Documentation

CNTR Project Overview – High-level description of the CNTR project's purposes and goals.
CNTR Technical Reference – Detailed description of technologies and rationale behind the CNTR database.

Audiovisual

CNTR Introduction – Video introducing the vision of the CNTR project. (4 min)
CNTR Database – Video describing the capabilities of the CNTR database. (4 min)
Statistical Restoration – Video about the making of the Statistical Restoration (SR) Greek New Testament. (9 min)
Real Science Radio interview – Talk show host Bob Enyart interviews Alan Bunning about the CNTR project on KLTT, Denver, CO, March 26, 2021. (46 min)

Publications

Restoration of the New Testament: The Case for Scientific Textual Criticism – Book establishing the rationale for replacing the artistic components of textual criticism with scientific processes.
New Testament Greek Reference Guide – Educational reference material rendered in Koine Greek instead of the usual Medieval Greek format.

Presentations

“Considerations for Statistical Reconstruction of the Original Orthography of the New Testament”, 2022 Society for Biblical Literature, Biblical Lexicography section, Denver, Colorado, November 20, 2022.
“Scientific Definition of Variant Unit Boundaries”, 2022 Midwest Region Society for Biblical Literature, Textual Criticism and Papyrology section, South Bend, IN (Virtual), February 5, 2022.
“Corpus-Based Statistical Measurements of Textual Reliability for New Testament Manuscripts”, 2022 Midwest Region Society for Biblical Literature, Textual Criticism and Papyrology section, South Bend, IN (Virtual), February 5, 2022.
“Orthographic Priority for Interpreting Homophones in New Testament Manuscripts”, 2021 Society of Biblical Literature Conference, Biblical Lexicography section, San Antonio, TX, November 22, 2021.
“The Universal Apparatus”, 2021 Society of Biblical Literature Conference, Nida Institute - Copenhagen Alliance section, San Antonio, TX, November 20, 2021.
“The Universal Apparatus”, 2021 Bible Translation Conference, Dallas, TX (Virtual), October 15, 2021.
“Early New Testament Manuscripts and the Implications for Textual Criticism”, 2015 Society of Biblical Literature Conference, Global Education and Research Technology section, Atlanta, GA, November 22, 2015.

Greek New Testaments

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Statistical Restoration (SR) – The first computer-generated text using a reasoned-eclecticism approach that simulates the processes used by textual critics.
Bunning Heuristic Prototype (BHP) – Preliminary text using a heuristic to anticipate the results of a computer-generated Greek New Testament.
King James Textus Receptus (KJTR) – Text produced to strictly adhere to the text underlying the “1769 editions” of the King James Bible.

Data

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CNTR Transcriptions – Electronic transcriptions of the CNTR texts adhering to the Manuscript Encoding Specification.
KoineGreek Font – TrueType font used to display the script of early Koine Greek manuscripts.