And for those of you who have the Greek (and financial) wherewithal to go to the original sources. . . .

Philip Wesley Comfort and David P. Barrett, eds. The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Volume 1: Papyri 1–72, Volume 2, Papyri 75–139 & Uncials,; each 528p., $39.99. Kregel Academic.

The manuscripts that form the Greek New Testament are scattered throughout the world and are usually only accessible to scholars and professionals. These were the manuscripts read by the earliest Christians, which comprised their “New Testament.” In his volumes, Philip Wesley Comfort bridges the gap between these extant copies and today’s critical text by providing accurate transcriptions of the earliest New Testament manuscripts, with photographs on the facing pages so readers can see the works for themselves.

Comfort also provides an introduction to each manuscript that summarizes the contents, date, current location, provenance, and other essential information, including the latest findings. This allows students and scholars to make well-informed decisions about the translation and interpretation of the New Testament.  . . . In addition, Volume 2 features a special section on determining the date of a manuscript.