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The Bible was written by some 40 authors over 1500 years.

The scriptures which make up the Old Testament were written in Egypt, Israel and Babylon.

The scriptures which make up the New Testament were written in Israel, Asia and Rome.

Paul tells us that all the scriptures were written by the direct inspiration of God.

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

Peter says:

2 Peter 1:21... holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

The writers recorded exactly what God intended.

Jesus says:

John 10:35... the scripture cannot be broken;

Luke 24:25... O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken... 27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Despite being written by approximately 40 men over some 1500 years, the Bible does not contradict itself. The authors all proclaim the same one true God, and the same one way of salvation—Jesus Christ. Few of the books specifically name their author. Below is a chart of the books of the Bible with the name of the generally received author and the approximate date of writing.

Book	Writer and approximate date
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy	Moses - 1400 B.C. (Genesis of which Moses was not an eyewitness could have been compiled from material written from Adam onwards and passed down through Noah, Shem and Abraham – whether authored or compiled it was still written by inspiration).
Joshua	Joshua with a portion by Phinehas or Eleazar - 1350 B.C.
Judges, Ruth, 1+2 Samuel	Samuel/Nathan/Gad - 1000 - 900 B.C.
1+2 Kings	Jeremiah - 600 B.C. (Compilation?)
1+2 Chronicles	Ezra - 450 B.C. (Compilation?)
Ezra	Ezra - 450 B.C
Nehemiah	Nehemiah
Esther	Mordecai - 400 B.C.
Job	Moses - 1400 B.C.
Psalms	Mostly David - also Asaph, Sons of Korah, Moses, Heman the Ezrahite, Ethan the Ezrahite and Solomon 1000 -? B.C.
Proverbs	Solomon, Agur, Lemuel- 900 B.C.
Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon	Solomon - 900 B.C
Isaiah	Isaiah - 700 B.C.
Jeremiah, Lamentations	Jeremiah - 600 B.C.
Ezekiel	Ezekiel - 550 B.C.
Daniel	Daniel - 550 B.C.
Hosea	Hosea - 750 B.C.
Joel	Joel - 850 B.C.
Amos	Amos - 750 B.C.
Obadiah	Obadiah - 600 B.C.
Jonah	Jonah - 700 B.C.
Micah	Micah - 700 B.C.
Nahum	Nahum - 650 B.C.
Habakkuk	Habakkuk - 600 B.C.
Zephaniah	Zephaniah - 650 B.C.
Haggai	Haggai - 520 B.C.
Zechariah	Zechariah - 500 B.C.
Malachi	Malachi - 430 B.C.
Matthew	Matthew - A.D. 55
Mark	John Mark - A.D. 50
Luke	Luke - A.D. 60
John	John - A.D. 90
Acts	Luke - A.D. 65
Romans,1+2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1+2 Thessalonians, 1+2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon	Paul - A.D. 50-70
Hebrews	Unknown, mostly likely Paul - A.D. 65
James	James - A.D. 45
1+2 Peter	Peter - A.D. 60
1,2+3 John	John - A.D. 90
Jude	Jude - A.D. 60
Revelation	John - A.D. 96