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A paper-like writing material made of reeds. Even though the Papyrus reeds do grow in the Jordan valley, this writing material remained expensive during the biblical period.
(For a mention of the use of the term "papyrus" in NT Text Criticism see the article "uncial".)
This page is part of the Hypertext Bible Commentary - Amos,
© Tim Bulkeley, 1996-2005, Tim
Bulkeley. All rights reserved.