Story · 13 · Ezra
A holy day without the temple
On the first day of the sacred seventh month, the law calls for trumpets and sacrifices at the sanctuary. The crowds instead gather in a plaza to hear a book.
The people chose the scroll.
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Even if the scene is more imagined than real, it represents a tectonic shift from altar to text.
Bible reference: Nehemiah 8:1–2
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 204
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