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0:00 Intro & Welcome
3:00 Dr. John Ahn's Background & Expertise
8:00 What Changed His Mind on Torah Dating?
12:00 Plato's Influence on the Hebrew Bible
18:00 The Torah as a Hellenistic-Era Composition
25:00 Persian vs. Hellenistic Period Evidence
32:00 Biblical Redaction & Final Canon Formation
40:00 Archaeology, Texts & Historical Reconstruction
48:00 Implications for Judaism's Origins (~250 BCE)
55:00 The Bible as Non-Historical Literature
1:05:00 Q&A and Audience Discussion
1:15:00 Broader Impact on Biblical Scholarship
1:25:00 Closing Thoughts & Resources

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