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Oldest Biblical Text?
It may not be but it is the oldest I am aware of. 
Oldest Confirmed Biblical Text.
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2/21/14, 9:49 am
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Re: Oldest Biblical Text?
Now before anyone starts jumping to the wrong conclusion which I find very common in todays world lets look at that "biblical text" story to see what it actually says.
The text discovered is NOT a verse or passage of scripture from the Bible.
The text IS written in the Hebrew language.
The dating of the text shows that the written Hebrew language WAS both in existence and well enough established to show the Jewish people and society was stable in the 10th century BC.
This is physical evidence that the books of the Bible actually could have been written at the times tradition ascribes to them instead of being written by Ezra many centuries later.
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3/6/14, 9:27 am
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Re: Oldest Biblical Text?
Here is a drawing/picture of the text discovered along with the English translation:
1' you shall not do [it], but worship the [Lord].
2' Judge the sla[ve] and the wid[ow] / Judge the orph[an]
3' [and] the stranger. [Pl]ead for the infant / plead for the po[or and]
4' the widow. Rehabilitate [the poor] at the hands of the king.
5' Protect the po[or and] the slave / [supp]ort the stranger.
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Re: Oldest Biblical Text?
The text uses terms and concepts that only existed in the Hebrew society in that area of the world.
1. Honoring and trusting God instead of attempting to see to his needs.
2. Protecting the widow.
3. Helping orphans.
4. Treating the stranger the same way as anyone else was to be treated.
That's the Bible way.
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