Who wrote the Bible, was it written to make you feel better and keep you calm?

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The Bible was written to teach and inform us. Jesus says - Rev. 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” He says He is the beginning and the end… the A and the Z. This fits in with what John has to say. John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the beginning with God.” John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” The Bible from Genesis to Revelation is God/Jesus in written form. That is why Jesus is the bread of life and we need to eat/study daily combined with the practice of daily prayer that helps us to grow spiritually. It is life-giving information, it reveals the Creator and the Godhead’s ability to solve the sin problem. John 17: 3 “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” One only knows somebody by spending time with them. Prayer and Bible study bring us to know God and then, the desire develops to share the information gained with others. All of this helps us to grow in this friendship. Israel knew that! John 5:39 “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. 40But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. Here is some information freely available from the internet: The Bible is written by 40 authors over a period of 1,500 years. These Bible writers wrote as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit (see 2 Timothy 3:16-17). Moses was the first person to write portions of Scripture while John, the disciple of Jesus, was the last. Other famous people who wrote the Bible include David, Daniel, Peter, Paul, Jonah, Isaiah, Solomon, and David. Who wrote the Bible? … A diversity of Bible writers Those who wrote the Bible lived at different times; some separated by hundreds of years. In many cases, they were complete strangers to one another. Some Bible writers were businessmen or traders; others were shepherds, fishermen, soldiers, physicians, preachers, kings—human beings from all walks of life. They served under different governments and lived within contrasting cultures and systems of philosophy. All 66 books of the Bible agree fully. But here is the wonder of it all: When the 66 books of the Bible with their 1,189 chapters made up of 31,173 verses are brought together (KJV), we find perfect harmony in the message they convey. As the great scholar, F. F. Bruce noted: “The Bible is not simply an anthology; there is a unity which binds the whole together.” The Bible writers gave God’s messages by voice and pen while they lived, and when they died, their writings lived after them. These prophetic messages were then gathered together, under God’s leading, in the book we call the Bible. Who wrote the Bible: God or man? The Scripture teaches us:- 2 Peter 1:20-21, “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” The Holy Spirit revealed to the prophets the messages of Scripture. The writers of the Bible wrote not according to their own will or whim, but only as they were moved, or controlled, by the Spirit of God. The Bible is God’s own book! 2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” The Holy Bible affects human beings so profoundly because “all” the Bible is “God-breathed.” It’s more than a nice collection of moral principles; it’s more than a great book; it’s an inspired document, God’s book. The prophets who wrote the Bible related what they saw and heard in human language, but their message came directly from God. We have information to suggest that during certain historical periods there were some people that were able to plead ignorance but, but not any longer as is written. Acts 17:30 “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.” We need to use the revealed knowledge of Jesus as this will set us free: John 17:17 “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”