Codex Vaticanus offers an early, disciplined Alexandrian text of most of the New Testament, anchoring modern critical editions and confirming the stability of the original wording.
Codex Vaticanus and Its Role in Preserving the Alexandrian Tradition
Codex Sinaiticus (א) and the Alexandrian New Testament Text
Codex Sinaiticus provides an early, disciplined Alexandrian text of the entire New Testament, confirming that our present Greek text closely matches the original writings.
The Book of Acts and Textual Criticism: Evaluating the Manuscript Evidence and Restoring the Original Text
The Book of Acts presents unique challenges in textual criticism, but early Alexandrian manuscripts allow us to restore the original text with a high degree of confidence
Some Famous Majuscule Manuscripts of the New Testament
Examining Codices Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, and others, this article surveys the major majuscule manuscripts and their role in preserving the New Testament.
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 405 (P. Oxy. 405): A Second-Century Witness to Irenaeus and the Text of Matthew 3:16–17
Early Christian papyrus quoting Matthew 3:16–17, preserving Irenaeus's text from 150–200 C.E., and supporting the Alexandrian manuscript tradition.
Papyrus 133 (P133): A Textual Analysis of P. Oxy. 5259 (200–250 C.E.)
Papyrus 133 preserves 1 Timothy 3:13–4:8 from 200–250 C.E., showing Alexandrian textual features and rare scribal habits.
Were Almost All Greek New Testament Manuscript Textual Variants [Errors] Created Before 200 A.D.?
Colwell states: “the overwhelming majority of readings were created before the year 200.” Kilpatrick says, “almost all variants can be presumed to have been created by A.D. 200.” The Alands, say, “practically all the substantive variants in the text of the New Testament are from the second century ...” Is this true?
