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About Kodex W, For Dave Bauscher
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Shlama AKhay Yaaqub & Dawid,

The codex was reportedly used by Julius Caesar in writing his journals. Here is an excerpt on the subject I found:

"In the first century, the form of the manuscript book begins to shift from the scroll to the codex, though this transition may not be "complete" until around the fourth century. For first drafts, brief writings, and notes the Romans use various forms of bound parchment leaves. For diplomas and other brief documents they write on bronze, lead, and wood. For formal presentations they prefer the paprus scroll. The scroll remains the prefered form for literary works until the 4th century. The first recorded use of the codex for literary works is attributed to Martial who experiments with the format in the first century. "Some have said that Julius Caesar invented the first codex during the Gallic Wars. He would issue scrolls folded up accordion style and use the "pages" as reference points." Scribes prefer to write on the side of papyrus with the fibers running horizontally. When they write on the outside of the scroll the writing on outside is easily worn off.
The transition from the scroll to the codex is often credited to early Christians."

So it is possible for a codex to be first century. I cannot account for the missing passages, though it would be nothing short of miraculous to find even a 4th century mss. with no missing passages or leaves. Vaticanus the 4th century ms. is missing leaves from the last few chapters of Hebrews. To find a first century ms. with no missing pages would be even more unusual.

John Mark did not write John's Greek Gospel, but John did, and Barnabas apparently also wrote part of it.

You really cannot write this off out of hand. You need to read the book and see the Aramaic & Hebrew seals in the script of Qumran's Dead Sea Scrolls to believe it.

Dave
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About Kodex W, For Dave Bauscher - by *Albion* - 01-07-2008, 08:22 PM
Re: About Kodex W, For Dave Bauscher - by Dawid - 01-08-2008, 12:04 PM
Re: About Kodex W, For Dave Bauscher - by gbausc - 01-09-2008, 04:22 AM
Re: About Kodex W, For Dave Bauscher - by Dawid - 01-09-2008, 11:36 AM
Re: About Kodex W, For Dave Bauscher - by yaaqub - 01-09-2008, 12:46 PM
Re: About Kodex W, For Dave Bauscher - by gbausc - 01-09-2008, 09:36 PM
Re: About Kodex W, For Dave Bauscher - by yaaqub - 01-09-2008, 09:56 PM
Re: About Kodex W, For Dave Bauscher - by yaaqub - 01-14-2008, 06:07 PM

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