Intersection: Interdisciplinary Approaches to New Testament Text and Manuscript Studies

Discover up-to-date findings—and debates—in the field of New Testament textual criticism from the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts.

Intersection explores ways in which New Testament textual criticism interacts with other disciplines such as paleography, exegesis, manuscript studies, and early Christianity—all of which informs our understanding of the New Testament transmission in its broad context. It provides cutting-edge scholarship in textual criticism, a field that is rapidly evolving with the use of digital data analysis.

Comprised of stimulating papers presented at the Text and Manuscript Conference, hosted by the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, Intersection brings together multiple disciplines to further our understanding of the transmission and use of the New Testament text reflected in the manuscript tradition. These excellent essays cover a wide range of topics related to New Testament text and manuscripts.

In just a single volume, readers learn about the following:the text of the New Testament in the writings of the apostolic and church fathers;textual interplay among manuscripts, scribal practices, and contexts;codicological aspects of specific New Testament documents revealed by advanced technology;and even how post-Reformation preachers wrestled with textual variants in their sermons.Written by established scholars and up-and-coming specialists, this volume represents an opportunity to hear the fresh voices emerging in fields related to New Testament text and manuscript studies.