✪ kings, priests, prophets, soldiers, statesmen, shepherds, fishermen, tax collector, doctor, tent-maker, farmer. "The traditional biblical authors include a lawgiver (Moses), a general (Joshua), prophets (Samuel, Isaiah, et at.), kings (David and Solomon), a musician (Asaph), a herdsman (Amos), a prince and statesman (Daniel), a priest (Ezra), a tax collector (Matthew), a physician (Luke), a scholar (Paul), and fishermen (Peter and John)." Ref-0075, p. 56. "The [Bible's] authors varied considerably in background and education: scholars (Moses, Saul of Tarsus [Paul]), fishermen (Peter, James, John), tax collector (Matthew) priests (Jeremiah, Ezekiel), itinerant fig picker (Amos), shepherd (David, Moses), statesman (Daniel), courtier (Isaiah), military commanders (Joshua, David), kings (David, Solomon), sages (Job), scribes (Ezra)." Ref-0785, Volume 15 Number 46, December 2011, Kenneth R. Cooper, Why Believe the Bible?, 7-20, p. 11