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About this blog
This is the personal academic blog of Dr. Gregory S. Paulson and Dr. Katie Leggett, offering a creative space for reflection on critical texts in the field of Greek New Testament textual criticism.
The title Critical Texts is intended to carry multiple layers of meaning. First, it refers to the manuscripts at the heart of New Testament textual criticism. These manuscripts are not only material artifacts with distinct paleographical and codicological features but also critical witnesses through which the biblical text has been preserved and faithfully transmitted across generations.
Second, the title points to the critical editions of the Greek New Testament, constructed on the basis of this manuscript evidence, which have profoundly shaped our understanding of the textual tradition and influenced how Scripture has been read and interpreted.
At the same time, the title invites a broader understanding of “texts,” in which meaning is shaped not only by language but by the material and cultural settings in which texts are produced and received. This wider perspective encompasses not only ink on parchment or words on a printed page, but also the people, traditions, methods, institutions, and technologies that mediate how these witnesses are produced, transmitted, and received.
We hope this blog will be a space not only for engaging written texts, but also for focusing on the historical and sociological factors that have shaped them and continue to influence how the New Testament is read and encountered today.
About us
Dr. Gregory S. Paulson
Greg earned his doctorate from the University of Edinburgh and specializes in textual criticism, manuscript studies, and the history of the Greek New Testament. His research focuses on philology, scribal habits, lectionary traditions, and digital humanities. He has extensive experience with digital tools and editing critical editions. He is co-editor of the Editio Critica Maior and the Kurzgefasste Liste, as well as sub-editor of the Nestle–Aland 29th edition.
Dr. Katie Leggett