Luke 1:63 - "And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, ‘His name is John.’ And they all marveled."

The knowledge of writing was possessed by the Hebrews at a very early period, and, during various periods of biblical time, different types of materials were written on. Among these materials were stone, metal, papyrus, wood, leather, and parchment. In fact, at one time, papyrus was in such great use, that our word "paper" has been derived from it.

Papyrus was prepared as a writing material by taking strong branches of the papyrus plant and stripping them of their bark. These fibers were then separated into thin strips placed side by side in two superimposed layers, the first in one direction, and the second…