Gospel quotations confirm the early authority, use, and textual stability of the four canonical Gospels in the second century.
Patristic Quotations as Witnesses: Irenaeus and the Text of the Gospels in the Second Century
Minuscule 1739: A Tenth-Century Witness Preserving an Ancient Pauline Text Type
Minuscule 1739 is a tenth-century manuscript whose Pauline text preserves a far older and highly valuable line of transmission.
Family 1739 in the Pauline Epistles: Affinity with P46 and Early Alexandrian Witnesses
Family 1739 preserves an ancient Pauline text and repeatedly confirms the early Alexandrian line represented by P46, Vaticanus, and Sinaiticus.
The Textual Character of Codex Bezae (D 05) in Acts: Western Readings and Documentary Evidence
Codex Bezae in Acts preserves an early but expansive Western text, rich in explanatory readings yet usually secondary to the earlier Alexandrian witnesses.
The Physical Identity of Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus is a fifth-century palimpsest whose script, corrections, and mixed text illuminate disciplined New Testament transmission.
Decoding the Secrets of the Codex Claromontanus
Codex Claromontanus reveals how Paul’s letters were copied, expanded, translated, and restored through careful textual criticism.
The Legacy of the Codex Regius in New Testament Textual Criticism
Codex Regius matters because it preserves a later yet valuable Gospel witness that often supports the Alexandrian line while exposing secondary expansions.
Fragments of Truth: The Value of Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1 for the Gospel of Thomas
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1 is valuable because it dates Greek Thomas, exposes its textual fluidity, and shows its dependence on earlier gospel tradition.
Codex Zacynthius: A Palimpsest’s Tale in New Testament Textual Criticism
Codex Zacynthius preserves an early Lukan text beneath later reuse, offering a powerful witness to Luke’s stable transmission and documentary recovery.
The Significance of the Peshitta in New Testament Textual Studies
The Peshitta is a stable Syriac New Testament witness that often corroborates early Greek readings when its translation constraints allow controlled textual inference.
