The Authorship of Genesis Is the book of Genesis real or fiction? This is an age-old question. There are many thousands of Christians who believe that Genesis is the absolute word of God. Many of these people believe that Moses wrote the book of Genesis and believe that God himself told him what to write. Those who believe that Moses wrote it truly believe that God created the heaven and earth as well as all living things including man. Then there are those who believe that Genesis is nothing more than fiction. They don't believe that Moses or anyone else wrote Genesis. They do not believe that God created the heavens or the earth. They believe we evolved from fish or monkeys. They believe that Genesis is nothing more than a fable written long ago. This is why when we look at the age-old question of the authorship of Genesis. Let us primarily consider three very important perspectives who may or may not have written Genesis. The first perspective we will consider is the belief that Moses is the author of Genesis. The second perspective we will examine is the belief that Moses and many other authors wrote the book of Genesis. The third perspective is that Moses did not write Genesis at all, many historians and theologians believe that several writers contributed to the Genesis writings. Looking at that perspective, Moses was the sole author of Genesis. We must understand that this belief is deeply shared by many conservative scholars and by most of the Christian world. Those who believe that Moses was the author of Genesis believe that there are three ways in which Moses transmitted Genesis. The first method was by direct revelation from God. Those who believe this believe that God spoke and told Moses what to write. These people believe that "all Scripture is inspired by God" (2 Timothy 3:16). They also believe that the Bible is the infallible word of God and cannot lie, so when Jesus Christ himself stated: "In the beginning Moses and all the prophets explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. These are the words that I spoke "to you while I was still with you, that all things may be fulfilled which are written in the law of Moses and in all the psalms concerning me" (Luke 24:27,44).