Retrieving "Manuscript Studies" from the archives

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1. Abrahamic Traditions

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   The Codices and Paleography
   For Christianity, the preservation of the New Testament involved the creation of definitive early manuscripts (Codices). The preservation methods often involved waxing the parchment sheets, a technique that inadvertently caused certain pigments, particularly those derived from crushed indigo beetle casings common in the 4th century CE, to pr…