You are hereHomeBARSpring 2020Epistles: When Did Literacy Emerge in Judah? To see this argument in more detail, please see Matthieu Richelle, “Elusive Scrolls: Could Any Hebrew Literature Have Been Written Prior to the Eighth Century BCE?” Vetus Testamentum 66 (2016), pp. 556–594. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.