€2.5M project to investigate new evidence for New Testament
University of Birmingham project will examine hundreds of manuscripts which have not previously been considered in establishing bible text.
- Published: 23 June 2026
ITSEE News
Latest news from the Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing
New edition of the Greek New Testament
The sixth edition of the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament has been published, with two Birmingham academics on the editorial board.
- Published: 25 February 2026
Panel Review of Textual Commentary at SBL Annual Meeting
Professor Hugh Houghton's new book, "A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament", was given the honour of a panel review in Boston last week.
- Published: 1 December 2025
Welcome to a Visiting Fellow in Theology and Religion
Dr Zacharias Frey-Shoukry from the University of Rostock is spending a month as a researcher in Birmingham.
- Published: 10 September 2025
Congratulations to Gabriël Oberholzer
ITSEE student Gabriël Oberholzer has qualified for the award of MA by Research for a thesis on a Greek New Testament manuscript.
- Published: 6 September 2025
Zachary Skarka
PhD supervisors pay tribute to doctoral student who has died at the age of 31.
- Published: 24 August 2025
Birmingham academic appointed Editor of the Journal of Theological Studies
Professor Hugh Houghton of the Department of Theology and Religion has been appointed Editor of the Journal of Theological Studies by Oxford University Press.
- Published: 10 June 2025
The Fourteenth Birmingham Colloquium on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament
The Fourteenth Birmingham Colloquium was held at the University from 9th to 11th April 2025.
- Published: 6 May 2025