A study of the nomina sacra system and how early Christian scribes used sacred abbreviations to transmit the Divine Name and preserve the New Testament text.
Nomina Sacra and the Transmission of the Divine Name
The Role of Corrections in Codex Sinaiticus
An analysis of the corrections in Codex Sinaiticus and what they reveal about Alexandrian transmission and textual stability.
A Brief History of New Testament Textual Criticism: From Irenaeus to NA28/UBS5
A documentary history from Irenaeus to NA28/UBS5 showing how early papyri and Alexandrian witnesses anchor a stable, reliable New Testament text.
Transmission of the Greek New Testament Text: Autographs, Early Copies, Scribal Hands, Scribal Changes, and the Recovery of the Original Wording
Early papyri and the great codices show a stable Greek New Testament text, transmitted carefully and recoverable by prioritizing the best, earliest documentary evidence.
Transmissional Errors in the New Testament: Unintentional and Intentional Changes Explained with Documentary Evidence
Unintentional and intentional changes in New Testament manuscripts are identifiable and reversible by early Alexandrian witnesses, restoring the autographic text.
The Goal of New Testament Textual Criticism: How Scholars Reconstruct the Original Words of the New Testament
Recovering the original New Testament words by prioritizing early manuscripts—especially the papyri and great uncials—over speculative theories and late traditions.
How Ancient New Testament Manuscripts Were Written: Materials, Hands, and Book Forms from Wax Tablets to Parchment Codices
Early Christians wrote on tablets, papyrus, parchment, and paper, using disciplined hands and codices to transmit the New Testament with precision.
Collation and Classification of New Testament Manuscripts: Reasons, Methods, and Scholarly Use
Collation grounds New Testament textual criticism by recording real differences, revealing manuscript relationships, and guiding reliable editorial decisions.
The Practice of New Testament Textual Criticism: How to Read a Critical Apparatus and Resolve Key Variants
Learn how to read a New Testament critical apparatus and see major variants resolved by early papyri and Alexandrian witnesses with disciplined, documentary method.
The New Testament Text in Print: Establishing the Received Text, Amassing Evidence, and the Struggle Toward a Critical Text (1516–1882)
From Erasmus to Westcott–Hort, printing moved the Greek New Testament from a late, narrow base to an early, well-attested text grounded in documentary evidence.
