Questions tagged [authorship]
Questions about the authorship of particular parts of the bible.
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Who wrote about Joshua death 24:29 [closed]
Joshua 24:
29 After these things Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being 110 years old.
30 And they buried him in his own inheritance at Timnath-serah, which is in the hill ...
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Kingdom of Judah & Israel mentioned in Joshua's time?
Joshua 11:21 ESV
And Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of ...
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What is editorial fatigue in relation to the Synoptic Gospels?
I've heard the term "editorial fatigue" used quite often when discussing the Synoptic Problem. What is it? What is an example of "editorial fatigue"?
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Who is the speaker in Daniel 7:1 and 10:1?
From what I understand, the book of Daniel was written by Daniel himself, and the use of the pronoun 'I' throughout the book agrees with this. However, Daniel 7:1 reads
"...Daniel had a dream ...
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is 2 Peter a fraud? [duplicate]
Most scholars agree that 2 Peter wasn't written by Peter himself and there are several reasons for this for example;
Late acceptance into the canon by Church Fathers
Stylistic and Vocabulary ...
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Did New Testament writers include triangle numbers on purpose? [closed]
When you list the larger numbers in the New Testament, a pattern arises. A lot of them are triangle numbers. A triangle number is the number of dots to create a triangle; see the following picture:
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Why are Old Testament books like Esther and Songs of Solomon considered scripture?
I understand the typical process of canonization especially for the New Testament (written by an apostle, eyewitness or someone who knew an eye witness). But I’m less clear on the criteria for Old ...
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If Psalm 110 was NOT written by David, then did Jesus make an error in stating that "David himself calls him [the messiah] 'lord'" in the Psalm?
If Psalm 110 was NOT written by David, then did Jesus make an error in stating that "David himself calls him [the messiah] 'lord'" in the Psalm (Mark 12:36-37; Mat. 22:43-45; Luke 20:42-44), ...
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Who wrote the book of Job?
Since there is no direct attribution made in the book, the basis for some of the hypotheses for authorship seems to be mosty derived from certain features of the book's content. The style of writing, ...
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When did the four Gospels receive their printed titles?
Bart Ehrman states that the four Gospels first started being called by their now known names sometime between 160-185 AD. But he also says that they didn't come with their titles printed until around ...
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Who authored John? [duplicate]
I’ve heard that it has been referred to as John as the man who wrote it. But which John?
Polycrates of Ephesus claims that the Beloved Disciple was someone named John who was a Temple priest and died ...
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Who is the author of the first 9 chapters of Genesis? And are we to believe that the author knew what God said in his heart? Gen 8:21
Genesis 8:21 KJV
And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil ...
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Deeper Understanding of some of the professions that God wanted to end in (Isaiah 3:1-3)
Isaiah 3:1-3 New American Standard Bible 1995
For behold, the Lord
[a]God of hosts is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah Both
[b]supply and support, the whole [c]supply of bread And the whole
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What are the arguments for the author of Revelation being different from the author of the Gospel of John?
Many Christians attribute authorship of Revelation to the same human as the Gospel of John. Yet, as discussed in the article Book of Revelation on Wikipedia, citing Adela Collins' book Crisis and ...
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Daniel 11: 36-37 and henotheism
Daniel 11:36-37 KJV
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall ...
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