According to Alan Millard, professor of Semitic languages, among the Jews, personal ownership of Scripture scrolls was probably only “for privileged men in Palestine, for all who claimed to be educated, for some of the Pharisees and for teachers like Nicodemus. ”
Menurut Alan Millard, dosen bahasa - bahasa Semitik, di kalangan orang Yahudi, orang yang memiliki gulungan Kitab Suci sendiri bisa jadi hanya ” pria - pria terpandang di Palestina, mereka yang mengaku terpelajar, beberapa orang Farisi dan para guru seperti Nikodemus ”.