Jacob W. Peterson
Thesis title: GA 1739: A Monk, His Manuscript, and the Text of Paul's Letters
Background
University of Oklahoma, 2006-2009
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, with Distinction
University of Oklahoma, 2009-2010
Graduate Studies in Philosophy (no degree sought)
Dallas Theological Seminary, 2010-2015
ThM in New Testament Textual Criticism, with High Honors
Master’s Thesis: New Readings in Colossians in Papyrus 46
Responsibilities & affiliations
Society of Biblical Literature, Student Member, 2013–Present
American Society of Papyrologists, 2014–Present
Association Internationale de Papyrologues, 2014–Present
University of Edinburgh Digital Humanities Steering Group, 2015–2017
Research summary
New Testament Textual Criticism
Papyrology
Palaeography
Manuscript Digitization and Preservation
Project activity
New Testament manuscript research and digitization expedition, June 2018
Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts (Tbilisi, Georgia); Byzantine Museum (Ioannina, Greece), Institute for Papyrology (Heidelberg, Germany)
New Testament manuscript research and digitization expedition, January 2018
Hellenic Parliament Library (Athens, Greece)
New Testament manuscript research and digitization expedition, May–June 2017
Panagia Monastery (Proussos, Greece); Tatarnas Monastery (Fragista, Greece)
New Testament manuscript research, May 2017
University of Heidelberg Papyrus Museum (Heidelberg, Germany)
New Testament manuscript research and digitization expedition, December 2016
University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
New Testament manuscript research, November 2016
Chester Beatty Library (Dublin, Ireland)
New Testament manuscript research and digitization expedition, May–August 2015, January 2016, March 2016, May–July 2016
National Library of Greece (Athens, Greece)
New Testament manuscript research and digitization expedition, June–July 2014
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Manuscript research and digitization, March 2014
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ft. Worth, TX)
New Testament manuscript research and digitization expedition, July–August 2013
Chester Beatty Library (Dublin, Ireland)
New Testament manuscript research and digitization expedition, March 2013
Historical City Library of Zagora (Zagora, Greece); Aristotle University Theological Library (Thessaloniki, Greece)
New Testament manuscript research and digitization expedition, June–July 2012
Gennadius Library (Athens, Greece); University of Athens Philosophical and Theological Library; University of Athens History Museum; Tyrnavos Public Library (Tyrnavos, Greece); Kozani City Library (Kozani, Greece); Library of St. Stephanou Monastery (Meteora, Greece); Historical City Library of Zagora (Zagora, Greece)
Junior Scholar, Museum of the Bible Scholars Initiative 2012–2013
Intern, Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts 2011–2012
Invited speaker
“Math Myths: Why More Manuscripts Isn’t Necessarily Better” Invited paper at the Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, November 2017.
Papers delivered
“GA 1739: A Monk, His Manuscript, and the Text of Paul” at the Biblical Studies Research Seminar, University of Edinburgh, October 2017.
“Reevaluating the Corrections and Later Hands in Papyrus 46” at the Herman Hoskier and the Future of Textual Scholarship on the Bible Conference at Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, August 2017.
“New Readings in Papyrus 46” in the Working with Biblical Manuscripts program unit, Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting, Seoul, South Korea, 5 July 2016.
Book Chapters
"Patterns of Correction as Paratext: A New Approach with Papyrus 46 (P46) as a Test Case” in The Future of New Testament Textual Scholarship: From H. C. Hoskier to the Editio Critica Maior and Beyond, ed. Garrick V. Allen. WUNT I.417. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2019. (ISBN: 9783161566622)
“Math Myths: How Many Manuscripts We Have and Why More Isn’t Always Better” in Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism, edited by Peter J. Gurry and Elijah M. Hixson. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, forthcoming Nov. 2019. (ISBN: 9780830852574)
Journal Articles
“An Updated Correction List for P. Beatty II (CBL BP II and P.Mich. Inv. 6238; Gregory–Aland Papyrus 46 [P46]).” Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 56 (2019).
Encyclopedia Entries
“Imaging Fragile Codices” in Textual History of the Bible, vol 3. Leiden: Brill, forthcoming.
“Mary, Mother of James and Joses” in Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception, vol 17. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2019. (ISBN: 9783110313345)
“Melchi 1” and “Melchi 2” in Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception, vol 18. Berlin: de Gruyter, forthcoming 2020.