Oldest Torah Scroll: Studies and Carbon Suggest It May Have Been Written at Least 850 Years Ago, Italian University Professor Perani Says
Professor Mauro Perani, who teaches Hebrew at the University of Bologna, said he has found what is believed to be the world's oldest Torah scroll, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Professor Perani said the scroll originally was believed to be no more than a few hundred years old, but studies and carbon dating test suggest it may have been written around 850 years ago.
