This compilation of blogs serves to educate readers on the history and science behind the manuscripts of huge New Testament, including their origins and transmission. For continued research, I suggest books by Phillip Comfort or Daniel Wallace. You can also view the Codex Sinaiticus online.

I. Media
1. Papyrus
2. Parchment
3. Paper

II. Transmission
1. Scribes
2. Dictators
3. Amanuenses

III. Origins
1. Writers
2. Circulation
3. Groupings
4. Canonization

IV. Classifications
1. Papyri
2. Uncials / Majiscules
3. Miniscules
4. Lectionaires

V. Textual Criticism
1. Introduction
2. Scribal Errors
3. Unintentional Changes
4. Intentional Changes

VI. Variants
1. Analysis of Textual Variants
2. Mark Long Ending
3. Pericope of the Adulteress
4. Additional Examples

VII. Dating
1. Introduction
2. Termina
3. Paleography

VIII. Reliability of the Text
1. Derivation of the Original Text
2. Multiple Autographs of Acts
3. Historicity