23 I Scribe, Therefore I Am

Welcome to the Investigators Guide to the Bible. We’ll stick around Jerusalem for one more episode and close out our deep dive into the nonstop party that was the religious scene in ancient Israel, two thousand years ago. I'm Tony, I'm the author and there aren’t any super hard words to pronounce so I’ll be the narrator, too. Like and subscribe for new episodes. Share the episode with everyone you know. Why keep all this fun to yourself?Resources and References so I can pretend I’m really smart:* Most Bible quotes I used come from the New American Bible, Revised Edition. Washington, DC: Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 2010 This is just my working Bible for most of these episodes. Any Bible you use will be fine for all of the Biblical references.If you read something that is not a direct quote and think the brilliant thought might be mine, it is safer to assume I messed up the citation. Give credit to the super smart people below.1. Shaus A, Gerber Y, Faigenbaum-Golovin S, Sober B, Piasetzky E, Finkelstein I (2020) “Forensic document examination and algorithmic handwriting analysis of Judahite biblical period inscriptions reveal significant literacy level.” PLoS ONE 15(9): e0237962. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237962 (Accessed 19 Jun 2023)2. Encyclopedia of the Bible (No author noted). “Scribes.” Bible Gateway website. Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, Nashville, TN, undated. (https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Scribe-Scribes, accessed most recently 11 Jun 2025)3. Price, Randall. “Unearthing Truth: Did Moses Write the Torah?” Israel My Glory Magazine, Jul/Aug 2019 Issue. (Available at https://israelmyglory.org/article/did-moses-write-the-torah/, accessed 9 Jun 2025.)4. Singer, Isidore; Seligsohn, M.; Bacher, Wilhelm; and Eisenstein, Judah David. “Scribes.” The Jewish Encyclopedia. JewishEncyclopedia.com, The Kopelman Foundation, 2002-2021 (https://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13356-scribes, accessed 5 May 2025)5. Suntharanurak, Sutthi. “Auditing in Ancient Egypt and the Role of Scribes.” Post on Medium.com, 13 Feb 2024. (https://medium.com/@sutthisun/auditing-in-ancient-egypt-and-the-role-of-scribes-037620d2830a, accessed 10 Jun 2025.)6. Kohler, Kaufman. “Zealots.” The Jewish Encyclopedia. JewishEncyclopedia.com, The Kopelman Foundation, 2002-2021 (https://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/15185-zealots, accessed most recently on 28 May 2025)7. Ross, Allen. “The Religious World of Jesus.” Bible.Org, May 2009. (https://bible.org/series/religious-world-jesus. Accessed 8 May 2024) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit investigatorsguidetothebible.substack.com