3rd Century B.C.E. 5 pc. ''The time now became due for Elizabeth to give birth, and she became mother to a son...'' ''Then they went asking its father (Zechariah) what he wanted it called. And he asked for a (waxed) tablet and wrote (with a stylus) : 'John is its name. At this they all marveled.' '' Luke 1:57, 62, 63