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/fb3dd3bb3a77/a-temple-and-kingdom-large-enough-for-all-people
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