1500 years.
If you ever ask your pastor or Sunday school teacher, “Who wrote the Bible?” you would probably get one of two responses:
- “God wrote the Bible.” The Holy Spirit moved prophets like Moses and apostles like Paul to write about God’s relationship with the world (1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20–21).
- “About 40 people wrote the Bible.” The individual books were written by many authors over many years in many places to many different people groups.
Ultimately, above the human authors, the Bible was written by God. Second 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 intended. The Bible was not dictated by God, but it was perfectly guided and entirely inspired by Him.
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The Book Of Genesis Was Written By Moses
The Book Of Exodus Was Written By Moses
The Book Of Leviticus Was Written By Moses
The Book Of Numbers Was Written By Moses
The Book Of Deuteronomy Was Written By Moses
The Book Of Joshua Was Written By Joshua
The Book Of Judges Was Written By Samuel
The Book Of Ruth Was Written By Samuel
The Book Of 1 Samuel Was Written By Samuel; Gad; Nathan
The Book Of 2 Samuel Was Written By Gad; Nathan
The Book Of 1 Kings Was Written By Jeremiah
The Book Of 2 Kings Was Written By Jeremiah
The Book Of 1 Chronicles Was Written By Ezra
The Book Of 2 Chronicles Was Written By Ezra
The Book Of Ezra Was Written By Ezra
The Book Of Nehemiah Was Written By Nehemiah
The Book Of Esther Was Written By Mordecai
The Book Of Job Was Written By Moses
The Book Of Psalms Was Written By David and others
The Book Of Proverbs Was Written By Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
The Book Of Ecclesiastes Was Written By Solomon
The Book Of Song Of Solomon Was Written By Solomon
The Book Of Isaiah Was Written By Isaiah
The Book Of Jeremiah Was Written By Jeremiah
The Book Of Lamentations Was Written By Jeremiah
The Book Of Ezekiel Was Written By Ezekiel
The Book Of Daniel Was Written By Daniel
The Book Of Hosea Was Written By Hosea
The Book Of Joel Was Written By Joel
The Book Of Amos Was Written By Amos
The Book Of Obadiah Was Written By Obadiah
The Book Of Jonah Was Written By Jonah
The Book Of Micah Was Written By Micah
The Book Of Nahum Was Written By Nahum
The Book Of Habakkuk Was Written By Habakkuk
The Book Of Zephaniah Was Written By Zephaniah
The Book Of Haggai Was Written By Haggai
The Book Of Zechariah Was Written By Zechariah
The Book Of Malachi Was Written By Malachi
The Book Of Matthew Was Written By Matthew
The Book Of Mark Was Written By Mark
The Book Of Luke Was Written By Luke
The Book Of John Was Written By Apostle John
The Book Of Acts Was Written By Luke
The Book Of Romans Was Written By Paul
The Book Of 1 Corinthians Was Written By Paul
The Book Of 2 Corinthians Was Written By Paul
The Book Of Galatians Was Written By Paul
The Book Of Ephesians Was Written By Paul
The Book Of Philippians Was Written By Paul
The Book Of Colossians Was Written By Paul
The Book Of 1 Thessalonians Was Written By Paul
The Book Of 2 Thessalonians Was Written By Paul
The Book Of 1 Timothy Was Written By Paul
The Book Of 2 Timothy Was Written By Paul
The Book Of Titus Was Written By Paul
The Book Of Philemon Was Written By Paul
The Book Of Hebrews Was Written By Unknown
The Book Of James Was Written By James (Jesus’ brother)
The Book Of 1 Peter Was Written By Peter
The Book Of 2 Peter Was Written By Peter
The Book Of 1 John Was Written By Apostle John
The Book Of 2 John Was Written By Apostle John
The Book Of 3 John Was Written By Apostle John
The Book Of Jude Was Written By Jude (Jesus’ brother)
The Book Of Revelation Was Written By Apostle John