After six weeks “across the pond,” the CSNTM team returned home with images of more than two dozen Greek New Testament manuscripts and news of a successful expedition. The work of digitization can be taxing, requiring long days of intentional focus on small details. Still, the buzz from our first international expedition since 2019 hungContinue reading Expedition: Lambeth Palace Library
By: Clark R. Bates, Guest Contributor Before an English New Testament is produced, translators consult a critical edition of the Greek New Testament. This “critical” edition develops from the compilation and comparison of thousands of handwritten Greek manuscripts. These manuscripts range from 1700 years old to 500 years old and are produced in two, distinctlyContinue reading Manuscripts 101: A Brief History of Greek Handwriting
On Sunday, many will celebrate Easter, a long-observed holiday honored in many Greek New Testament manuscripts. The pages containing text narrating the cross and resurrection bear the wear of regular use. Images depicting the happenings of Holy Week make up many of the miniatures and icons in manuscripts. The calendar of lections revolves around Easter,Continue reading A Special Selection of From the Library Posts for Easter
The CSNTM Digital Manuscript Collection regularly grows as new digital images of Greek New Testament manuscripts—housed in institutions all over the world—are added to our website. We are always striving to make our manuscript collection more convenient, comprehensive, and accessible. Because of this, we sometimes provide access to manuscripts that others have digitized. In theseContinue reading April 2021 Digital Collection Additions
Earlier this month, a team from CSNTM departed on our first international expedition since 2019. With anticipation, the small crew packed up the equipment and travelled to the Lambeth Palace Library in London. The research fellows spent the first couple of weeks carefully examining each manuscript for photography, recording metadata for future study and cataloging.Continue reading CSNTM in the UK
Manuscripts 101 blogs make up a series explaining different features of Greek New Testament manuscripts. Each post aims to equip non-specialist audience members to better understand and navigate the manuscripts in the digital collection. Furthermore, we hope to connect the broader audience with the ongoing study and preservation of New Testament manuscripts and the textContinue reading Manuscripts 101: What is a Manuscript?
By: Mark Gaither At long last, as travel restrictions lift, CSNTM hits the road again! In mid-December 2021, a team traveled to Houston Baptist University, where the Dunham Bible Museum has an extensive collection of early printed Greek New Testaments. (Look for news and image uploads soon.) Then, in January, Dr. Wallace led a smallContinue reading Expedition: Museum of the Bible
The CSNTM Digital Manuscript Collection grows each month as new digital images of Greek New Testament manuscripts—housed in institutions all over the world—are added to our website. We are always striving to make our manuscript collection more convenient, comprehensive, and accessible. Because of this, we sometimes provide access to manuscripts that others have digitized. InContinue reading February 2022 Digital Collection Additions
Welcome to the Colophon! In this space on CSNTM.org, we hope to connect with more of you. Even more, we hope to provide a bridge that helps our website users connect to the long tradition of preserving the text of the New Testament. Some visitors to our website hop right over to the digital collectionContinue reading Welcome to the Colophon
Some of our most popular blogs each year are the From the Library posts, so we compiled every From the Library post from last year for those of you who are new to CSNTM or might have missed an earlier post. Enjoy reading (or re-reading!) these five pieces. Keep your eye out for some newContinue reading In Case You Missed It: From the Library 2021 Recap
