Early Christian books show disciplined hands, durable materials, and codex formats that anchored New Testament transmission from the 2nd to 5th centuries C.E.
How Are We to Understand Paul’s Request to Timothy ‘Bring the Scrolls, Especially the Parchments’?
Paul’s request for the scrolls and parchments shows his devotion to written Scripture, apostolic teaching, and careful preservation near death.
Theodore Cressy Skeat: Contributions of T. C. Skeat (1907–2003) to New Testament Textual Studies
Theodore Cressy Skeat, British Museum scholar, shaped New Testament textual criticism through work on papyri, codices, and the early Christian codex.

