WRITERS OF THE BIBLE

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Writers of the Bible

a) The number of writers of the Old Testament is 28 (Amos, Daniel, David, Davidic priests, Esther, Ezekiel, Ezra, Habakkuk, Haggai, Hezekiah, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Job, Joel, Jonah, Joshua , Malachi, Micah, Mordecai, Moses, Nahum, Nehemiah, Obadiah, Ruth, Samuel, Solomon, Zechariah, Zephaniah), which is 4 times 7. There are 8 writers of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, Peter, Jude, Paul) which is 2 times 2 times 2. Together, we have 36 writers (6 times 6). Of the 21 Epistles of the New Testament, 14 (Romans, 1Corinthians, 2Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1Thessalonians, 2Thessalonians, Hebrews,1Timothy, 2Timothy, Titus, Philemon), which is 2 times 7, are by the apostle Paul. Four other writers write the seven other epistles.


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