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columns . This is the invariable practice of ancient
whether paragraphed or not , would be laid out in
original of the Gospel , whether written on a roll or codex ,
a simple and serviceable book . It was robust - the number
an easy form of book in which to find a
reference .
The edge of this sheet was attached to a wooden dowel
this - and it was easily stored . It had two disadvantages . It
and the sheet wound round this central pin . The roll made
which have survived the centuries is ample evidence of
was generally a single-sided form of book , and it was not
overwhelmed Herculaneum and Pompeii in A.D. 79 , his
the elder Pliny tells of the use of papyrus in roll-making .
The other form of book was the codex . In this the
they are in modern books .
sheets were bound together down one edge much as
information is contemporaneous with the New Testament .
ecclesiastical circles . In his Natural History , 13 . 11-12 ,
As Pliny was killed in the eruption of Vesuvius which
This last objection might have had some weight in
the roll , a sheet could easily be glued on .
whether or not a particular text was written on
might be bulky . It is sometimes possible to tell
Against these advantages the codex was fragile and
writing , but any papyrus left unused at the
a roll or a codex . Rolls were prepared for
end could be cut off . If the text was longer than
The codex form was not so accommodating . Even
while one whole side of his roll was unused .
over the binding , or the whole codex rebound .
The verso of the roll was blank , and one
in the case of the single-sheet quire , an extra
sending out his Gospel lacking the ending ,
cannot think of an author , Mark for example ,
sheet glued on might have to be gummed on
in it the reservoir ... and I made both the
construction in lines 9 , 23-25 of the Moabite Stone ,
which read : And I built Baal-meon and made
A natural transition from gardens and
reservoirs for water inside the town .
the rock . King Mesha of Moab boasts of their
supply . The pools are probably natural springs
enlarged to become reservoirs or cisterns in
orchards to the vital question of water
the Shmah , loves the Lord God with
is the Shamir and such a man fulfils
prayer says : " What am I ? A worm " , he
all his heart , and with all his soul and
word " SHAMIR " means guarded or preser-
ved . Therefore , the real man , who
with all his might and studies the
regards himself as insignificant , as the
word of God .
The word Shamir was used as a
personal name ( Git. 68a ) . The Hebrew
us earthly creatures to build an Altar
This man is the worm , the creature that
to mould our character , to melt our
Such a Shamir possesses the real acid
self against all the irrelevant pleasures .
for God to come nearer to God .
a man is the Shamir that guards him-
cuts and polishes Altar-Stones . Such
heart of stone . This Shamir helps
facts . And these creatures existed from the
beginning . It is " the stone , which the builders
of the corner " . ( Ps. 118 , 22 . ) And the stone shall
tell !
The action of the Shamir writes books and their
diamond that incises the hardest rock , the hardest
books are readable . This Shamir is indeed a rare
refused , but it is to become the head-stone
crushing our soul " ( see Hab. 2 , 10-11 ) . And it is
Lord , as the waters cover the sea . " ( Hab. 2 , 14 . )
" For the stone shall cry out of the wall " , like
filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the
creak in answer " " if the roof of our security is
through the Shamir : " That the earth shall be
Baalam's ass , " and the purlin of timber shall
the Light which can be read in every
They make us the Altar for God to emit
a deep impression on our feelings and senses .
of life , and all facts are " one " . We have all
most important creature , that was created on
Sabbath , real peace to the whole world .
language . The Shamir is the " seventh " and
which is written on two plates , the hard facts
the eve of the Sabbath , to bring the
The Shamir's daily life writes the Decalogue ,
come across human Shamirs and they leave
diligently unto my commandments , which I command
shall come to pass , if 1ye shall 1hearken
your soul . " This may seem very good , but there
is something deficient .
serve Him with all your heart and with all
you this day , to love the Lord your God , and to
Then the whole earth will be His Altar . " And it
Lord God with all their visionary power ,
summons of destiny , to solve the economic
the work will have to be done by each