Who Actually Wrote the Bible (Spoiler: Not Who They Told You)

They lied to us. Here are the receipts.

I grew up Pentecostal. Not the polite church-on-Sunday kind. The real deal. Speaking in tongues, slain in the spirit, prophecies, the whole performance. My family lived and breathed this shit. The Bible wasn’t just a book in my house—it was the weapon they used to control every single decision I made.

“God’s watching you.”

“You’re not right with God.”

“That’s a sin.”

“You need to have more faith.”

“God has a plan.”

I heard it all. I believed it all. I knew the Bible inside and out because I had to. Because if I didn’t, I was going to hell. If I questioned anything, I was being deceived by Satan. If I had doubts, I lacked faith. The manipulation was constant, the shame was overwhelming, and the control was absolute.

Then I started actually reading. Not with faith. With questions. And everything fell apart.

This isn’t about attacking your faith. If you’re happy in your religion, good for you. But if you’re here because something feels wrong, because you’ve been told to silence your doubts, because you’re tired of being gaslit—this is for you.

Because the questions you have? They’re valid. The contradictions you see? They’re real. The harm you’ve experienced? It’s not your fault.

Some of the worst abusers in the world hide behind religion. They use “God’s will” to justify harm. They use “faith” to prevent questioning. They use “love” to describe control.

And I’m done pretending otherwise.

“You’re not losing your faith. You’re finding your integrity.”

Here’s what they told me: The Bible is the inspired word of God. Moses wrote the first five books. The gospels were written by eyewitnesses. Every word is divinely inspired, perfect, inerrant.

Here’s what the evidence actually says: The Bible is a collection of anonymous writings by politically motivated humans. Moses didn’t write anything—Hebrew writing didn’t exist when he supposedly lived. The gospels were written 40-70 years after Jesus died by people who never met him.

Let me show you the receipts.