Family 1739 preserves an ancient Pauline text and repeatedly confirms the early Alexandrian line represented by P46, Vaticanus, and Sinaiticus.
Family 1739 in the Pauline Epistles: Affinity with P46 and Early Alexandrian Witnesses
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.
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.
Tracing the Transmission: The Journey of the New Testament Text Through the Centuries
A documentary history of how the New Testament text was copied, varied, preserved, and restored from the autographs to modern Greek editions.
New Testament Textual Criticism: Navigating the Byzantine-Majority Text Debate
Why the Byzantine-Majority Text debate fails when early manuscript evidence, textual history, and the Alexandrian witnesses are weighed properly.
Why Acts Presents a Special Text-Critical Challenge
An in-depth documentary study of Acts textual variants, weighing major passages, manuscript evidence, and scribal habits to recover Luke’s original wording.
The Textual History of the Epistle to the Hebrews: A Comprehensive Study
A full study of Hebrews’ manuscript transmission, early papyri, major codices, scribal habits, and key variants within the Pauline tradition.
New Testament Textual Criticism: The Story of the Western Text
The Western text reveals how scribes expanded and paraphrased the New Testament, especially Acts, while earlier Alexandrian witnesses preserve the original wording.
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.
