Questions tagged [authorship]
Questions about the authorship of particular parts of the bible.
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Dating the New Testament [closed]
Can any of the texts of the New Testament, other than Acts, 1 Thessalonians or 2 Peter (for which I already have evidence), be interpreted in such a way that they MUST have been written before the end ...
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Did Moses write Deuteronomy 33:4?
Deuteronomy 33:1 This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death. 2He said: “The Lord came from Sinai
and dawned over them from Seir;
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Explain why it is believed that Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles?
What proofs are there to support “evidence that Luke is the writer of the Book of Acts?”
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Was the Beloved Disciple the author of the Fourth Gospel?
One very common interpretation of the Gospel of John is that the Beloved Disciple was the author of the book. (Presumably, he was interested in obscuring his identity for some reason.) But other ...
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Does John 21:20-24 indicate that the original author of the Fourth Gospel was dead?
Early tradition says that the author lived on for some time after the composition, while many post-eighteenth century critical scholars seem to take for granted that the author (if it even is the ...
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Is John 21 a later addition to the Fourth Gospel?
Many readers have noted that John 20:30-31 makes for a fitting ending to the Gospel.
Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But ...
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The religious identity of those who translated Psalms 24:1 into the LXX
Some time ago, while writing a research paper, I was reading the LXX of Psa. 24:1.
The Hebrew text states,
א לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר ליהוה הָאָרֶץ וּמְלוֹאָהּ תֵּבֵל וְיֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ
which may be translated ...
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To whom was "To the Hebrews" written?
Is "To the Hebrews" written to Jews in contradistinction to Hellenized Jews? Or in distinction to gentiles? Samaritans? Christians?
Based on the title and the content it seems to me that the letter ...
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When was Psalm 83 composed?
Some scholars date this Psalm to the period of the Judges, because of the many references to their victories (namely: Zevach and Tzalmuna, Sisera). Are there any other reasons why this Psalm should be ...
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Does the unknown authorship of Mark negatively affect its historical claims?
Does the fact that the scholarly consensus regarding the authorship of Mark is that John Mark did not actually write the gospel affect it's historical credibility?
What internal data from Mark's ...
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Is David's name at the beginning of the Psalms intended as an attribution of authorship?
Many† of the Psalms begin with some variation of:
מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד
LXX: Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυιδ
ESV: A psalm of David
However, as mentioned in Part (2) of this answer about Psalm 72:20, the ...
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Is there a break between Isaiah 39 and 40 in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
In this video (around 31:40) Christine Hayes explains that the Great Isaiah Scroll from Qumran includes an indication by the scribe that a break was recognized between Chapter 39 and Chapter 40.
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Did the same "John" write the fourth gospel and Revelation?
By John, I mean the author of the Gospel of John (whom I believe to be the Apostle John, the beloved disciple: cf. John 21:22).
Anecdotally speaking, in my lay opinion, the same (I would say artfully)...
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Did Solomon write Wisdom of Solomon?
In addition to Proverbs there are other canonical texts that non-scholars tend to attribute to Solomon of more dubious origin.
What evidence is there that Wisdom of Solomon alleges to have been ...
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Why is Moses referred to in the third person in Pentateuch, according to conservative commentators?
Since Moses is regarded as the author of the Pentateuch, it seems odd that he is so often referred to in the third person, which naturally gives the impression that Moses is not narrating. This ...
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