On 05/02/2020 18:19, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , nightjar
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On 05/02/2020 14:34, Tim Lamb wrote:
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Wasn't Sanscrit the language of the time?

For Jewish religious works the languages were Hebrew and a little
Aramaic.

Yes. Memory glitch:-)

TNP has provided a comprehensive explanation. This isn't the place to
discuss religion anyway. It was just the bit about reading that struck
me as strange.

What has struck me in my researches into ancient cultures and in
particular the Dark Ages (so called) is the way in which knowledge was
passed down the generations without being written down at all.

The feats of memory that e.g. the Druidic Bards were capable of, and
their ability to compose memorable works is - epic.

I can't remember the details but most of the Old Testament was in fact
'oral tradition', and was only written down somewhat later...Wiki
suggests about 350BC although a lot of the events are two hundred years
earlier.

Stonehenge, by contrast, is around 3000 BC.

Even Judaism is a relatively recent religion. Let alone Christianity.

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