Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Paul Zellmer" <pzellmer AT sc.rr.com>]

>From the age of five to twelve, all males were required to be taught by the
rabbis.  What's the basis for your presupposition of uneducation.

Also, culture has changed drastically over the years.  Even agricultural
references, which would have been very familiar to people tied to the land,
would now have to be explained to our urban/suburban society.  Your parallel
between 2010 and the time of the writing of the Tanach falls flat and shows
even more presupposition and lack of understanding of the situation on your
part.

Paul Zellmer

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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of fred burlingame
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] guess work

can you imagine attempting to read or explain the book of isaiah or
deuteronomy to a group of adults who attended not college, not high school,
not grammar school; who have never read from a written book?

In 2010 a.d., that exercise would result in ... failure.