'Bring the parchments'

On doing 'word counts' of biblical books

The mayhem behind brackets, Bible software, and the Byzantine and Western texts: can a method be found out of this madness?

Sep 6 • 

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July 2025

Initial Impressions and Review of Hugh Houghton's new Textual Commentary

This will become one of two new standard reference works and a great starting place for textual research

Jul 24 • 

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The earliest instances of paragraphs (ekthesis) in Greek manuscripts?

"Paragraph" divisions from the first century B.C.

Jul 21 • 

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My talk on Ephesians with students from Torrey Honors College

I very much enjoyed the visit to Tyndale House from about 30 Torrey Honors College students.

Jul 17 • 

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June 2025

The Structure of Ephesians According to the Earliest New Testament Manuscripts

Paragraphing and Chapter Divisions in Ancient Manuscripts of Ephesians

Jun 17 • 

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March 2025

Some thoughts on ETS/SBL paper proposals

What makes for a good academic paper proposal?

Mar 24 • 

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Latin chapter divisions in Ephesians

Ephesians divided into 31 chapters/sections in Codex Amiatinus

Mar 17 • 

Nelson

The ordering of the New Testament books?

Does order matter? And how else have the New Testament books been ordered?

Mar 8 • 

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February 2025

Episode 5 of the Tyndale House Podcast

Textual Criticism during the Reformation

Feb 14 • 

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Tyndale House Podcast on New Testament Manuscripts

Dirk Jongkind and I discuss New Testament Manuscripts

Feb 6 • 

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January 2025

The Editio Critica Maior (ECM) of Revelation

An Overview and Initial Review: How much does it change the text of Revelation?

Jan 29 • 

Nelson

Kurt Aland, Bruce Metzger, and the Lucianic Recension

Why was NA26/27 so negative towards the Byzantine text? Part of the answer lies with the theory of a Lucianic recension

Jan 27 • 

Nelson