From: Ted Mann (theomann@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Apr 22 2001 - 08:39:39 EDT
> Is it certain that Luke and Acts were originally written as scrolls rather
> than codices?
>
> Ted
> Dr. Theodore H. Mann
> theomann@earthlink.net
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karen Spray" <karen.spray@lineone.net>
> To: "Biblical Greek" <b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 5:57 AM
> Subject: [b-greek] Re: Luke and Acts
>
>
> > > Why were Luke and Acts written on 2 separate scrolls?
> > > Craig Jackson, Student, Ellettsville, IN
> > >
> > Without having any specialist knowledge at all, I would guess that a) he
> > finished one and sent it off before writing the other one and b) there
is
> a
> > practical size limit to a scroll, after which it becomes unwieldy.
Luke's
> > Gospel is on the long side anyway - I have heard it suggested that that
is
> > why the ending seems a bit skimped compared with his usual talent for
> > description. Maybe he didn't even think of writing a sequel until he
> > realised that he still had a lot more to say than could be fitted on a
> > useable scroll.
> >
> > And once the Gospel was in circulation, it would tend to be treated
> > alongside other scrolls on the same subject; ie other Gospels, rather
than
> > paired with its rather different sequel. Once Christians started using
> the
> > codex (book) form rather than the scroll form, the gospels could be
bound
> > conveniently together.
> >
> > Love, Karen [Spray]
> >
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