Who wrote the Bible?

Senior Moments

Many people contributed to the writing of the Bible. Actually the Bible is a collection of writings from about forty contributors, thirty in the Old Testament and ten in the New Testament. For example, the Psalms are a collection of the works of several authors, of whom David, the "sweet singer of Israel", is the best known. But psalms were also written by Moses, by Asaph, by a man named Ethan, and by the sons of Korah. The accounts which have been preserved in the Old Testament date from the earliest times and were both written down and transmitted orally. As time passed they were collected together and received by the Hebrews as coming to them by God's mandate. The prophets transmit God's message to humans, while many of the Psalms articulate cries of people to God. Yet these psalms are also preserved in the Bible as part of God's message to mankind. The New Testament stories and teachings were widely circulated among the early Christian churches. The letters of Paul to the Christians in several cities were likely the earliest writings now found in the New Testament. But many other letters and epistles were circulated as well. Gradually it became clear to the early churches which writings were truly inspired and which were spurious or simply edifying messages from pious authors. http://www.gospelcom.net/ibs/bibles/about/2.php Jun 24 04, 11:17 AM

Arpeggionist

Any psalm that is identified with "the descendants of Korach" was probably written by Asaf and one Heman Ben Yo'el, to cousins (grandsons of the prophet Samuel) in the main Levite family in Solomon's temple. Both shared the title of poet/songwriter. Their job was mainly to write new psalms for various celebrations and daily rituals in the Temple, and to direct their performance. Asaf was one of many "directors of the Gittith", the conductor of the Temple's orchestra and choir, a prestigious title belonging only to the most influencial Levites in the Temple. Other authors include Jeremiah, Shafan the Scribe (in King Josiah's court), King Hezekiah and his committee of scribes, and probably Samuel had some hand in the authorship of some of the books of Joshua and Judges (and of course the book which bears his own name, but was probably finished by one of his grandsons). The only woman involved in the authorship of any part of the Bible was Esther Bat Avichail, who wrote most of the book named for her with her cousin Mordochai Ben Yair. Jun 24 04, 1:38 PM

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