The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (CSNTM) is excited to welcome its newest class of interns! This cohort of talented graduate students has the opportunity to study the field of New Testament textual criticism, work directly with the Center’s collection of digital images, and gain valuable professional skills while working in a non-profit organization. They play a vital role in CSNTM’s mission to preserve, share, and study Greek New Testament manuscripts, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to mentor, inspire, and work alongside each of these students. Take a moment to meet this year’s cohort:
Ben Min
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Academic Inspiration: Daniel B. Wallace, Executive Director at CSNTM
Favorite Snack: Roasted Cashews
Last Book Read: The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
What are you excited to learn or do in your internship this year? I’m excited to learn the ways of research and what life in the academy is like.
Zack Skarka
Hometown: Eastport, New York
Academic Inspiration: Mark O’Connor, Director of the Arts and Sciences Honors Program at Boston College
Favorite Snack: Apples
Last Book Read for Fun: Judas and the Gospel of Jesus by N. T. Wright
What are you excited to learn or do in your internship this year? I am excited to do original research and to learn from Dr. Wallace.
Leigh Ann Thompson
Hometown: Crandall, Texas
Academic Inspiration: Nika Spaulding, Resident Theologian at Saint Jude Oak Cliff
Favorite Snack: Peanut butter M&Ms
Last Book Read: The Book That Made Your World by Vishal Mangalwadi
What are you excited to learn or do in your internship this year? Aside from getting practice, coaching, and exposure on how to research and think critically, I’m excited to grow in my own beliefs and in how to communicate those to others. I’m looking forward to deepening an understanding of worshipping with our minds.