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For decades, it's been widely claimed that there are about 60 complete Greek NT manuscripts. But what qualifies as “complete”? And are there really 60 manuscripts that meet that criterion? This post examines these questions in light of the manuscript evidence.
Three months ago, I submitted to JBL. Normally, by this time an editorial manager website would go something like 'Decision pending' or, at least, 'Awaiting reviewer reports'. On JBL website, however, it's been 'Under review' from Day 1. The suspense is killin' me!
Rude journal editors (especially to early-career authors) are reason enough to boycott the journal. Discuss.
Thanks so much, Bethany. He's now on my radar!
Over the years, one of the things that’s kept me sane is being intentional about incorporating a solid dose of fiction into my daily reading routine. As of recent I’ve really enjoyed Red Rising series. Any tips from my Bsky peeps?
The silence of many American Christians concerning Trump’s plans to invade and annex Greenland is deafening. But it won’t be forgotten.
NT Pod Short: Is Textual Criticism Interesting? www.youtube.com/shorts/DWzga... #NTPod #NTPodShorts
Time to start boycotting the USA, maybe?
OK, then, stocked up on my courage and patience and made my first JBL submission. Now wake me up in 100 years to read the rejection letter...
I’m excited that this year, I’ll be a able to wear my dusty book reviewer hat again. In a few nice journals too!
Including an article by yours truly (co-authored with my wonderful friend and erstwhile colleague Darius Müller)!
Just heard a recent account of someone submitting an article where they disagreed with someone, whom the editor then assigned as a peer-reviewer. Plus, the reviewer knew the person and their argument, having interacted with them at a different venue. How many cases of malpractice can you count?
Hello there! Anyone of my friends at Boston Logan airport at 3pm tomorrow wanting to take uber to the Convention Centre area? #SBLAAR2025
One of the things I truly dislike about textual editing is the writer’s block that ensues after months of drowning in raw data. Every. Single. Time.
I'm loving the new macOS Tahoe. Such a sleek, intuitive interface. For some reason, it brings back some memories of my earliest Macs! Anyone else who's digging it?
It'd be pretty nice to work on a piece that's shorter than 15,000 words for a change. Ah yes, that would be the article I'm supposed to be co-authoring, which I have no time to write because I'm working on all these impossibly long manuscripts!
Over the years, reading fiction has proved to be one of the key ways of preserving the remnants of this academic's mental health. Always have a novel at hand throughout the term time, but tend to ramp it up during holidays. Any tips—esp. more recent, lesser known authors/books I should check out?
After 9 years of work on this maddeningly fascinating manuscript, I'm happy to say that the end is in sight!
In due course, I will also add the extensive GJohn portion (already edited) and bring all of the previously published materials together into a single volume, furnished with a lot of imaging data and an integrative introduction.
Happy to report that the ZNW has accepted my new edition of GMatt pages in Codex Climaci Rescriptus for publication! This is the fourth and most likely also the last instalment of my editorial work on this manuscript to be published as an article.
Spent most of the afternoon trying to ascertain lettering in two lines. Not finished yet. #PalimpsestEditing #WhyWouldYouEraseItMate
For some reason, every time I edit a palimpsest section, I leave the most difficult page for the end. Then I spend 500% more time on it than I did on any of the previous ones. The upside is that the end is, finally, in sight.
Brilliant, thanks! It’s been just over 3 months for me, not sure if that’s a good sign or otherwise. (Previous experience was roughly 3 months.)
Anyone who has a recent experience with ZNW’s submission-to-decision process? How long did it take them to get back to you?
It took me 8 years to figure out a pressing problem in the section-numbering sequence on page of this darn palimpsest, but I did it! #HappyFriday
What’s your analysis of the current situation in Egypt?
Your observations are spot on.
Is it just me or this place feels rather dead? I miss the goo old Twitter days. Incredible what the high technocrat did to what used to be a very congenial and useful social medium. #Nostalgic
Spending some four hours on revising punctuation in my transcription of a single MS page... At times, this is what it takes to edit a palimpsest.
Had a most productive time yesterday with my friends and colleagues Roger Easton and Keith Knox, imaging scientists. It’s an honour to work with such brilliant yet humble and kind human beings.