New Evidence on When Bible Was Written

Re:New Evidence on When Bible Was Written by Mikeb85 on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @11:46PM (#11485584)

Which is kind of a silly theory, since writing was invented in that part of the world circa 3500 BCE.

It's more likely that their religious practices were limited to the priesthood, and it wasn't until the exile that they were written and compiled into a standardized format.

In fact, this theory isn't foreign to Jewish tradition, nor to how other religions have operated throughout the years.

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Re:New Evidence on When Bible Was Written by thegenius2000 on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @12:31AM (#11485756)

Exactly. In fact I have huge doubts about the usage of the term "evidence" here: literacy concerns cannot provide evidence on the time the Biblical texts were written, they simply shed light on the culture at the time. Real evidence in this context means uncovering early copies, comparing Biblical records of events with other accounts etc.

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