Bill Rea wrote
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> Karl wrote:-
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> > Thus Jeremiah, though he himself was literate, called on Barukh , a
> > professional scribe, to write out his words.
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> How do you know Jeremiah was literate?
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Indeed.
I read an article somewhere a while back which suggested
that the reason that Josiah went to Hulda to have the scroll
read was that Jeremiah couldn't read.
(sorry that I forget the author and cannot provide attribution).