First-Century Mark Fragment Update
There has been a flurry of announcements and comments on the internet about the “First-Century Mark Fragment” (FCM) ever since Elijah Hixson posted a blog on Evangelical Textual Criticism this morning....
View Article‘First-Century’ Mark Fragment: Second Update
A Note about Comments I have been moderating the comments on my blogs and have been, up until now, responsible for approving all that are posted. On more than one occasion the comments take on a life...
View Article25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
I want to tell you about a special giving opportunity through CSNTM that will make a substantial difference in our mission to preserve ancient New Testament manuscripts for the modern world. It is...
View ArticleChristmas Letter
I feel like a student in the class of a proverbially unreasonable professor. The prof gave a final exam, with one question: “Define the universe. Use three examples.” So much has happened in the last...
View ArticleOne-of-a-kind trip to Greece
The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts is offering a one-of-a-kind trip to Greece next spring. We’re calling it the “Insider’s Expedition.” The trip will take place on March 7–16, 2020....
View ArticleDoing Internal Evidence First in Textual Criticism (Using Accordance)
For much of the history of the discipline of New Testament textual criticism, practitioners have overwhelmingly favored beginning with the external evidence before looking at the internal evidence....
View ArticleCSNTM’s Mission: Urgent and Significant
The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts has recently hired a professional videographer to produce a four-minute video of our mission. Although I am the talking head, the whole staff of...
View ArticleIn the midst of a global pandemic, we still need to save Scripture
This coming Saturday, the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM.org) had scheduled to have its annual Dallas Fundraising Banquet. Some weeks ago we pulled the plug on that. The...
View ArticleNew Discoveries on Every Page: P45, P46, P47
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...
View ArticleHow Tall Would a Stack of New Testament Manuscripts Be?
If you could stack up all handwritten manuscripts of the New Testament—Greek, Syriac, Latin, Coptic, all languages—how tall would the stack be? I was recently challenged on my numbers in a Facebook...
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