# Was the early Christian Church against abortion? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 8, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-early-christian-church-against-abortion/937482 "2021-03-08T22:49:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 86
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-early-christian-church-against-abortion/937482/86 "2021-03-11T22:10:20Z")
I actually started another thread on this very matter, the current archeological consensus is the earliest books were written between 700s and 500s BC (i.e. between time of the Homer and the Sappho in ancient Greek literature) > [@Do major Christian denominations have an opinion on WHEN the old testament was written?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-major-christian-denominations-have-an-opinion-on-when-the-old-testament-was-written/924032/24): > > The Greeks were all over the place. [https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/angk/hd\_angk.htm](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/angk/hd_angk.htm) Now, I agree with Daniel being a fairly late book, but a few borrowed words dont mean much. The prophesies are the sticking point. [The Case for a Sixth Century Dating of Daniel. Appendix 3 of Daniel: Faithful Discipleship in a Foreign Land](http://www.jesuswalk.com/daniel/app3_early-date-of-daniel.htm) Questions of Language The late date of Daniel was supported by scholars who claimed that the Aramaic sections in Daniel belonged to a later period. However, more recent… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-early-christian-church-against-abortion/937482)._