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When Jan encountered CSNTM’s digital manuscript library, it didn’t just confirm his faith—it deepened it. Today, innovative tools are transforming how we study the New Testament and giving more people access to its earliest manuscripts than ever before. Your support is fueling…

#ManuscriptMonday Papyrus 66 (𝔓66) is an early manuscript of the Gospel of John, housed at The Bodmer Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland. Explore more images here: buff.ly/3higLWu / buff.ly/3ybU9x0

#ThrowbackThursday to our From the Library post featuring GA 807—a New Testament manuscript we digitized in Greece in 2018. This feature explores the digitization process, how the manuscript handles the story of the woman caught in adultery, and the fascinating commentary it…

When CSNTM started digitizing manuscripts in 2002, we used a 4-5MP camera that took one image every 90 seconds. It was slow, but cutting-edge at the time. Today, we capture ultra-high-resolution images at 150 megapixels, preserving even the most minute details of ancient New…

#ManuscriptMonday CSNTM had the privilege of digitizing GA Lect 578, an 11th-century lectionary of the Gospels, at the University of Edinburgh in 2016. One of the most intriguing features? Impressions of what appears to be Latin text preserved on the inside covers (pictured).…

Today (July 9, 2025), join @DanielBWallace on the @InspiringPhilos YouTube channel as they review a Dan McClellan video on significant editorial changes in our early New Testament Manuscripts. Check the link for more information and the precise time! youtube.com/watch?v=Kp1v2N…

#ManuscriptMonday CSNTM photographed GA 2903 before it was cataloged and numbered. The small pages of this 12-13th c. manuscript of the Catholic and Pauline epistles in the Albania National Archive measure only 12 x 14 cm (4.5 x 5.5”). See more images: buff.ly/3Aw3IGN

#ThrowbackThursday to a blog post highlighting one of the most significant parchment manuscripts CSNTM has digitized—Codex Koridethi. Digitized in Tbilisi, Georgia, this manuscript offers a unique glimpse into the history of the New Testament text. Read the post to learn more…

⚠️ Flashing Lights Warning⚠️ What looks like flashing lights is actually cutting-edge technology at work! Through multi-spectral imaging (MSI), we can uncover erased or faded text in ancient New Testament manuscripts—revealing texts that have remained obscure for decades,…

#TextCriticTuesday The classics scholar of Trinity College at Cambridge, Richard Bentley (1662–1742) ambitiously aimed to compile an edition of the Greek New Testament to be the "Magna Carta to the whole Christian church” by comparing the oldest Greek manuscripts to the Vulgate.…

#ManuscriptMonday The tiny Gospel codex GA 2364 only covers 9x7 cm, making it smaller than the hands that held it open when CSNTM photographed it in 2008. Yet, the small book holds 492 leaves of Gospels text with an Apostolos supplement. See images here: buff.ly/oi557Bs…

#ManuscriptMonday GA 1875 is a 10th-century manuscript housed in Athens and photographed by CSNTM. It contains Acts, the Pauline Epistles, and the Catholic Epistles, along with beautiful illuminations—like this depiction of Paul at the beginning of 1 Corinthians. Explore more…

Our final session of Text to Translation is just around the corner! Join us as we answer the question: How do we get from the Greek New Testament to the English translations we read today? Don't miss this opportunity to wrap up the series or to join us for the first time. We’d…

On a recent trip to Oxford, our team came across something unexpected in a 13th-century Gospel manuscript: faint writing beneath the visible text. It was a palimpsest—an ancient document with earlier writing scraped off and overwritten. To fully uncover what’s hidden, we need…

#ManuscriptMonday GA 2878 is a single parchment leaf containing a portion of Luke 23, dated to the 12th century. This fragment is housed at the Dunham Bible Museum in Houston, Texas. CSNTM had the opportunity to examine and digitize the manuscript in 2019. View images in our…

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Session 2 of Text to Translation! We had a great time exploring manuscripts and their contents! Next up is one of our most requested topics: the scribes and textual criticism. Whether you’ve attended earlier sessions or are joining for the…

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Featured Variant: In 1 Peter 4:16, most English translations follow the reading ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ, rather than the NA28/ECM text, which reads ἐν τῷ μέρει τούτῳ. This would change the translation slightly from “in this name” to “in this matter.” #CSNTM #NewTestament…

#ManuscriptMonday GA 1739 was copied by a scribe named Ephraim in 10th-century Constantinople. As Bruce Metzger noted, this codex is “of extreme importance”—it contains commentary from Church Fathers up to the 4th century. Since the latest writer included is Basil (329–379),…

What a great turnout for Session 1 of Text to Translation! If you’ve ever wondered how we got from Jesus walking the earth to the Bible you read today, there’s still time to join us. Grab a friend and register for Session 2 before spots fill up! Visit buff.ly/CEaE2e9…