Dr. Clark Bates shares his journey from a 10-year military career to becoming a PhD holder in New Testament textual criticism. He discusses his work on commentary manuscripts, specifically the katena, and how they provide insight into the historical faith and the church's understanding of the Bible. Dr. Bates also shares his plans to serve as a missionary in Italy, where he will work with Protestant pastors to plant churches and train them in biblical studies. [... more]