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The bible was initially an oral tradition but I’m pretty sure Plutarch and Plato were written down from the start.
by dan-robertson 3y ago
The bible was initially an oral tradition but I’m pretty sure Plutarch and Plato were written down from the start.
- fastball 3y agoYes, but Plato and Plutarch weren't eyewitnesses, they were recording the claims of others, i.e. still rooted in oral histories.
- ffgjgf1 3y agoOr texts written by others. I’m sure there were way more punic or greek sources written down by eyewitness than we have now (by several magnitudes)