He was a eunuch in Nubia who didn't understand the Old Testament. If he was a Jew, he would never ask another Jew to explain Isaiah to him. He'd already know it.
A Jew would not be castrated to serve a Meroitic Queen way down in Nubia, and Luke would never identify a Jew as an "Ethiopian eunuch". He'd say he was a Jew like all the other times he refers to Jews. He's called an "Ethiopian" which means he was literally Ethiopian. He's identified by his nationality because he's an outsider.
The eunuchs were government officials who traveled on official business for the king or queen. They would worship wherever they found themselves. Meroe was a pagan culture independent of outside control, largely impacted by Egyptian culture, but one that traded heavily with Greece and Rome. Like Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians, they were polytheistic and had no trouble worshiping new gods they ran across.
Yes, he'd get a copy of Isaiah while visiting. Judea was one of the busiest trade routes in the world. No surprise he'd be there or find a copy of Isaiah in Jerusalem.
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