"Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts Working to Preserve Ancient Pieces"

So it has appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Saturday, March 8 - the result of the press release from Dan Wallace, director of the CSNTM that we mentioned here.

Here is an abstract of the most interesting bits:

"In May, he'll start a sabbatical to embark on his most ambitious expedition yet.

He and a team of assistants are planning a 15-month trip to Albania, the island of Patmos, Turkey, several European and Russian cities, Mount Sinai in Egypt and several cities in the United States.
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In expedition to Albania last summer yielded new excitement: His team found a treasure trove of manuscripts. The group had expected to work with 13 known manuscripts – but instead found that the National Archive in Tirana listed 47 New Testament manuscripts. At least 17 were unknown to Western scholars."

I sure which I could take 15 months off and go with them ...