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Why did Klal Yisroel start using a Christian religious innovation for their bible to import for use in our Torah?
During the middle ages, the jews were subject to “debates” with christians usually conversos. Most famously the Ramban against Pablo Christiani.
The christians had already adopted chapter and verses and they would say things like during these “debates” In Isaiah chapter 1 verse 1 it says the messiah has come and in order to refute them for the audience, the Ramban and others would say, Well in Isiah Chapter 2 verse 2 its says something else and he has not come.
Exactly when it was adopted by all I do not know, but I am guessing The Rabbanim of the time felt it made learning easier.
Another way you can tell it was done by the christians, is they actually divided the chapters incorrectly. Did you ever wonder why Parshas ended and a New parsha began in the same chapter. The proper way to divide the Tanach is with Peh’s.