The Center for New Testament Textual Studies, founded in 1998, is a research center devoted to the collation and analysis of the New Testament text in the Greek manuscripts. Dr. William Warren is the current director of the center and we are located on the campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The Center (CNTTS) especially emphasizes the study of the Greek minuscule manuscripts of the New Testament, but other projects are also undertaken. The CNTTS houses a substantial collection of microfilms and facsimiles of New Testament manuscripts, with expansion of the current collection ongoing. Although we are not officially linked to the International Greek New Testament Project, we are in an active cooperative relationship with that project and use the standards of that project for all of the collation work done at our institution.

In connection with the CNTTS, numerous course offerings in the area of NT textual criticism are offered at NOBTS on both the Master's and Ph.D. levels.

Inquiries about these courses are welcome. Also, while we do not offer a Ph.D. specifically in NTTC, we do offer the opportunity for students in our NT Ph.D. program to acquire a substantial amount of specialization in the area and to write their dissertations in the area.

The facilities of the CNTTS are available to scholars on sabbatical leaves pending availability and the submission of a proposed study plan that is compatible with the purposes of the CNTTS. Inquiries may be made on the request form linked to this page.

For further information on the CNTTS, we invite you to view the information file on the CNTTS, which is linked to the button above.