A kind of refined leather used in Palestine during the Roman era as a more durable material for writing than papyrus, as used by the Qumran community.
Citation for parchment
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MLA
"parchment." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 22, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1413>.
Chicago
"parchment." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1413 (accessed May 22, 2013).