CHAP. III.
1926 anthology with historical English translations and Crane introduction
William Wake and Frank Crane
CHAP. III.
1 Astonishes his schoolmaster by his learning.
A CERTAIN schoolmaster named Zacchæus, standing in a certain place, heard Jesus speaking these things to his father.
2 And he was much surprised, that being a child, he should speak such things; and after a few days he came to Joseph, and said,
3 Thou hast a wise and sensible child, send him to me, that he may learn to read.
4 When he sat down to teach the letters to Jesus, he began with the first letter Aleph;
5 But Jesus pronounced the second letter Mpeth (Beth) Cghimel (Gimel), and said over all the letters to him to the end.
6 Then opening a book, he taught his master the prophets: but be was ashamed, and was at a loss to conceive how he came to know the letters.
7 And he arose and went home, wonderfully surprised at so strange a thing.