S2 Ep1040: Misreading Scripture and Phoebe the Letter Carrier (and Interpreter?): Dr. E. Randy Richards
Theology in the Raw
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Did You Think Paul Meant This or That?
In general, the crowd would like someone who's familiar to the letter with the letter to read it. So if Phoebe wasn't the one standing there reading it, he would nevertheless feel very comfortable with her explaining any questions they had. If she had an idea, I think she would share it. They were very communal. Now, ancient's cared about these things a lot. There were people who were official readers. The term was a lecture. And we use, I think I invented the term performing the letter. It's a little bit that way because it takes a bit of practice to read something because they don't use spaces in the words.
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