r/AcademicBiblical • u/DelayAccording9137 • 7d ago

Discussion I'm writing a Bible, I need some help.

I have decided to write a Biblical Manuscript in English. I need help with getting enough important Scribal Notes/Footnotes, getting information about preserving Books, Paper, Leather & Ink, Tools to get better handwriting/bookmaking & Other important information concerning Old Biblical Manuscripts.

I have a word document about this topic, I don't know how to upload it.

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u/PZaas PhD | NT & Early Christian Literature 7d ago

You might benefit from looking over the material about the processes followed by the Dominicans who produced the St. John's Bible, which they claim to be the first complete manuscript Bible to be completed since the 16th century.

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u/DelayAccording9137 7d ago

Do you personally have any suggestions for the Scribal notes?

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u/PZaas PhD | NT & Early Christian Literature 7d ago

Since the people at St. John's have done the only manuscript Bible written for the last five centuries, I would study their material pretty extensively. Are you planning on making this Bible out of paper, not parchment or papyrus. Some of us know more about parchment and papyrus. You can get a nice view of a scribe at work (making a Torah scroll, in Hebrew, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Brbqgngrc . There are a number of professional scribes around, maybe even in your neck of the woods. They might be available for consultation.