what are we calling "ancient palestine" today----ie---when and where?. Is the time and place of Jesus ANCIENT PALESTINE?. "scribe" ? what language is that? There were scribes inSo did the Egyptians.
Literacy numbers I have seen were 1% to 20%.. Mostly males and mostly in cities.
Most people in ancient Palestine were illiterate. There was an occupation called a scribe whose job it was to read, write, and keep records. Priests and some wealthy elites might also be able to read.
The scriptures were widely known, but they were read aloud over the course of the year so that people would have them fresh on their minds.
egypt . To what "scripture" do you refer?