Authors of the Bible

Although authorship on nearly every book in the Bible is argued by someone, somewhere this is a listing of the traditional authors of the biblical books.

Old Testament

 * Amos (Amos)
 * Daniel (Daniel)
 * David (some Psalms)
 * Ezra (1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah)
 * Gad (parts of 2 Samuel)
 * Habakkuk (Habakkuk)
 * Haggai (Haggai)
 * Hosea (Hosea)
 * Isaiah (Isaiah)
 * Jeremiah (1 Kings, 2 Kings, Jeremiah, Lamentations)
 * Joel (Joel)
 * Jonah (Jonah)
 * Joshua (Joshua)
 * Malachi (Malachi)
 * Micah (Micah)


 * Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, some Psalms, Job)
 * Nahum (Nahum)
 * Nathan (parts of 2 Samuel)
 * Obadiah (Obadiah)
 * Samuel (Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, parts of 2 Samuel)
 * Solomon (Proverbs, Song of Solomon, Ecclesiates)
 * Zechariah (Zechariah)
 * Zephaniah (Zephaniah)

New Testament

 * James (James)
 * John (John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Revelation)
 * John Mark (Mark)
 * Jude (Jude)
 * Luke (Luke, Acts)


 * Matthew (Matthew)
 * Paul (Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon)
 * Peter (1 Peter, 2 Peter)