Codex VATICANUS and these STRANGE markings and NEW Research!

In this video, I provide a brief overview surrounding the umlauts or Distigmai found in Codex Vaticanus, these strange markings are found all over the New Testament and it's not entirely certain who put them there, or even what they mean. Come join me as we look at the distigmai in this manuscript and look at some potential answers!

~~~ RESOURCES ~~~

Codex Vaticanus online:
https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.g...

Philip Payne's initial article:
https://www.linguistsoftware.com/Payn...

Peter Head's Response:
Part 1: https://evangelicaltextualcriticism.b...
Part 2: https://evangelicaltextualcriticism.b...

Philip Payne's Response to Peter Head:
https://app.box.com/s/uz2jds515x

Tommy Wasserman's Summary of the Nov 2023 SBL presentations:
https://evangelicaltextualcriticism.b...

James Snapp Jr. on the Distigmai:
https://www.thetextofthegospels.com/2...


~~~ CONTENTS ~~~
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Looking at the Umlauts in Codex Vaticanus
1:50 Inking and re-inking of Vaticanus
4:40 A word the re-inker didn't reinforce
6:05 A repeated word not reinforced by the re-inker
7:05 A whole phrase that was left out, Galatians 1.11
8:00 When was that reinforcement done?
8:25 the color of the umlauts or distigmai
10:00 Places where the umlauts had not been reinked
11:30 Umlauts and textual variants
12:45 comparing the apricot color with other unre-inked letters
13:35 Another example 1 Cor 13:34
14:10 Another example in Philippians
15:40 Three reasons why the these 11 umlauts were not re-inked
16:30 Those who think the distigmai or umlauts are later
16:40 James Snapp Jr, and his article
19:05 The replaced pages in Hebrews
20:00 The distigmai appear to match the textus receptus variants
20:55 Philip Payne responds to the TR argument
22:15 I am uncertain on this so far
22:45 Enter some new research!
23:16 Types of ink used in manuscript production
23:42 Questioning the date of the re-inker
26:25 Nehemiah Gordon throws in a twist, a third scribe!
28:01 The criticism of comparing color
28:35 Conclusion