Did God Write the Bible? Or Did People?

About this episode

This episode explores the human authors behind the Bible and its divine inspiration.

We pull back the curtain on how the Bible comes to us through real human writers across centuries and cultures, without losing its claim to be God’s Word. We explain what “God-breathed” means, why the Bible still sounds deeply human, and how that should change the way we read. • the Bible written by many human authors across time and place • the range of authors and genres shaping Scripture’s voice • key New Testament writers like Luke, Paul, and John • original languages in...

People in this episode

Host: Jacqueline Williams Adewole

Topics covered

• Bible authorship
• God's Word
• human writers
• New Testament
• Scripture
• original languages

Keywords

• Bible
• God-breathed
• human authors
• New Testament writers
• Scripture genres
• original languages

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