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Does This Ancient Handwriting Prove the Bible’s Age?
IN THE BEGINNING...
A new study of 100 letters written on clay pottery shows early literacy in ancient Israel—but can it really prove when the Bible was composed?
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Apr. 12 2016
9:14PM EDT
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