W. Andrew SmithAug 9, 20145 min readReview of the BibleWorks Manuscripts Project Every modern student of the Bible should have some understanding of how the biblical text was transmitted from the ancient world to the...
W. Andrew SmithAug 4, 20147 min readReview of The Use of Textual Criticism for the Interpretation of Patristic TextsThis collection of essays is the product of a doctoral seminar called “Manuscripts and Texts” offered by Kenneth B. Steinhauser (Professor o
W. Andrew SmithApr 4, 20142 min readReview: Practice Makes Perfect: P. Cotsen-Princeton 1 and the Training of Scribes in Byzantine EgyptPractice Makes Perfect is a papyrological investigation of a seventh-century Coptic miniature codex (P. Cotsen-Princeton 1), a (perhaps mona
W. Andrew SmithDec 24, 20134 min readReview of Arabic Manuscripts: A Vademecum for Readers If the term vademecum is unfamiliar, it refers to a handbook that is carried around at all times for consultation (from the modern Latin “go