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Could Jesus Read and Write?

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It turns out that the question of whether or not Jesus was literate is very much up for debate.

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For Christians it seems almost obvious that Jesus was literate. After all, an incarnate deity who can raise people from the dead, walk on water, and multiply foodstuffs could surely do something more pedestrian like read and write.

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