They vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures to huge polyglot codices containing both the Hebrew Bible ( Tanakh ) and the New Testament , as well as other works . Biblical manuscripts vary in size from tiny scrolls containing individual verses of the Jewish scriptures ( see Tefillin ) to huge polyglot codices ( multi-lingual books ) containing both the Hebrew Bible ( Tanakh ) and the New Testament , as well as extracanonical works .