Deep down, many of us still imagine the Bible as a text handed down on golden tablets, with God speaking in some kind of divine, elevated language.
This wasn’t a text crafted for the elite; it was designed for everyday people. In fact, most of the New Testament would have been heard rather than read, by people who were largely illiterate. It wasn’t writt…
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