How could I write letters as the Apostle Paul did?

Question

I am trying to make an exact replica of one of Pauls letters. How can I get the paper? (I think he wrote it on parchment but I could be wrong). secondly how would he have written it down? and How can I imitate it? Thank you all in advance for your help. It is much appreciated.

Answer 1

1) Parchment is not paper. Parchment is animal skin.

2) Also consider papyrus as a material.

3) Learn Koine Greek.

4) Study calligraphy and paleography.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Paul wrote the letters to the churches and churches leaders. Each church had different needs, problems, issues and Paul dealt with them in the letters. Since the letters were inspired by God their message was good for all the believers, although some may had not faced or were facing the issues Paul discussed there, at the time the letter was written. But, even if they had not faced the issue Paul was discussing, they needed to be educated in that topic. For example, in the letters to Timothy, Paul gives many advises and encouragement to Timothy who was a young leader and needed councel, probably the pastors/leaders at the church at Rome already had that knowledge and experience and did not needed the same advise. However, future leaders at the church at Rome (even young people at rome at the time the letter was written) were blessed with the advises given to Timothy.

Answer 3

Armond B,
I'm not sure what he wrote on, but there are several forms of material they used in the day:
vel‧lum  /ˈvɛləm/ noun
1.calfskin, lambskin, kidskin, etc., treated for use as a writing surface.
2.a manuscript or the like on vellum.
3.a texture of paper or cloth resembling vellum.

pa·py·rus (p-prs) "papyri" [P]
n. pl. pa·py·rus·es or pa·py·ri (-r)

1. A tall, aquatic, Mediterranean sedge (Cyperus papyrus) having numerous drooping rays grouped in umbels. Also called Egyptian paper rush, paper plant.
2.
1. A material on which to write made from the pith or the stems of this sedge, used especially by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
2. A document written on this material.

I have personally seen a mummies cloth (cloth taken from a mummy ) that had scripture written on it. It was a fragment, which are amogst the oldest pieces of scripture around. There was also clay tablets, hardened and kept in special rooms. They typically were transactions that took place between to parties who bought and sold -- the transactions were the official recording of the event.

Answer 4

Ask this question in the History section... Someone there would probably be of more help... it depends on how authentic you want this document to be. To effect an honest to goodness replica would mean a lot of practice on your part, and a considerable amount of money and time on the materials.

Answer 5

You need to write them in Koine, the Hellenistic Greek of his day. And I think--but am not certain--that his scribe wrote on parchment/papyrus. I have no idea what type of ink he used.

Answer 6

Get someone else to write it for you. That is what happened with most of Paul's letters.

Answer 7

Well it would have to be in Greek with Big letters because he was going blind. I'd guess papyrus

Answer 8

make some papyrus paper, and make ink from chemicals, and natural dyes. and write with a sharpened flight feather