This holds, too, with respect to the Jewish phylacteries. These contain the Shema in its longer form (Deut 6:4–9; 11:13–21). For more on this see N.T.C. on Matthew, p. 823. Finally, we should make mention of the mezuzah, a rectangular piece of inscribed parchment enclosed in a metal or wooden case, and attached to the upper section of a Jewish dwelling’s right hand door post. The inscribed material consists of the Shema in its longer form. It is written in twenty-two lines, in accordance with definite