Authors of the bible and their occupation pdf

They are then arranged chronologically within their grouping. Before we jump into the list of names, let me throw out a few disclaimers. This helps to find books and verses more quickly, and i encourage everyone who wants to use their bible more effectively to do so. A handy reference of the names and order of the books in the bible, their meaning and the time period of events that are covered in that book. In the english bible the old testament is arranged in groups based on the type of book. Bible believers believe that god wrote the bible using human writers. List of books of the bible with authors jack wellman patheos. The books and authors of the new testament name nationality home town occupation relationships chapters written verses written books written matthew jew capernaum tax collector apostle of jesus christ 28 1,071gospel of matthew mark jew jerusalemunknown missionary disciple of peter 16 678 gospel of mark luke hellenistic jew. Who are the author of the bible and their occupation answers. The old testament and its authors utah state university. Ive included a few candidates for anonymous works like moses, ezra, and matthew.

However i will suggest that the first occupation was gardener. Curiously enough, none of the men who wrote books of the bible wrote for a living as in freelancers or authors. So, lets take a closer look at the people whom tradition says wrote the bible. From shepherd boys to mighty kings, fishermen to scholars, the authors of the bible came from various backgrounds and occupations. Note that the authorship of some books hebrews, for example is debated, so the number and names vary slightly depending on which scholars you ask. Entry for occupations and professions in the bible holman bible dictionary one of 28 bible dictionaries freely available, this readable and easy to use dictionary takes advantage of the finest modern bible scholarship.

List of books of the bible with authors jack wellman. The torah or pentateuch genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy most people take it that moses wrote the first five books of. This is a list of authors either identified in the bible s text itself or generally assumed by churchjewish tradition. The 40author count is not unique to jehovahs witnesses, so ill provide the names. Books of the bible, authors and dates of writing bible book author. The babylonian captivity in antiquity, the old testament was just one of many religions in the larger world of the ancient near east these other religions also recorded their myths and ceremonies in scriptures of their own e. Books of the bible, authors and dates of writing bible book author date of writing approximate genesis moses 1446 bc exodus moses 1405 bc leviticus moses 1405 bc numbers moses 1405 bc. What are a list of books in the bible and who the authors were. Their occupations were centered in the family enterprise. There is strong internal evidence for moses writing the first five books of the bible and there is relatively little dispute about his authorship. But, how about memorizing the authors along with the books. In fact, they all held other occupations, which makes the act of their writing so. Every year more than 20 million bibles in the english language are. Occupations and professions in the bible holman bible.