Links to lectures on Bible Manuscripts

Can we trust the text of the Bible?
Introduction to Biblical Manuscripts

Lectures on the Biblical Texts
Links to the recordings and to the handouts distributed during the day

Session 1

Introduction to the oldest manuscripts of the Bible
Have we got the right gospels?
Papyri
Has the text of the Bible been changed?
Nomina Sacra: What they are and why they are important

To see the video, click here or on the image above. (New link on 24.9.2026)
To download Session 1 Handout 1 click here.
To download Session 1 Handout 2 click here.

Session 3

The Most Important Bible Manuscripts:
Codices Ephraemi & Bezae
The most important Bible Manuscript in the Vatican Library:
The Story of Codex Vaticanus

To see the video, click here or on the image above.
To download the Session 3 Handout click here.

Session 2

How Quires were made

The Most Important Bible Manuscripts:
The World's Oldest Bible: Codex Sinaiticus
How reliable is it?

To see the video, click here or on the image above.
To download Session 2 Handout 1 click here.
To download Session 2 Handout 2 click here.
To download Session 2 Handout 3 click here.

Session 4

The Most Important Bible Manuscripts:
The first ancient manuscript of the whole Bible to reach England:
Codex Alexandrinus and how we can see what it says
Comparison of dates of ancient classical and Biblical manuscripts
Conspiracy Theories
P.S. AI and books on Bible manuscripts

To see the video, click here or on the image above.
To download Session 4 Handout 1 click here.
To download Session 4 Handout 2 click here.