Bible May Have Been Written Earlier Than Believed

  • 8 years ago
Researchers from Tel Aviv University say they have compelling evidence the Old Testament was scribed earlier rather than later.

When the Bible was written has long been a point of debate among scholars.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University say that they have compelling evidence the Old Testament was scribed sooner rather than later, reports the New York Times.
Much of the current thinking on the matter places the Bible’s transition from being an orally transmitted history to a documented one after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and the subsequent exile of the Jews.
However, the researchers

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