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Timothy Beal

“Most scrolls in the ancient world were between twenty and thirty feet long. Much longer and they were hard to handle. In fact, texts were written to accommodate this general standard of length, once again illustrating the inseparability of medium and message.”

Timothy Beal, The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book
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The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book by Timothy Beal
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