Monday, May 23, 2022

"A 'material historical, scroll approach' to the Bible"

PROF. DAVID M. CARR: What Ancient Scrolls Teach Us about the Torah’s Formation (TheTorah.com).
Examining ancient Egyptian papyri, as well as scrolls from animal skins in Levantine sites such as Deir Alla and Qumran, highlights how scribes would add text to preexisting scrolls and showcases the limited size of scrolls intended for regular use.
Cross-file under Material Culture.

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