By Denis Salgado Recently, some CSNTM staff members visited an academic library in the US. Wrapped in cloth, enclosed in a box, and placed in a room somewhere was a New Testament manuscript. According to the official list of New Testament Greek manuscripts (the Kurzgefasste Liste, accessible online here), this document is dated to theContinue reading One More Reason Why We Do What We Do!
The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (Plano, Texas) is pleased to host the second CSNTM Text & Manuscript Conference, scheduled to take place on 30–31 May 2024 in Plano. The theme of this scholars’ conference will be “Intersection.” In keeping with this theme, scholars will present papers that explore ways in whichContinue reading The CSNTM Text & Manuscript Conference 2024
2,000 years ago, the closest followers of Jesus carefully wrote down what they had seen him do and what they heard him teach. Immediately, these documents were hand copied and disseminated to congregations of Jesus-followers throughout the Roman Empire. In a world teeming with messiahs and prophets and mystical teachers, these communities of men andContinue reading What is the Scribal Fellowship?
By: Zachary Skarka, Guest Contributor Zachary Skarka is a doctoral student at the University of Birmingham. 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 Study of New Testament Manuscripts in 2018–2019 while he was a student atContinue reading From the Library: GA 075
By: Denis Salgado The other day, I was reading about a mom who decided to remodel one of her kid’s bedrooms. The project involved the removal of ugly, floral wallpapers (do you remember those?). As this lady got to work and began to remove the wallpaper, she made an interesting discovery: beneath the floral wallpaper,Continue reading Manuscripts 101: What is a Palimpsest?
Dear friends, This year, we celebrate the season of gratitude amidst a heavy set of circumstances. Our world reelsunder the weight of war and financial instability. Thankful sentiments may seem somewhat out ofplace these days, but that is exactly where my heart lands. Even in the midst of troublesome circumstances, the mission of preserving manuscriptsContinue reading Thanksgiving Letter from Dr. Daniel B. Wallace
Dr. Wallace and a team of CSNTM staff and volunteers spent two weeks at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, UK in August examining New Testament manuscripts to prepare them for digitization. While on the trip, Dr. Wallace took some time to share about the exciting manuscripts that the team has encountered and the great benefitsContinue reading CSNTM Expedition in Oxford
Thank you to everyone who attended our Snapshot event in Houston! The CSNTM team had a wonderful evening meeting each attendee, sharing our vision, presenting artifacts, and engaging in thoughtful conversations about our mission! We hope you enjoyed hearing from our team and connecting with the growing community of people who want to preserve theContinue reading CSNTM Snapshot in Houston
CSNTM Founder and C.E.O., Daniel B. Wallace, assists in dating of papyrus fragments, containing the oldest surviving text of the Sermon on the Mount and the Gospel of Thomas, to a time predating the canonization of the New Testament. Who, What, When, Where? An early papyrus containing texts from Matthew, Luke, and the Gospel ofContinue reading Dr. Daniel B. Wallace Contributes to New Publication of Papyrus with Early Sayings of Jesus
CSNTM’s digital collections research fellow, Denis Salgado, answers the question, “What is a colophon?” in this installment of the Ask the Prof series. Colophons provide us with information giving us insight into the context of a particular document’s production. Denis shares what some of those details were, how researchers analyze them, and how these littleContinue reading Ask the Prof: What is a Colophon?
