Nomina sacra are early Christian sacred-name contractions that reveal scribal reverence, shape variant patterns, and aid documentary textual criticism.
The Significance of Nomina Sacra in New Testament Texts
The Birth of the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM): History, Aims, Definitions, and the Assumptions That Shaped It
CBGM arose to manage vast, contaminated data and to direct readings by “coherence.” This chapter explains its birth, terms, and limits for beginners.
