Bible Discussion Thread

Do you have a list of authors for each book of the Bible?

Thankful7741,

Ultimately, God is the author. All scripture was inspired by God. But He did use men to write these things down. Below is a list of what you might be looking for:

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy - Moses

Joshua - Joshua

Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel - Samuel

2 Samuel - Samuel, or possibly Nathan

1 Kings, 2 Kings - Jeremiah

1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra - Ezra

Nehemiah - Nehemiah

Esther - Unknown but possibly Modecai

Job - Unknown, possibly Elihu

Psalms - David

Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon - Solomon

Isaiah - Isaiah

Jeremiah, Lamentations - Jeremiah

Ezekiel - Ezekiel

Daniel - Daniel

Hosea - Hosea

Joel - Joel

Amos - Amos

Obadiah - Obadiah

Jonah - Jonah

Micah - Micah

Nahum - Nahum

Habakkuk - Habakkuk

Zephaniah - Zephaniah

Haggai - Haggai

Zechariah - Zechariah

Malachi - Malachi

Matthew - Matthew

Mark - Mark

Luke - Luke

John - John

Acts - Luke

Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon - Paul

Hebrews - Unknown

James - James (The Lord's brother)

1 Peter, 2 Peter - Peter

1 John, 2 John, 3 John - John

Jude - Jude (The Lord's brother)

Revelation - John

The author of every book in the Bible is God himself.

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 Peter 1:21 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.