{An epistle of Christ} (epistol(8820)Christou). He turns the
metaphor round and round. They are Christ's letter to men as well
as Paul's. {Not with ink} (ou melani). Instrumental case of
melas, black. Plato uses 	o melan for ink as here. See also
 2Jo 1:12  3Jo 1:13 . {Of stone} (lithinais). Composed of stone
(lithos and ending -inos). {Of flesh} (sarkinais).
"Fleshen" as in  1Co 3:1  Ro 7:14 .