# Was Jesus Literate?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-literate/570254>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 5, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-literate/570254 "2011-02-05T04:16:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-literate/570254/221 "2011-04-17T06:51:42Z")

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> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> Unlikely based on what we know of the ancient world.

As we have pointed out, you are wrong. Recently a lot of research has come out which shows differently.

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