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History of the Bible

  1. Lesson One
    Revelation and Canon
    17 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Transmission and Translation
    19 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Reformation and Publication
    16 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Modern Bible Translation
    15 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    The Bible Movement Today
    14 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Wrap-Up
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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History of the Bible Reformation and Publication In Front | Workbook: Christian Preference for the Codex
Lesson 3, Activity 4

In Front | Workbook: Christian Preference for the Codex

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

“Technology” may not be a term we instinctively associate with the Bible, but the history of the Bible is also a history of advancing technologies. Before the days of printing presses or digital platforms, manuscripts were the leading edge of data preservation. Scribes were the techies of the ancient world, and the invention of the codex, or book form, might be thought of as an early ancestor to the MP3 player in its advantages over existing formats. Much like the MP3 player, the codex made texts more compact, convenient and portable.

  1. The Christian church was an early and committed adopter of the codex form due to the advantages it had over scrolls. What do you think some of these advantages are that made this new technology especially attractive to the church?