Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Books are not written in a day though it is possible
to have a draft of a book in a day depending on the size or scope of the book.
A book can start as a letter which graduates into a series of letters which
eventually culminate in a book or books which make up a book of books, for
instance the letters of Apostle Paul to some of the Churches he planted which
culminated in the Pauline epistles in the New Testament in the Bible.
King Solomon for instance commenced his writing
career by speaking – the Bible records that he spoke three thousand proverbs
while his songs were one thousand and five. Everything he spoke was documented,
some by himself, and others by court scribes and they were handed down to
succeeding generations as the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Songs of
Songs. Please read 1st Kings Chapter 4 verses 31 to 34, Ecclesiastes
Chapter 12 verses 9 to 10. The Bible records that he chose his words carefully
while speaking and writing. He chose words that would point people in the right
direction in life. The fact that some of the writings of King Solomon were done
by court scribes implies that the author of
a book may not necessarily be the writer of the book as the writer may
be a conduit or channel for documenting the person’s ideas, thought processes,
speeches, prophecies, messages etc. Baruch also wrote for the prophet Jeremiah.
