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Testimony about the Torah

Question

Is the Torah mentioned in ancient sources?

Answer

Aside from references to the Torah in other Biblical books, the earliest written sources that mention it date from about 2-300 B.C.E., over 1000 years after Moses. But the Jews have an unbroken oral tradition that testifies to the Revelation on Mt.Sinai in Moses' time.