AUTHORS OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
Ultimately, above the human authors, the Bible was written by God. Timothy
Humanly speaking, the Bible was written by approximately 40 men of diverse backgrounds over the course of 1500 years. The authors all present different perspectives, bur they all proclaim the same one true God and the same way of salvation 14:6, Acts
Here are the books of the Bible along with the name of who is most assumed by Biblical scholars to be the author, along with the appropriate date of authorship.
1. GENESIS, EXODUS, LEVITICUS, NUMBERS, DEUTERONOMY—MOSES 1400 B.C.
2. JOSHUA—JOSHUA—1350 B.C.
3. JUDGES, RUTH, I SAMUEL, II SAMUEL—SAMUEL/NATHAN/GAD 900-1000 B.C.
4. I KINGS, II KINGS—JEREMIAH—600 B.C.
5. I CHRONICLES, II CHRONICLES, EZRA, NEHEMIAH—EZRA—450 B.C
6. ESTHER—MORDECAI—400 B.C.
7. JOB—MOSES—1400 B.C.
8. PSALMS—SEVERAL DIFFERENT AUTHORS, MOSTLY DAVID 1000-400 B.C.
9. PROVERBS, ECCLESIASTES, SONGS OF SOLOMON—SOLOMON 900 B.C.
10. ISAIAH—ISAIAH—700 B.C.
11. JEREMIAH, LAMENTATIONS—JEREMIAH—600 B.C.
12. EZEKIEL—EZEKIEL—550 B.C.
13. DANIEL—DANIEL—550 B.C.
14. HOSEA—HOSEA—750 B.C.
15. JOEL—JOEL—850 B.C.
16. AMOS—AMOS—750 B.C.
17. OBADIAH—OBADIAH—600 B.C.
18. JONAH—JONAH—700 B.C.
19. MICAH—MICAH—700 B.C.
20. NAHUM—NAHUM—650 B.C.
21. HABAKKUK—HABAKKUK—600 B.C.
22. ZEPHANIAH—ZEPHANIAH—650 B.C.
23. HAGGAI—HAGGAI—520 B.C.
24. ZECHARIAH—ZECHARIAH—500 B.C.
25. MALACHI—MALACHI—430 B.C.
26. MATTHEW—MATTHEW—A.D. 55
27. MARK—JOHN MARK—A.D. 50
28. LUKE—LUKE—A.D. 60
29. JOHN—JOHN—A.D. 90
30. ACTS—LUKE—A.D. 65
31. ROMANS, I CORINTHIANS, II CORINTHIANS, GALATIANS, EPHESIANS, PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS, I THESSALONIANS, II THESSALONIANS, I TIMOTHY, II TIMOTHY, TITUS, PHILEMON—PAUL—A.D. 50-70
32. HEBREW—UNKNOWN, MOST LIKELY PAUL, LUKE, BARNABAS, OR APOLLOS—A.D. 65
33. JAMES—JAMES—A.D. 45
34. I PETER, II PETER—PETER—A.D. 60
35. I JOHN, II JOHN, III JOHN—JOHN—A.D. 90
36. JUDE—JUDE—A.D. 60
37. REVELATION—JOHN—A.D. 90