Some evidence found that the Bible may be centuries older than previously thought.

Biblical Studies Professor Gershon Galil, of Haifa University in Israel, deciphered ancient text found on a shard of pottery in Israel. Turns out this is the earliest known example of Hebrew writing. LiveScience.com reports:

Until now, many scholars have held that the Hebrew Bible originated in the 6th century B.C., because Hebrew writing was thought to stretch back no further. But the newly de nociphered Hebrew text is about four centuries older, scientists announced this month. “It indicates that the Kingdom of Israel already existed in the 10th century BCE and that at least some of the biblical texts were written hundreds of years before the dates presented in current research,” said Gershon Galil…