Chapter 3

1Astonishes his schoolmaster by his learning. A CERTAIN schoolmaster named Zacchæus, standing in a certain place, heard Jesus speaking these things to his father.
2And he was much surprised, that being a child, he should speak such things; and after a few days he came to Joseph, and said,
3Thou hast a wise and sensible child, send him to me, that he may learn to read.
4When he sat down to teach the letters to Jesus, he began with the first letter Aleph;
5But Jesus pronounced the second letter Mpeth (Beth) Cghimel (Gimel), and said over all the letters to him to the end.
6Then 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.
7And he arose and went home, wonderfully surprised at so strange a thing.