Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:
* They are officially published under that name * They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author * They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author
Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.
Okay, yes, there is A LOT of just numbers… but there’s also some great chapters about David, and some real cool little bits and pieces about random folks….
I admit that that thus far this year this has been the hardest book of the Bible to get through. That does NOT minimize its importance, its inspiration, or its place in Holy Writ. What it does point out is the need to study [not just read] the Word of God. In the list of courses of the priest is a little-known figure by the name of Abijah... little known to men but not to God. He pops again in the Gospel of Luke. He, or rather, his course, are pivotal in the Bible giving the time of year of Christ's birth [and yes, Virginia, it is in December]. "But most ministers say it wasn't," someone says. Yes, because most are following the teachings of some man instead of the Word of God and that brings us back to I Chronicles. God's Word is really amazing. Its critics? Not so much. For further study on the Christmas date I recommend Mark Cambron's little booklet, "When Was Christ Born?" or "Things That Aren't So" by R.B. Ouellette.