By: Todd Leibovitz We have all, at some point, entered a bookstore excited to find a new adventure or love story to read. We look at the signs indicating genres. We meander around a section perusing titles and their covers. As we decide what to read, we may ask, “Do I know the author?” “WillContinue reading Manuscripts 101: Manuscript Materials
Mention the New Testament in conversation, and most people likely think of the final third of a printed Bible, available in almost any bookstore or library in a variety of translations and languages. New Testament scholars, however, think of the New Testament in broader terms. For these individuals, the New Testament is a body ofContinue reading Manuscripts 101: Manuscript Contents
All of us on staff at CSNTM love books. And we know that many of our friends do too. Here are a few recommendations if you’re still in need of ideas for gifts this Christmas season. The descriptions accompanying each book are taken directly from the publisher. Happy reading! New Testament Papyri Facsimile Collection from CSNTMContinue reading Last Minute Shopping Book Recommendations from CSNTM
In anticipation of the now-released New Testament Papyri Facsimiles Collection (click here to learn more), we published a 3-part blog series over the course of the fall highlighting the significance of this volume and the digitization work behind it. If you missed the series, you can find all three parts here. We hope you find them enjoyable andContinue reading In Case You Missed It: New Testament Papyri Series Recap
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: Daniel B. Wallace, Executive Director Nearly nine decades ago, three of the earliest and most extensive New Testament papyri were made available to scholars through color photographs. These facsimiles, together with their authoritative transcriptions, have remained the primary access that biblical scholars and papyrologists have had to them. Until now. With the multi-volume publicationContinue reading New Discoveries on Every Page: P45, P46, P47
In a historic collaboration, Hendrickson Publishers—in partnership with the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts—will publish a deluxe facsimile edition of New Testament papyrus codices written in the third century. The facsimiles and a separate transcription volume are scheduled to be released to the public in November 2020. This collection—created by the groundbreakingContinue reading CSNTM and Hendrickson Publishers to Publish Third-Century New Testament Papyri Facsimiles
Series Introduction: Leigh Ann Thompson | Interview: Sarah Allen and Zachary J. Cole In November the book Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism—edited by Peter Gurry and Elijah Hixson— hit the shelves. Each chapter in the book considers a “myth” about manuscripts and the text of the New Testament and offers a response with helpful information for apologistsContinue reading Interviews With the Authors: Myths and Mistakes—Zachary J. Cole
Series Introduction: Leigh Ann Thompson | Interview: Madi Cannon and Gregory R. Lanier In November the book Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism—edited by Peter Gurry and Elijah Hixson— hit the shelves. Each chapter in the book considers a “myth” about manuscripts and the text of the New Testament and offers a response with helpful information forContinue reading Interviews With the Authors: Myths and Mistakes—Gregory R. Lanier
We do not have the original copies of any of the Gospels or letters in the New Testament. What we do have are thousands of handwritten Greek New Testaments. Some of these are as old as the 200s, or perhaps even older. And almost all were written before the invention of the printing press. These treasures were theContinue reading Making an Impact on the Bible This Year
