It is believed to have been written at different times between about 1200 and 165 BC.The New Testament was written in 1st Century AD.
It uhlala ukusho ukuthi imibiko yesimanje eBhayibhelini sabangela esikhathini kusuka 1500 BC kuya ku-100 g Bonke amavolumu eyabhalwa eTestamente Elisha neminyaka engaba yikhulu edlule.