Qualifications
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Post-Doctoral Research New Testament Manuscripts and Texts
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Phd A Scribe and His Manuscript: An Investigation into the Scribal Habits of Papyrus 46 (P46)
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MA Biblical Exegesis and Translation Studies
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MA Biblical Studies
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MA Intercultural Studies
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BA Biblical Studies
Other Current Roles
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Committee Member
United Bible Societies Greek New Testament Editorial Committee (6th Edition)
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Board Member
International Greek New Testament Project, IGNTP
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Board Member
Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines
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United Bible Societies Representative
Linguistics, Orthography, Lexicography, LOL
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Committee Member
United Bible Societies Sign Language Bible Translation Committee
Research Interests
- Texts and Manuscripts of Epistle to the Hebrews
- Bible Translation and Local Theologising
Current Specialism
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Orthography of the Greek New Testament and its implications for Bible Translation
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Textual Analysis of the Epistle to the Hebrews
Other Professional Experience
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Bible Translator, Magandang Balita Biblia (2000-2003)
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Publishing Manager, Philippine Bible Society [PBS] (2001-2018)
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Translation Consultant, Philippine Bible Society (2006-present)
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Professor of Biblical Manuscripts and Texts
Selected Publications
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‘Myths about Modern Translations: Variants, Verdicts, and Versions’, in Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry (eds.), Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism (Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2019) 304-23.
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‘Now the End Is Near: Pen and Scribal Phenomena at the Line-Ends of 46’, in Daniel Wallace, David Flood, Elijah Hixson and Denis Salgaldo (eds.), Pen, Print, and Pixels: Advances in Textual Criticism in the Digital Era (Peabody: Hendrickson Academic, 2023) 133-48.
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‘The Character of the God to whom Jesus Prayed’, in Timoteo D. Gener and Jason R. Tan (eds.), Ama Namin: The Lord’s Prayer in Philippine Life and Spirituality (Carlisle: Langham Global Library, 2023) 19-36.
Publications in UBS Journals
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‘How Persuasive is “Persuasive Words of Human Wisdom”?: The Shortest Reading in 1 Corinthians 2.4’, The Bible Translator, 60.1 (2009) 10-21.
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‘“The Way I See It”: As a Paradigm for Reader-Response Criticism’, The Bible Translator, 60.1 (2009) 22-36.
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‘Review: An Introduction to the New Testament Manuscripts and Their Texts’, The Bible Translator, 61.3 (2010) 164-168.
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‘When Nonsense Makes Sense: Scribal Habits in the Space-intervals, Sense-pauses, and Other Visual Features in P46’, The Bible Translator, 64.2 (2013) 128-150.
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‘The ‘Ideal Version of the Text’: A Text-Critical Review of the Greek Text behind David Bentley Hart’s New Testament’, The Bible Translator 73.2 (2022) 203-212.