Manuscripts

german new testament manuscript documents

A Brief History of Cataloging Greek New Testament Manuscripts

From the beginning of the 20th century to today, find out when a manuscript was first given a GA number and who has been involved in this work.

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GA L351, image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

How Many Greek New Testament manuscripts are there REALLY?

Explore the difficulties in counting the total number of extant Greek New Testament manuscripts.

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Greek New Testament Manuscript Counts

The latest data 

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What is the Kurzgefaßte Liste?

A short overview of the list of Greek New Testament manuscripts

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Introduction to the NTVMR

This brief overview tells you the basics of what the NTVMR has to offer.

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How to View Manuscripts in the NTVMR

An overview of the different ways to access images of manuscripts in the NTVMR

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© University of Chicago, Ms. 125 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Amulets and Magical Ostraca with text of the New Testament

What is the worth of magical artifacts for New Testament textual criticism?

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GA 0320 ©Hessisches Staatsarchiv in Marburg

Keeping track of manuscripts: The Curious case of 0320

An investigation into the recent history of 0320

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©Cambridge Digital Library (Cambridge Or. 16 1699 Πx)

The Curious Case of L1575

An investigation of the multiple appearances of a single Greek-Coptic manuscript in the list of manuscripts

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Byzantine Lectionary Manuscripts and Their Significance for Biblical Textual Criticism

A paper on lectionaries and why they are important

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How to INDEX Manuscripts in the NTVMR

A tutorial on the basics of manuscript indexing in the NTVMR

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Lectionary Indexing in the NTVMR

How indexing works specifically for lectionaries