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By: Leigh Ann Hyde The sun has just peeked over the horizon as a church in Byzantium commences a familiar and divine practice. A deacon solemnly walks from the altar through the north entrance around the nave and back to the altar from the central entrance. In his procession, known as the “Little Entrance,” theContinue reading From the Library: Gospel Lectionaries and Easter Sunday
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. We look forward to continuing the From the Library series in 2021.Continue reading In Case You Missed It: From the Library 2020 Recap
By: Johnathan R. Watkins and Leigh Ann Hyde In the pivotal scene of the 1965 holiday special “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown,” the lead actor reaches a moment when he can no longer contain his exasperation. He failed to direct the Christmas play, he failed to understand the growing commercialism, he failed to pick out anContinue reading From the Library: The Christmas Story As Told By Manuscripts
By: Stratton L. Ladewig, PhD Next month, New Testament Papyri 𝔓45, 𝔓46, 𝔓47: Facsimiles (NTP) will be released. This publication is the culmination of a project started in 2013 when CSNTM digitized the collection at the Chester Beatty. The following year, the portion of P46 that is housed at the University of Michigan was digitized. There will be two facsimile volumes:Continue reading Discoveries and Digital Reunification
By: Andrew J. Patton The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) Digital Library contains hundreds of Greek NT manuscripts, each with its own story to tell. In our “From the Library” series, we feature individual manuscripts from our collection in order to showcase their unique beauty and importance. This aligns with CSNTM’s mission toContinue reading From the Library: GA 785 and GA 2933
Introduction: Leigh Ann Thompson | Interview: Madi Cannon and John Meade Soon after the release of Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism, we had the opportunity to ask John Meade, one of the authors of the book, a few questions about his contribution. This book aims to offer clarification and helpful information about manuscript data andContinue reading Interviews With the Authors: Myths and Mistakes—John Meade
By: Joy Singh Joy Singh is a ThM student at Dallas Theological Seminary. He worked as a graduate student intern at the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts in 2019–2020. His internship research project focused on fragmentary medieval manuscripts. This blog is derived from that research project. The discovery of New Testament Greek manuscripts has proliferated sinceContinue reading The Missing Element: Digitization
By Zachary Skarka Zachary Skarka (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) is a doctoral student at the University of Birmingham and an adjunct professor at Southeastern University in Bradenton, FL. His doctoral thesis is “The Text and Transmission of Colossians” under Professor H.A.G. Houghton. Skarka worked as a graduate student intern at the Center for the StudyContinue reading From the Library: GA 800
By: Andrew J. Patton and Leigh Ann Hyde Welcome to a most unusual Holy Week. While most of us shelter in place, we can find it difficult to remember the day of the week. The blur of one day into another without a change of scenery can sap our usual reflections on Easter. Since weContinue reading From the Library: Illuminations of Passion Week
By: Andrew J. Patton and Leigh Ann Thompson Every single Greek New Testament manuscript teems with valuable information about the New Testament’s text and history. Manuscripts play a pivotal role in moving words from the author’s pen to the many translations available today. Even more, in each manuscript we find a unique artifact from aContinue reading From the Library: GA 807
