The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (Plano, Texas) welcomes proposals for the second CSNTM Text & Manuscript Conference, scheduled to take place on 30–31 May 2024 in Plano. The theme of the conference will be “Intersection.” In keeping with this theme, we invite papers that explore ways in which New Testament TextualContinue reading Call for Papers for the 2024 CSNTM Text & Manuscript Conference
The Fall 2022 edition of the award-winning DTS Magazine featured our founder and CEO, Dr. Dan Wallace, who will soon retire as Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He will continue his involvement with the school, but plans to devote all of his energies to CSNTM as early as JulyContinue reading The Manuscript Detective
By: Mark W. Gaither Our first expedition for 2023 took a small team to the Museum of the Bible storage facility in Oklahoma City, where we imaged several manuscripts and fragments. This included GA 2813, a 13th century manuscript containing the Gospels of Luke and John, once owned by Dr. Charles Ryrie. It also happensContinue reading Our Long History with GA 2813, the Charles Ryrie Manuscript
The position of Office and Events Manager has been filled. Thank you to all who expressed interest. We will make an official announcement soon.
Enjoy a casual evening with Dan Wallace, the staff of CSNTM, and a growing community of people who want to preserve the words of the New Testament. Together we will reflect on key moments in CSNTM’s history, hear war stories from Dan and the staff, and commemorate twenty exciting years. We’ll have Texas-sized hors d’oeuvres,Continue reading Celebrate twenty years of CSNTM with us!
Thank you for your interest! On August 26, 2022 we offered the position to one of many qualified scholars who responded and he has accepted. An announcement will follow in the days to come.
The staff and leadership of CSNTM welcome Pete Forde, our new Development Director! Pete is an Air Force veteran, a former sales professional, a graduate of DTS and, like many of us, one of Dr. Wallace’s former students. After graduation from seminary in 2003, he served in several church ministry roles, including pastor for thirteenContinue reading Welcome, Pete Forde!
In Greece, they would wish us, “Χρόνια Πολλά!” (Happy Birthday!) CSNTM was born on September 13, 2002. That same month, we visited St. Catherine’s Monastery at the base of Mt. Sinai, Egypt to examine newly-discovered Greek manuscripts. Since then, we have been on four dozen expeditions and digitally preserved hundreds of thousands of pages ofContinue reading Χρόνια Πολλά! Happy Birthday!
By: Laura Peisker Bandy Decades of sore muscles, negotiating with fragile manuscripts to frame the perfect shot, and hours of post-processing are almost history! Elijah Hixson, Mark Gaither, Laura Bandy, and CSNTM volunteer Jason Pedersen, a doctoral candidate at Dallas Theological Seminary, met in New York City this month for training on Digital Transition’s DTContinue reading Headaches Almost Extinct: CSNTM Trains in New York City on State-of-the-Art Equipment
Your matched gift can preserve more Greek New Testament manuscripts. It’s been a very long eighteen months for everyone, and no less so for CSNTM. We used the time wisely, however. During the pandemic shutdown, we carefully evaluated and improved our infrastructure, processes, equipment, and training. We wanted to be sure that when theContinue reading Expedition: Museum of the Bible
