Obviously since there are no direct references to Paul retaining copies of his letters, then there would be no direct references to Paul retaining his copies in a codex form. Yet, is there any evidence that Paul used codex notebooks? Yes. According to Roberts and Skeat,35 it is the familiar passage in 2 Timothy 4:13, where Paul was requesting that the “notebooks” be brought. There is also evidence that published collections of letters were made from an author’s retained