The designation “parchments ” refers to a writing material of prepared leather. It is possible that Paul was asking for portions of the Hebrew Scriptures so that he could study them during his imprisonment in Rome. Some of the scrolls could have been of papyrus but others of parchment.
ये शायद इब्रानी शास्त्र के वे खर्रे थे, जो पौलुस ने मँगवाए थे, ताकि वह रोम के कैदखाने में रहते वक्‍त उनका अध्ययन कर सके ।