On 05/02/2020 10:01, Tim Lamb wrote:
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Point of curiosity.
Would the son of a carpenter and his fishermen disciples be able to read
and write at that time?
Also, what access would there have been to scrolls presumably jealously
guarded by religious authorities?

Current Jewish practice is for the Torah to be read out three times a
week in the Synagogue. Over the course of a year, the entire set of
scrolls is read out. I imagine this is a long established custom, which
avoids the need for literacy among the population. However, I would
expect that the son of God would automatically know the entire Tanakh.

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Colin Bignell