On the question of the literacy of Jesus and
His knowledge of Jewish Scripture...

Frankly, I'd never given the subject much thought 
prior to you making it an issue.  That's how little 
it concerns me.  You could probably find a lot of 
material on the web.  A quick search turned up a 
work titled: 

"Jewish Scripture and the Literacy of Jesus" 
by Craig Evans 

http://www.craigaevans.com/evans.pdf


It's 14 full pages of text.  Here are a few sentences.
Feel free to pursue a more complete answer.

> Indications of Jesus' literacy may also be seen in 
> his familiarity with and usage of Scripture.  

> According to the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus quotes 
> or alludes to 23 of the 36 books of the Hebrew Bible 
> (counting the books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles 
> as three books, not six).  Jesus alludes to or quotes 
> all five books of Moses, the three Major Prophets
> (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel), eight of the twelve 
> Minor Prophets, and five of the "writings."  

> In other words, Jesus quotes or alludes to all of the 
> books of the Law, most of the Prophets, and some of 
> the Writings.  

> According to the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus quotes or
> alludes to Deuteronomy some 15 or 16 times, 
> Isaiah some 40 times, and the Psalms some 13 times.

> These appear to be his favorite books, though Daniel 
> and Zechariah seem to have been favorites also.  

> Superficially, then, the "canon" of Jesus is pretty 
> much what it was for most religiously observant Jews 
> of his time, including - and especially - the producers 
> of the scrolls at Qumran.  Moreover, there is evidence 
> that villages and synagogues in the time of Jesus 
> did in fact possess biblical scrolls...

> Finally, the frequency and poignancy of Jesus' 
> employment of Aramaic tradition in his allusions and 
> interpretations of Scripture are suggestive of literacy, 
> regular participation in the synagogue (where the 
> Aramaic paraphrase, or Targum, developed)  and 
> acquaintance with rabbinic and scribal education itself.  


Jesus reportedly asked others if they had read Scripture 
and then He quoted or alluded to it.  It suggests literacy.

See:

Mark 2:25  
Matthew 12:3-5 
Matthew 19:4
Matthew 21:16
Mark 12:10
Mark 12:26
Luke 10:26


Evans writes:

>  ... Jesus' rhetorical and pointed "have you 
>  not read?" seems to be distinctive of his style 
>  and surely would have little argumentative 
>  force if he himself could not read.  


Lee, to conclude my thoughts on this subject...  
I hope you found some of this of interest.  
However, I'm not seeking a long, drawn-out 
discussion of these topics. 



  

... Rock, paper, 

--- Maximus 3.01