The Bible was written over a period of 1600 years, Torah was written 3500 years ago.
There are few claims that it could change over the period of time.
So how do we know that The Hebrew Bible of today is substantially the same as the original writings?
Answer
One way to know that it is substantially the same is by comparing it to the Samaritan Pentateuch which is considered to date sometime between the end of the first temple period up until as late as the Hasmonean period. While technically, there are some 6000 variations between the two versions, most are basically minor spelling or grammatical variations and only a handful have any significance. If you're looking for an academic quality argument this is the best one I am aware of. Of course this only gets you back to the end of the first temple period in the best case.
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