The New Testament is historically reliable through eyewitness testimony, archaeology, early manuscripts, and recoverable apostolic wording.
The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
Multispectral Imaging of Damaged Papyri: Recent Advances in Reading P45 and P66
Multispectral imaging clarifies damaged readings in P45 and P66 while strengthening the documentary method of New Testament textual criticism.
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.
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.
Papyrus 66 and Its Witness to the Johannine Text
Papyrus 66, an early second-century codex of John, reveals a largely Alexandrian text and proves that the Johannine Gospel was stable and widely used soon after composition.
The Scribe and Correctors of P66 (Papyrus 66)
P66 Papyrus 66 [150 C.E.] is of the Alexandrian text-type (more trusted). P66 comes to us by way of a professional scribe (practiced calligraphic hand, pagination numbers), a major corrector and a minor corrector.
PAPYRUS 66 (P66): One of the Earliest Available Papyri
Papyrus 66 (P66) is a crucial manuscript in New Testament studies, housing the Gospel of John and excluding the Pericope Adulterae. Scholars debate its dating, with evidence supporting an early to mid-second-century origin (125-150 C.E.). It reveals the significant corrections and textual characteristics made by three distinct individuals, shedding light on early Christian scribal practices and theological engagement.
