Peter Montoro IV
Research Associate in New Testament (Seconded)
Peter Montoro studies the textual history of the New Testament. He is particularly interested in understanding the causes of textual change, especially those changes not easily attributable to scribal slips in the course of copying. By identifying the patterns of such changes and situating them in the particular historical contexts in which they arose, he hopes to strengthen our confidence in the fundamental reliability of the Scriptures and to sharpen our access to the very words that God breathed out for the profit of His people.
His dissertation focused on a detailed study of the biblical texts in the extant manuscript tradition of Chrysostom’s Homilies on Romans. This study, currently undergoing peer review, demonstrates significant blind-spots, not only in common methodologies for using patristic citations, but also in standard practices for defining what counts as a manuscript of the New Testament.
Currently working remotely for Tyndale House (on secondment from American Friends of Tyndale House), he also serves as the preaching pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Bremerton, WA (USA). He loves helping God’s people see that God’s Word is both more beautiful and more livable than they ever imagined. He is married to Ashley and they have been blessed with four children.
Qualifications
Ph.D. (University of Birmingham)
B.D. (University of London)
Current Roles
Research Associate in New Testament, Tyndale House, Cambridge
Preaching Pastor, Westside Baptist Church, Bremerton, WA (USA)
Publications
Books
(Under Review) Revision and Reference: The Transformations of the Biblical Text of Chrysostom’s Homilies on Romans and Their Significance for the Transmission of the New Testament
2020—(Editor, with H. A. G. Houghton) At One Remove: The Text of the New Testament in Early Translations and Quotations (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press).
Articles & Book Sections
2020—“The Textual Stability of Patristic Citations: Romans 8:33–35 in John Chrysostom’s Homilies on Romans as a Test Case.” Pages 239–62 in At One Remove: The Text of the New Testament in Early Translations and Quotations. Edited by H. A. G. Houghton and Peter Montoro (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press).
2021—“‘Invariablement byzantin?’: Le texte de l’Épître aux Romains dans le Sabaiticus 20 et la transformation textuelle de l’héritage exégétique de Jean Chrysostome.” Pages 177–97 in La source sans fin: la Bible chez Jean Chrysostome. Edited by Guillaume Bady (Turnhout: Brepols).
2021—(with Robert Turnbull) “Revising the Repetitions: The Relative Textual Stability of Repeated Patristic Citations as a Window into the Transmission History of Patristic Exegesis—Chrysostom’s Homilies on Romans as an Initial Test Case.” Sacris Erudiri 60: 69–99.
2023—(with Robert Turnbull) “Two Way Traffic on the Transmissional Highway? Considering Chrysostom’s Exegesis as an Explanation for the Reading of GA 104 in Romans 2:26.” In Pen, Print, and Pixels: Advances in Textual Criticism in the Digital Era. Edited by Daniel B. Wallace, Elijah Hixson, and David Flood. (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson).
Popular Engagement on Issues of Textual Transmission
2022—(with Mark Ward, Elijah Hixson, and Tim Berg) The Textual Confidence Collective: A Response to Textual Absolutism (www.textualconfidence.com)