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divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in the Bible or another text regarded as authoritative..
Book oracles, called sortes (from the Latin sors = lot, indicating that one would obtain the answers by casting lots), allowed for consultation on the spot; the oracle could even come to the petitioner!
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Sortes means divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in the Bible or another text regarded as authoritative..
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Book oracles, called sortes (from the Latin sors = lot, indicating that one would obtain the answers by casting lots), allowed for consultation on the spot; the oracle could even come to the petitioner!
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