The status of the Armenian version of the New Testament as an important text-critical resource is likely to continue to increase in the coming decades. It is not easy to realize its significance by reading the 2005 edition of Bruce Metzger’s handbook, The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration, (co-edited by Bart Ehrman). Like the preceding editions, its description of the Armenian version barely fills a page. A statue of Mesrop Mashtots at Ejmiadsin…

Last week we learned about Albanian type, and today we look at Armenian type. Mariya Stepanyan’s father, Ashot Stepanyan, was an artist and industrial designer in Yerevan, Armenia, from the early to late ’70s. At the time there was a scarcity of good art and design books in local stores. “Luckily, one of his good friends was working at a book shop in the city center and would call my father if there was a new shipment of fine art or design books,” she says. “This particular f

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Illustrated Armenian Alphabet letters

The creation of the Armenian alphabet was a very important event for armenians. It was the key that allowed armenians to preserve their culture and identity

In an interview, Lucine Kasbarian, an award-winning children's author, shares Armenian culture in her stories and folktales.

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