Authors of the Bible
Book | Style | Author |
---|---|---|
Genesis | Pentateuch | Moses |
Exodus | Pentateuch | Moses |
Leviticus | Pentateuch | Moses |
Numbers | Pentateuch | Moses |
Deuteronomy | Pentateuch | Moses |
Joshua | History | Joshua (except the parts relating to his death) |
Judges | History | Samuel, Nathan, Gad |
Ruth | History | Samuel, Nathan, Gad |
1 & 2 Samuel | History | Samuel, Nathan, Gad |
1 & Kings | History | Jeremiah |
1 & 2 Chronicles | History | Ezra |
Ezra | History | Ezra |
Nehemiah | History | Nehemiah, Ezra |
Esther | History | Possibly Mordecai |
Job | Poetry | Possibly Moses |
Psalm | Poetry | David, Asaph, Ezra, sons of Korah, Herman, Ethan, Moses and other |
Proverbs | Poetry | Solomon, except 30 & 31 by Agur & Lemuel |
Ecclesiastes | Poetry | Solomon |
Song of Solomon | Poetry | Solomon |
Isaiah | Prophetic | Isaiah |
Jeremiah | Prophetic | Jeremiah |
Lamentations | Prophetic | Jeremiah |
Ezekiel | Prophetic | Ezekiel |
Daniel | Prophetic | Daniel |
Hosea | Prophetic | Hosea |
Joel | Prophetic | Joel |
Amos | Prophetic | Amos |
Obadiah | Prophetic | Obadiah |
Jonah | Prophetic | Jonah |
Micah | Prophetic | Micah |
Nahum | Prophetic | Nahum |
Habakkuk | Prophetic | Habakkuk |
Zephaniah | Prophetic | Zephaniah |
Haggai | Prophetic | Haggai |
Zechariah | Prophetic | Zechariah |
Malachi | Prophetic | Malachi |
Matthew | Gospel | Matthew |
Mark | Gospel | John Mark |
Luke | Prophetic | Luke |
John | Prophetic | Possibly John or Lazarus |
Acts | History | Luke |
Romans | Epistles | Paul |
1 & 2 Corinthians | Epistles | Paul |
Galatians | Epistles | Paul |
Ephesians | Epistles | Paul |
Philippians | Epistles | Paul |
Colossians | Epistles | Paul |
1 & 2 Thessalonians | Epistles | Paul |
1 & 2 Timothy | Epistles | Paul |
Titus | Epistles | Paul |
Philemon | Epistles | Paul |
Hebrews | Epistles | Unknown |
James | Epistles | James |
1 & 2 Peter | Epistles | Peter |
1 - 3 John | Epistles | John |
Jude | Epistles | Jude (the brother of Jesus and James as per Jude 1:17) |
Revelations | Epistles | John |