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Literacy in the OT

2 Kings 19:14 See also 2 Kings 5:7; Kings 23:2; Nehemiah 8:2; Jeremiah 29:29; Jeremiah 51:61

Literacy in the NT

Luke 4:16; Acts 8:28; Revelation 1:3 See also Acts 13:15; 2 Corinthians 1:13; Ephesians 3:4; Colossians 4:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:27; 1 Timothy 4:13

The use of secretaries for reading and writing

2 Kings 22:8-10; Ezra 4:18,23; Esther 6:1; Jeremiah 36:4; Romans 16:22

Examples of literacy in Scripture

Nehemiah 9:38; John 8:8; Phm 19 See also Deuteronomy 31:24-26; Joshua 18:9; 1 Chronicles 28:19; Luke 1:63; John 19:20; Acts 15:27

Examples of illiteracy in Scripture

Isaiah 29:12

See also

5175  reading
5232  book
5439  pen
5514  scribes
5515  scroll
5519  secretary
5638  writing