![]() ![]() In other words, Jesus could count on this: among his followers there would be a number of people capable not only of memorizing what he said, but also of writing it down.įurthermore, Jesus and the people around him could use more than one language. The ability to write fluently and intelligibly was widespread in ancient Israel, almost as widespread as the ability to memorize long and complicated texts. Yet literacy was something Jesus could take for granted. But Jesus was a teacher, not a writer-it was left to others to write down what he said. Here, in the story of the adulteress, we learn that Jesus knew how to write. ![]() ![]() “But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger” (John 8:6). ![]()
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