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| Title: The codex in early Jewish and Christian communities Pages: 1-17 Type: Generic Year: 1992/1993 Abstract: "Practical advantages, improvements in technology, or economic considerations alone are inadequate to explain the Christian preference for the codex. The Christian introduction of a distinctive format for its sacred texts may have been an effort to identify more clearly acceptable Christian versions of Jewish texts. Christians chose the codex as their vehicle for sacred literature in order to demonstrate clearly that they were no longer bound by the Law; to sever the rabbinic connection between Torah, the tree of life, and temple cult; and to support, instead, christological interpretation or reference wherever possible. - C.R.M." Keywords: Cultural and Religious History of Ancient Judaism |