The Israelites were steeped in an oral culture and their world was one without books. To the ancient public at large, the body of knowledge contained in the Torah scroll was accessible only through the oral instruction presented by scribes. The text of the Hebrew Bible was not part of the popular culture. Scribes wrote for scribes and only for scribes. The thought of an untrained person reading those words silently and alone would have seemed like blasphemy to the ancient scribes. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b79705a77fd7/a-temple-and-kingdom-large-enough-for-all-people
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