OK, I admit it: this is shameless of me. It’s tactless, mercenary, and almost despicable. Nevertheless, I’m going forth with it because I believe that, in this...

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Christianity Today Articles on Greek Manuscripts Found in Albania

Of interest to the readers of Parchment & Pen: Christianity Today this week (April 23, 2008) published its article on the Greek New Testament manuscripts that the Center...

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Louisiana Saturday Night: Day Two of the 2008 Greer-Heard Forum

I learned something really important on day two of the Greer-Heard Forum: fried fish and dark beer taste even better when you’re sitting around a bunch of theologues....

by C Michael Patton

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The Greer-Heard Forum: A Few Observations

It’s been a couple of weeks since you all heard from me, largely because I was preparing for the Greer-Heard Point-Counterpoint Forum, which took place the first weekend...

by C Michael Patton

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Friday Night Lights: Day One of the 2008 Greer-Heard Forum

The Greer-Heard Forum is an outstanding stage for dialogue between evangelical and non-evangelical scholars with opposing views on controversial subjects. It got off to an...

by C Michael Patton

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News Release: Update on the New Testament Manuscript Find

Here is an ALR New Release about the CSNTM find: DALLAS, March 25, 2008 – Normally, two or three New Testament manuscripts handwritten in the original Greek are...

by C Michael Patton

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New Testament Manuscripts Discovered in Albania

For a long time, Albania has closed its doors to western scholars. Last summer, a four-person team from the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts went to Tirana to...

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Some Thoughts on the Great Commission – Part 2: The Historical Setting

Last week we looked at the Greek construction of the Great Commission (Matt 28.19-20) and concluded that the typical English translation, Go and make disciples,was pretty...

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Scholars Find Treasure Trove of Early New Testament Manuscripts

That’s the title of a press release that is going out this week. I’ll have to wait until the news of the location, as well as the number and significance of the...

by C Michael Patton

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The Historical Metzger

I realize that some of you were expecting this blog to give a few examples of meaningful and viable textual variants. But that will have to wait till next week. For now, I...

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