Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Bill:

The specific examples of Jeremiah writing his name in the purchase document 
(Jeremiah 32:10) and writing a document to be read in Babel (Jeremiah 51:60) 
as well as other references to written works lead me to the conclusion that 
Jeremiah himself was literate. I may be wrong, but I also have the impression 
that basic literacy, as opposed to scholarship, was expected among Jewish 
society of that time, which would mean that Jeremiah had at least basic 
literacy if not scholarship.

Karl.

> Karl wrote:-
> 
> > Thus Jeremiah, though he himself was literate, called on Barukh , a
> > professional scribe, to write out his words.
> 
> How do you know Jeremiah was literate?
> 
> 
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