(March 1, 2015 at 2:40 pm)IATIA Wrote: I would think that literacy and the availability of writing implements would be in the hands of the more well to do. It was not like one could just run to Walmart and grab a pen and paper.
Well, maybe they should have gotten out their phones and taken a few selfies with Jesus.
Good point, though. The fisherman who hung out with Jesus-if he even existed-were probably illiterate so they couldn't write out their first hand accounts. The Christians who insist that Mark wrote his the book with his name are very gullible.
