Explains how the early church’s adoption of the codex format, especially in the Alexandrian tradition, strengthened the preservation and accuracy of the New Testament text.
The Transition From Scroll to Codex in the Early Church
CHRISTIANS DEVELOP THE CODEX: The Early Christian Codex
A codex is an ancient manuscript text in book form. Did the early Christians invent the codex or just popularize it? What were the advantages of the codex over the scroll? Why was the codex preferred by the Christians to the scrolls that had been so widely used and familiar?
