Who wrote the Bible? AI tries to give us an answer

If you’ve ever wondered who wrote the Bible, you’ll be glad to know that AI might help unravel that mystery. The Holy Book was written … The post Who wrote the Bible? AI tries to give us an answer appeared first on BGR.

Jun 6, 2025 - 19:20

Who wrote the Bible? AI tries to give us an answer

An AI robot studying a Bible (Image generated with ChatGPT 4o).

If you’ve ever wondered who wrote the Bible, you’ll be glad to know that AI might help unravel that mystery. The Holy Book was written a long time ago and has been transcribed and reedited countless times into the version we have today. So, the Bible doesn’t have a single author, and believers accept it as it is. After all, the word and story of God were passed down to the masses over millennia.

That’s not good enough for scholars, though. They want to determine whether the same group of authors penned the scripture or if multiple parties had a role in shaping the texts.

Researchers from the University of Haifa, Duke University, and the Collège de France developed an algorithm that can distinguish the styles of different books in the Bible. It can determine, with impressive accuracy, whether a section was written by the same author or by someone else.

The research is fascinating because it confirms some theories about the Bible’s authors that existed before AI could weigh in. The technology can also spot chapters that were likely added by different writers along the way.

Even more interesting, the same technology can be applied to other ancient texts to see if they share a common author, whether known or unknown.

What the AI study can’t do is identify the actual individuals who wrote the Bible.

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