Old Testament - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ https://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:32:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 (Parts of) The Bible Just Got Older…Maybe https://whathesaid.com/2010/01/15/parts-of-the-bible-just-got-older-maybe/ https://whathesaid.com/2010/01/15/parts-of-the-bible-just-got-older-maybe/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:32:24 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=296 Scientists have long pegged the age of the Old Testament to the earliest known Hebrew writing. Until recently, that put the Hebrew Bible’s creation date somewhere in the 6th century B.C. Now, with the discovery of a 6-inch piece of ancient pottery, the O.T. just got 400 years older. That is, if you believe that […]

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]]> Scientists have long pegged the age of the Old Testament to the earliest known Hebrew writing. Until recently, that put the Hebrew Bible’s creation date somewhere in the 6th century B.C. Now, with the discovery of a 6-inch piece of ancient pottery, the O.T. just got 400 years older. That is, if you believe that the Bible’s authors started the instant they had a written language with which to work.

On the surface of the pottery, dated to the 10th century B.C., is written some text about how one should treat slaves, widows, and orphans. The content is apparently similar to Isaiah 1:17, Psalms 72:3, and Exodus 23:3.

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