Tertullian’s polemics, citations, and documentary mindset provide early Latin evidence and a public-text model crucial for New Testament textual criticism.
Tertullian’s Contributions to New Testament Textual Criticism
The Copyists Were Not Professional Scribes and Made Many Mistakes
Early scholars overgeneralized from a few papyri, but later discoveries revealed professional and semi-professional scribes, validating a stable, recoverable text.
The Uncial Manuscripts: A Forgotten Treasure of the New Testament
Uncial codices preserve a vast, early, and testable New Testament text, bridging the papyri and minuscules with documentary force.
The Mystery of Codex Bezae: An Enigma in New Testament Textual Criticism
Codex Bezae (D) preserves a bilingual Western text that often expands and harmonizes, yet sometimes preserves ancient alternative readings in Luke–Acts.
The Significance of Papyrus Bodmer II in the Book of John
Papyrus Bodmer II (P66) provides one of the earliest extensive witnesses to John, revealing early codex transmission, corrections, and stable readings.
The Effect of Early Heresies on the Transmission of New Testament Texts
Early heresies influenced some scribal clarifications and expansions, yet the early manuscript tradition remained stable and recoverable through documentary evidence.
New Testament Textual Commentary on Matthew 18: A Documentary Analysis of Key Variants
A verse-by-verse textual analysis of Matthew 18 revealing early scribal habits, harmonizations, and interpolations based on strong manuscript evidence.
The Distribution of Early Manuscripts: New Testament Transmission, Church Growth, and Textual Preservation
The New Testament writings spread efficiently across the Roman Empire through hand-copied manuscripts, despite persecution and material limitations.
Matthew 15:6a—New Testament Text and Translation Commentary
Matthew 15:6a preserves the shorter Alexandrian reading, exposing how tradition nullified the Fifth Commandment’s demand to honor one’s father.
