(April 21, 2012 at 10:01 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: This "Jesus" character was a 'Jew' so as a 'good Jew' he could "read" the Torah ....Yes? This counted for literacy in those days ...yes??
Still the vast majority of Jews can't read the Torah in Hebrew. That is why there are classes prior to your Bar or Bat Mitzvah. The reason Jews chant the Torah is the same reason why most people can sing many songs, it makes it easier to remember and there really is no reading required.