Russell E. Gmirkin wrote that the five books of the Torah were "composed in their entirely about 273-272 BCE" in Alexandria. (Berossus and Genesis..., 2006, p. 1).
Some Qumran Pentateuch copies (not autographs but copies of earlier manuscripts) have been estimated to be nearly that old, and paleographer Michael Langlois has proposed that some paleo-Hebrew Torah copies from Qumran are even earlier than previously assumed.
Also, the wall inscription at Deir 'Alla in Jordan and the silver amulets from Ketef Hinnom, Jerusalem, may suggest that at least portions of Torah text were written before 272 bce.
Russell E. Gmirkin wrote that the five books of the Torah were "composed in their entirely about 273-272 BCE" in Alexandria. (Berossus and Genesis..., 2006, p. 1).
Some Qumran Pentateuch copies (not autographs but copies of earlier manuscripts) have been estimated to be nearly that old, and paleographer Michael Langlois has proposed that some paleo-Hebrew Torah copies from Qumran are even earlier than previously assumed.
Also, the wall inscription at Deir 'Alla in Jordan and the silver amulets from Ketef Hinnom, Jerusalem, may suggest that at least portions of Torah text were written before 272 bce.