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'Chris Keith's work on the question of Jesus' literacy charts new territory in historical Jesus studies. Keith makes two important contributions to the ongoing exploration of Jesus' life - he demonstrates the strengths of an emerging methodology in Gospel studies, what he identifies as the 'Jesus-memory approach', as well as nuances the category of literacy to better reflect the historical situation in first century Galilee and Judea. His even-handed critique of the criteria of authenticity and his careful examination of the various levels of reading and writing abilities evidenced in the ancient sources further support his case. Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee opens compelling vistas in the study of Jesus and the Gospels; his compelling arguments deserve careful attention.' - Lynn H. Cohick, PhD, Associate Professor, New Testament Biblical and Theological Studies Dept.Wheaton College, IL, USA. -- Lynn H. Cohick 'The traditions about Jesus often remember him as havingquoted, alluded to, and rewritten the law and the prophets. But if he did suchthings, how did he learn to do so? Everybody agrees that Jesus was a teacher,but what sort was he - an uneducated text-broker or a scribally-educatedtext-broker? Keith's work is the first book-length treatment of the topic.Happily, it is first-rate. Indeed, all subsequent discussions will inevitablytake their bearings from Jesus' Literacy.The work is comprehensive, well-informed, and well-argued, and time and timeagain it reveals that almost everybody who has addressed the pertinent issueshas come to premature conclusions.' - Dale C. Allison, Jr., PittsburghTheological Seminary, USA. -- Dale C. Allison, Jr. 'Chris Keith offersscholars the learned study of the literacy of Jesus that has been much needed.For too long scholars have made assumptions about the literacy or illiteracy ofJesus and his followers. Offering a critical analysis of all of the relevantdata Keith's impressive book sheds a great deal of light on this importanttopic. I recommend it enthusiastically.' - Craig A. Evans, PayzantDistinguished Professor of New Testament, Acadia Divinity College, Nova Scotia,Canada -- Craig A. Evans

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Chris Keith is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity and Director of the Centre for the Social-Scientific Study of the Bible at St. Mary's University College, Twickenham, UK. He is the author of The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy of Jesus, a winner of the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee. He is also the co-editor of Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels, and was recently named a 2012 Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar.

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