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The Bible Wasn't Meant to Be Read Alone
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For most of Christian history, almost no one read the Bible alone. Scripture was heard and read aloud in packed rooms, interpreted together, argued over in real time by people who shared a life, not just a reading plan.
This episode traces how the Bible moved from the ear to the eye, from the community to the individual, and what quietly shifted when it did. We look at first-century literacy, the oral culture behind Paul’s letters, and the…
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