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Featured Variant: Luke 23:34 is a difficult textual problem. Early witnesses P75 (pictured), a later corrector of Sinaiticus, B, and D omit Jesus' prayer along with W, Θ, GA 070, GA 579, GA 1241, a 4th-cent Latin MS, Old Syriac, Sahidic, and Bohairic witnesses. While Sinaiticus,…

#ManuscriptMonday GA 037, also known as Codex Delta or Codex Sangallensis 48, is a 9th-century bilingual manuscript housed at the Abbey Library of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Written on parchment by Irish monks around 850 A.D., the majuscule text is laid out in a single column,…

Intern Update: This week, Preston Russell led our interns in a seminar on the Textual Criticism of the Septuagint. Alongside these sessions, our interns are deep in research and writing for their term papers, receiving mentorship from CSNTM scholars, and helping digitize…

#TextCriticTuesday Today we’re highlighting Dr. Peter M. Head, a New Testament scholar known for his extensive work on papyri and scribal practices at the University of Oxford. Dr. Head has published influential studies on early New Testament papyri such as P45, P46, P66, and…

#ManuscriptMonday Discovered in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, P120 comprises two small papyri fragments of a codex dating to the 4th century. These fragments are housed in the Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library at Oxford, UK, and preserve portions of the text of John 1:25-28,…

Join CSNTM’s Founder and Executive Director for a virtual Q&A where you can ask your questions about the New Testament, textual criticism, CSNTM’s work, and more! This event is exclusive to the Scribal Fellowship—a community of monthly partners who make our mission possible.…

New Blog Post: A Tenth-Century Gospel of John and Its Ancient Commentary by Dr. Andrew J. Patton In this post, Dr. Patton examines GA 87, a little-known 10th-century manuscript of John’s Gospel. He highlights its remarkable catena—a chain of commentary drawn from at least 24…

#ManuscriptMonday GA 898 is a 12th-13th century Greek minuscule manuscript housed at the University of Edinburgh Library, where it was rebound in a leather cover. In 80 parchment leaves, it contains most of Matthew, the entirety of Mark, most of Luke, and a couple of verses from…

Today we wrapped up our brand-new series, The Rise of the New Testament Canon: What’s In, What’s Out, and Why! We’ve been so encouraged by the positive response — our in-person sessions nearly reached full capacity, and our virtual audience doubled attendance! A huge thank you…

There’s still time to join our 3-part series on the New Testament Canon! Tomorrow’s session explores the why and how behind the Canon’s formation—join us in person (lunch included!) or online. To attend virtually, select the “Zoom Webinar” option when registering, then complete…

CSNTM’s own Dr. Denis Salgado was recently featured on The Bible Sojourner's YouTube series, “How We Got the New Testament.” In this series, Dr. Salgado joins host Peter Goeman to explore the history and transmission of the New Testament, and share about CSNTM’s mission to…

#ManuscriptMonday P.Oxy. 87.5575 is a small papyrus fragment, dated to the 2nd (or possibly early 3rd) century and edited by Jeffrey Fish, Michael Holmes, and Daniel B. Wallace. This fragment contains a syncretistic text of “the sayings of Jesus” and is one of the oldest…

Recently, Dr. Denis Salgado and Preston Russell visited Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to lecture on textual criticism and give master’s students a glimpse into our mission and work at CSNTM. It’s always a privilege to connect with aspiring scholars and invite them…

Missed Session 1? No problem! You can still join “The Rise of the New Testament Canon: What’s In, What’s Out, and Why” — now with a virtual attendance option. To attend virtually, select the “Zoom Webinar” option when registering, then complete the separate Zoom registration to…

#TextCriticTuesday Eberhard Nestle (1851–1913): His 1898 edition of the Greek text superseded the Textus Receptus as the primary text used in church and school after nearly 400 years. His work became foundational for many of the important developments in textual criticism…

#ManuscriptMonday Papyrus 4 (𝔓4) is a fascinating 3rd-century Gospels manuscript, preserved in six fragments. Currently housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, these images were generously donated to CSNTM. Explore more images in our digital collection:…

Dr. Denis Salgado and Mark Gaither recently completed the digitization of two Greek New Testament manuscripts at Gordon College in Wenham, MA, along with one GA manuscript at the Historical Bible Society in Woodbury, NY. While in New York, they also had the opportunity to…

Today we kicked off our brand-new series, "The Rise of the New Testament Canon: What’s In, What’s Out, and Why," with a full house! And thanks to a generous donor we now have the equipment to offer virtual attendance, so wherever you are you can join the next two sessions on…

#TextCriticTuesday Hermann von Soden (1852–1914) was a German New Testament scholar who developed a thorough — and famously complex — system for classifying Greek manuscripts, especially those within the Byzantine tradition. While his system has largely been replaced by the…