What do skeptics say about how the Old Testament was written?
Skeptics claim the Old Testament originated as mere stories told around ancient Israelite campfires, passed down orally for generations, then eventually someone decided to write them down, forming the Old Testament. They also allege it is a book of contradictions.
Les explains that skeptics and scoffers attribute the Old Testament to stories that arose around ancient Israelite campfires. They imagine that as people compared stories over generations of verbalizing, someone finally suggested writing them down, and that is how the Old Testament came to be. Les calls this ridiculous, noting Peter says nothing in the Old Testament came by men dreaming it up or by human research, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved, or inspired, by the Holy Spirit. Les also notes scoffers claim the Bible is a book of contradictions, but everything fits when Scripture is compared with Scripture.