<P> According to the Tanakh ( Hebrew Bible ) , in the 7th century BCE King Jehoiakim of Judah burned part of a scroll Baruch ben Neriah had written at prophet Jeremiah 's dictation ( Jeremiah 36 ) . </P>
<P> According to the Tanakh ( Hebrew Bible ) , in the 7th century BCE King Jehoiakim of Judah burned part of a scroll Baruch ben Neriah had written at prophet Jeremiah 's dictation ( Jeremiah 36 ) . </P>
when did the practice of book burning start
when did the practice of book burning start
the 7th century BCE
the 7th century BCE