Questions tagged [authorship]
Questions about the authorship of particular parts of the bible.
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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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Is there any statistical research on how many scholars believe certain New Testament books are fraudulent?
In an article on the Authorship of the Petrine epistles in Wikipedia a comment is made:
The great majority of scholars agree that Peter has not written this
letter. For example, textual critic Daniel ...
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Is the following literary evidence, by Bart Ehrman against Pauline authorship, in the two letters to Timothy capable of other interpretations?
Bart D. Ehrman, in his book Forged writes about the letters to Timothy attributed to the Apostle Paul:
Both letters have words and phrases in common not found in any of the
other letters attributed ...
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Arguments for/against the Pauline authorship of NT prohibitions against women speaking in church - 1 Cor. 14:34, 1 Tim. 2:12 [closed]
Note: This question focuses on authorship, not the meaning of the verses.
1 Timothy 2:12 "I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over men; she is to keep silent."
1 Corinthians 14:...
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Koine Greek: Is the writing style of Luke the same as Acts?
The authorship of the first two chapters and last two verses of Luke and Acts are contested because they were not part of Marcion's Canon. Does the writing style in those disputed texts match the ...
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What are the arguments of scholars who suppose that the Gospel according to John does not go back to John the disciple of Jesus?
Many authors, even some who write the preface to acknowledged Bible editions, suppose that the Gospel according to John has not been written by John, the former disciple of Jesus. Although such ...
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When was the Book of Micah written?
Micah 1:1 indicates the author & the timing of his life:
The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning ...
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When was Deuteronomy written?
I am interested in the theories on when Deuteronomy was composed, and how it relates chronologically to Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers.
As discussed elsewhere on this site, some consider ...
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What evidence is used to support the claim that Isaiah was written before the reign of King Cyrus?
I'm studying the book of Isaiah at the moment and have been trying to understand the prophecy of the reign of Cyrus from Isaiah 45-52.
Here's a sample that refers to him:
Cyrus, God’s Instrument
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Christian authorship of books of the Septuagint
I am currently in discussion with a Muslim who appears to be arguing for Christian authorship of books of the Septuagint, who he argues have tampered with the text through mistranslation. These books ...
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