Read the following short article: http://www.bibleodyssey.com/tools/bible-basics/who-wrote-the-bible-test. We worked through the Documentary Hypothesis to see that the Torah was created by a variety of sources, not just Moses alone. We saw how the book of Isaiah spanned two centuries and had maybe one or two individuals writing in Isaiahs name. You read about Baruch as Jeremiahs scribe. Now in the Kethuvim, we see several books that have names attached to the writings that may not have written them. We dont know for sure if David wrote the Psalms that contain the superscription A Psalm of David. A large number of the Proverbs are attributable to Solomon but scholarship leans towards Solomons name being attached rather than being produced by Solomon. Song of Songs states that is The song of songs, which is Solomons. But scholarship believes that the poems were not written by Solomon and a later editor places Solomons name on the poems.
The question of this discussion board is how we read these books that may have been written by someone else whose name does not appear on the writing. For this discussion board, lets move forward with the hypothesis that these books are not written by the authors weve been associating with the books. Lets say that it is fact that Moses did not write the Torah, Isaiah did not write Isaiah 40-66, the Davidic psalms were not by David, and an editor did indeed attach Solomons name to a number of Proverbs and Song of Songs. Consider the effect of authorship upon our reading of these writings. If these authors did not write those books, does the Bible lose its authority? Do we accept these writings as less than what we once did? If they did not produce these writings, does it change our faith? If so, how? If not, why?
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