Some Stuff You Didn’t Know About Your Bible

I had a discussion with you about the Book of Daniel being written some 400 years after the death of Daniel, which obviously makes his predictions about the future suspect to say the least. Are there any other books with known problems with the time of being written and any such prophesies?

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The discussion about the timing of the writing of religious texts and their prophecies is a complex and nuanced field, involving textual criticism, historical analysis, and theological interpretation. The Book of Daniel is one example among several ancient texts whose dating has implications for understanding its context, authorship, and the nature of its prophecies. There are indeed other texts within both the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and New Testament, as well as outside these canons, where questions of timing and prophetic content have been raised. Here are a few examples:

1. The Book of Isaiah: The Book of Isaiah is traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah, who is supposed to have lived in the 8th century BCE. However, modern scholarship often divides this book into three sections, attributed to different periods and authors. “First Isaiah” (chapters 1–39) is believed to be from the original Isaiah, while “Second Isaiah” (chapters 40–55) and “Third Isaiah” (chapters 56–66) are thought to have been written during…