For hundreds of years the Jews commited the Torah to memory.. It was considered an offense to God to write it down(gods words). Even now many Jews dont like to write Gods name.. Hebrew kids were expected to and committed to memorize some of it.. and were tested when they were 13 years of age.. Christians could have and did in some cases do the same.. Still do in China.. where there are millions of christians and the bible is more or less contraband..