ISRAEL - Who Wrote the Bible?
The researchers applied the new system to tackle longstanding debates over authorship in several contested passages, including the Book of Esther, the so-called “Ark Narrative” in the first and second books of Samuel, and stories about Abraham in the Book of Genesis.
“As far as I can judge, the earliest texts in the Bible were composed in the Kingdom of Israel in the first half of the 8th century BCE,” said Prof. Israel Finkelstein, head of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures at the University of Haifa and one of the PLOS ONE paper’s authors.
According to Thomas Römer, a renowned biblical expert from the Collège de France and another author of the PLOS ONE study, it is essential to remember that no single individual can be considered the sole author of biblical texts.
“There are no authors of the Bible in the modern sense,” Römer told The Times of Israel via email. “The original versions of the scrolls were continuously reworked and rewritten by redactors who added, altered and sometimes also omitted parts of the former texts.”
“There are many open questions in relation to the prophetic books, as well as the last revisions to the Pentateuch,” Römer noted. “This method will be of great help to get more objective results.”
-www.timesofisrael.com, 6 June 2025
Arno's Commentary
The summary about the Bible consisting of 66 books is declared in 2 Timothy 3:16: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”
When studying the Bible, we find over 300 prophecies relating to Jesus as the Messiah in the Old Testament, going back to around 4000 BC.
The Bible is a book of faith; it has little to no use to unbelievers. Even those who are the top scholars using the latest technology will never uncover the truth.
Example: Matthew 2 reports of certain wise men coming to Jerusalem with the question, “Where is he that is born King of the Jews?” (verse 2a). They went to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. King Herod wanted to know more. He called a meeting with the chief priests and scribes, asking them where Christ should be born. “And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel” (vv. 5-6).
The chief priests and scribes were the experts when it came to Bible prophecy. They knew the Scripture, even quoted it. But quite apparently, it had no effect on them. There is no evidence that they went to Bethlehem themselves to honor the newborn King of the Jews.
The top lawyers, Bible scientists, those who knew Scripture, Jesus condemned: “Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things” (Luke 11:52-53).
Therefore, the simplest and most accurate answer to the question, “Who wrote the Bible?” is the Spirit of God.
Arno Froese is the executive director of Midnight Call Ministries and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed prophetic magazines Midnight Call and News From Israel. He has authored a number of well-received books, and has sponsored many prophecy conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. His extensive travels have contributed to his keen insight into Bible prophecy, as he sees it from an international perspective.
