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The phonetic alphabet was invented by the Phoenicians back in the 9-10 centuries BCE, very close to Ancient Israel and Judea. As that revolutionary concept spread out, the Hebrews had a headstart and right away put up their "national" stories and religion into writing, turning Ancient Israelites and Judeans into one people, after the former got destroyed by the Assyrians. the power of language and its written form have proved throughout history to be the strongest unifying and disunifying forces that drive internal politics and geopolitics.
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The phonetic alphabet was invented by the Phoenicians back in the 9-10 centuries BCE, very close to Ancient Israel and Judea. As that revolutionary concept spread out, the Hebrews had a headstart and right away put up their "national" stories and religion into writing, turning Ancient Israelites and Judeans into one people, after the former got destroyed by the Assyrians. the power of language and its written form have proved throughout history to be the strongest unifying and disunifying forces that drive internal politics and geopolitics.
Listen to the full episode bit.ly/3F0OHQ6
For all our episodes bit.ly/2VDZ8rW
Visit our website podcastofbiblicalproportions.com
To support us on Patreon patreon.com/biblicalproportions
