Biblical Authors

[ . . . ] Traditional;
— unknown/anonymous

Old Testament

Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures • Protocanon

Author Book(s) See
Moses Gn, Ex, Lv, Nm, Dt  
[Joshua] Jos  
[Samuel] Jg, 1Sa 1 – 24  
[Samuel] Ruth  
[Nathan] 1Sa 24 – 2Sa  
[Jeremiah] 1 – 2Kg  
Ezra 1 – 2Ch, Ezra  
Nehemiah Nehemiah  
1 Esther  
2 Job  
David 73 pss  
Asaph 12 pss  
Sons of Korah 11 pss  
Solomon 2 pss  
Moses 1 ps  
Ethan 1 ps  
Heman, with Korah 1 ps  
3 50 pss  
Solomon 29 pr  
Agur 1 pr  
Lemuel 1 pr  
Solomon Ec, Sg  
Isaiah Isaiah  
Jeremiah Jeremiah, Lamentations  
Ezekiel Ezekiel  
Daniel Daniel  
Hosea Hosea  
Joel Joel  
Amos Amos  
Obadiah Obadiah  
Jonah Jonah  
Micah Micah  
Nahum Nahum  
Habbakuk Habbakuk  
Zephaniah Zephaniah  
Haggai Haggai  
Zechariah Zechariah  
Malachi Malachi  

New Testament

Author Book(s) See
Matthew Matthew  
John Mark Mark  
Luke Luke  
John John  
Luke Acts  
Paul Ro – 2Th  
Paul 1Ti – Phm  
4 Hebrews  
James, Jesus’ bro. James  
Peter 1 – 2Pe  
John 1 – 3Jn  
Jude Jude  
John Revelation  

Apocrypha

Roman Catholic Deuterocanon & Eastern Orthodox OT Canon

Author Book(s) See
  Tobit  
  Judith  
  Baruch  
Ben Sira Sirach  
  1 Maccabees  
  2 Maccabees  
  Wisdom  
  Add. to Esther  
  Add. to Daniel  
  Letter of Jeremiah  

Roman Catholic Apocrypha & Eastern Orthodox OT Canon

Author Book(s) See
  Prayer of Manasseh  
  1 Esdras  
  3 Maccabees  
  4 Maccabees  
  Psalm 151  

Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox Apocrypha

Author Book(s) See
  Psalms of Solomon  
  Laodiceans