California Business Journal

Okay, here’s something people ask a lot — when was the Bible written ? You might think the answer’s simple. But it’s not. There’s no exact date, no moment when someone said, “Let’s begin writing the Bible today.” It just didn’t happen that way. Instead, the Bible was written across many generations, by lots of different people, in various parts of the world, and under very different conditions. Think of it less like a single book and more like a collection — a library built piece by piece, over more than a thousand years. Let’s Start With What’s In It Before diving into the “when,” we’ve got to understand the “what.” What even is the Bible? It’s made up of two big sections: The Old Testament – This part came first. It tells the story of creation, ancient Israel, laws, poetry, and prophecies. The New Testament – This section is centered on Jesus — his life, death, resurrection — and how the early Christian church formed. The two parts weren’t written together. In fact, they were com...