Big Ideas · 14 · Hoshayahu
Noblesse oblige
Ancient elites set themselves apart by safeguarding cultural heritage. The Bible's scribes used their training not to separate themselves, but to form a people.
Learning as a common inheritance.
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Everyone was to internalize the nation's history, laws, songs, and wisdom.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 226
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