how do you know Moses wrote the first five books of the bible?

He didn't. Jewish Scholars did it much later and attributed them to Moses. Just like the Gospels in the NT. The disciples of Paul wrote them and attributed them to Matthew and John. Perhaps Luke and Mark wrote theirs.

Likewise, the Apostles of Jesus never wrote a thing.

In my opinion the bible was written by a very intelligent person of his or her time. I don't think that anyone will ever know the truth.

It could be suggested albeit in a blasphemous sort of way that the bible was written to create law and order in a time where things had got out of hand.

Come on, if we look at objectively if people like David Blane or other magicians of today where alive in this era who could cause illusions for example, would be considered to be the messiah in the day of Christ. If Christ even existed in the first place!!!

I think it was all made up, my other theory is that JC was a conjurer, and very good at his job. Be serious!, the famous quote from a blind man 'I was blind and now i can see!!!', he could of had a bout of optical neuritis which causes temporary blindness, this cures itself on its own in most cases it just takes a while without medication. As far as I would say that you are right Moses didn't write the bible. I think a group of intelligent individuals wrote the bible and when they passed away i believe that their grand children and great grandchildren carried on with the job as if it where a family business.

He is not ascibed to be the writer of the first 5 books. It is a historical account of the beginning according to Moses. But surely to God you have a better arguement other than this to debunk the bible.

Try reading the whole book from cover to cover, this arguement you pose is minute compared to some of the more recent writings that are attributed to the apostles ( especially the book of revelation ) and could not have been written by them. The dialect as well as the dating as well as many other things that can be disputed in the NT.

But faith in God should not depend on any writings by any faith, it should be because of a personal experience or inner feeling of peace that leads you to believe in something no matter what anyone/thing says for or against it.

Utterly conclusive is the book by that great Semitics scholar : The Pentateuch as Narrative by John Sailhamer Those scholars will not be at your side at the Judgment.; Think for yourself. As for me, I've translated all Genesis from both Greek and Hebrew and am familiar with it in the latin and in the 5 or 6 commentaries of St Augustine , etc. Also know that the Catholic Church at its most conservative only opined the 'substantial Mosaic authorship'. Our ideas of authorship are not the same as the Semitic cultures.

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (II Tim 3:16)

Five Books of Moses

Many people have found a remarkable consistency throughout the first five books of the bible.

The death of Moses and the subsequent events was added to by another inspired writer. This was also as transition to Joshua the leader that brought the 12 tribes into what became Israel.

Here are some verses from the "books" speaking about authorship.

Exodus 17:14 “Then the Lord instructed Moses, ‘Write this down as a permanent record’.”

Exodus 24:4 “Then Moses carefully wrote down all the Lord's instructions.”

Exodus 34:27 “And the Lord said to Moses, “Write down all these instructions, for they represents the terms of my covenant with you and with Israel’.”

Leviticus 1:1 “The Lord called to Moses from the Tabernacle and said to him, ‘Give the following instructions to the Israelites…’”

Leviticus 6:8 “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions…’”

Deuteronomy 31:9 “So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests.”

Deuteronomy 31:24-26 “When Moses had finished writing down this entire body of law in a book…”

G-d told Moses what to write but the last few psukim (phrases) were writing with Moses's tears cuz he had already passed away or his student yehoshua did. For more info go to chabad.org they are very accurate and they can answer and question of your s

Who is Moses or more inaccurate who was Moses.

The Gospel of John tells me who Moses is, as it also tells me who Elias is, who Isaiah is.

Jesus told us that John the Baptist was Elias, but John the Baptist says he is not Elias, as it is said that John is also Isaiah, but John denies this too. (Luke 11:24-26)

John does admit that he is one crying in the wilderness, as says the prophet Isaiah. (Emmanuel)

But John also says that he was sent by God, to bear witness of the light, as he says in Revelation also.

To bear witness you must be there before something takes place and there at the end.

WHO is John ? Jesus tells us as does John himself. Matthew 5:19 and Matthew 11:11 and Now read the Gospel of John the Baptist as men call it the Gospel of John.

No one has ever died, the body dies, but the spirit is just "born again"

Mr. Moses did not write the first five books of the bible. They were passed down verbally then written down by scribes way later on.

Who cares which human wrote those books. Whoever did wasn't around to witness first hand what really happened in the beginning. Its all suppostion and folklore.

try to imagine writing a diary after you die it more likely falls in to the hand s of a friend relative or close relation, so moses wrote the books before he died and hand the scrolls that he wrote to his next appointed leader that G-d told him too.

Logic.