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The questions the scribes shared

The Bible's scribes lived in different places and centuries and often disagreed. But they shared questions: Who are we? How do underdogs survive empires? Can we be a people without kings?

Shared questions, not shared answers.

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Some worked for kings, others for the temple or imperial administration, writing for their communities in spare time. Their genres range from law and history to love poetry.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 15

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