Who Wrote The BIBLE, And When?

   The question of who wrote the Bible and when has been debated by scholars for centuries. Most people agree that the current version of the Bible is based on older written sources that have been lost. It is also generally accepted that the Bible is an accurate, factual account of events written in the time that they took place.
   A common view is that the Old Testament was written at various times between approximately 1500 BC and 500 BC. The different books are likely to have been written by the different people to whom they are attributed, such as Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. Some books of unknown origin, such as Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus, are thought to have been written by Moses or Ezra the scribe, who studied official records and made books from them. It is thought that the New Testament was written between about AD 50 and AD 100. As with the Old Testament, many believe that the different books and chapters of the New Testament were written by those to whom they are attributed, such as Mark, Mathew, John, Luke and Paul, men who are said to have been contemporaries of Jesus.
   The men who wrote the Bible came from many walks of life. Peter and John, for instance, were fishermen, while David was the king of Israel and Mathew was a tax collector.
  In total, it is thought that over forty people contributed to the writing of the Bible over a period of about 1,500 years.