[terycarl]

So young girls and business men were literate, I see.

there were young girls trained to be :temple virgins" and as suce were quite well trained...most business owners, I would assume, had to have at least some knowledge of the written word. The regular people, not so much so. There were, as you know, scribes whose occupation was to read to and write for the people at that time. He could write your letter for you, to grandma, and arrange to have it delivered to where ever it had to go.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

there were young girls trained to be :temple virgins” and as suce were quite well trained

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Are you saying Mary was trained to be a “Temple Virgin?” If so, why was she betrothed to Joseph?

[metmom]

there were young girls trained to be :temple virgins" and as suce were quite well trained...most business owners, I would assume, had to have at least some knowledge of the written word. The regular people, not so much so. There were, as you know, scribes whose occupation was to read to and write for the people at that time. He could write your letter for you, to grandma, and arrange to have it delivered to where ever it had to go.

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