The Old Testament Is Old, Beyond Old

The old testament was composed over the course of almost a thousand years. What many scholars consider its most ancient portion, the song of deborah in the fifth chapter of the book of judges, dates back to the late 700 b c e. Its youngest books were composed far later. Daniel during the late one sixties, in the macabean revolt. Judith, even later, probably during the hasmanian dynasty. Second esdrus, later still, after the roman sack of jerusalem in 70 c e. Fourth macabes, probably even later still. Most of us don't know that history's first recorded author was a woman named in heduana who lived in the