According to some religious traditions, the Bible is the word of God. But who actually wrote it? The answer: a number of ...

(Image) In this article, biblical scholar Michael Coogan describes the Bible as an anthology of texts composed over centuries by different sets of authors. Mainstream Jewish and Christian ...

The Bible is not to be understood and read in the same way as other historical documents. Although the authors did include many historical facts and truths, this was not their main aim.