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-# UGNT
+# Unlocked Greek New Testament (UGNT)
+
+The basis for evaluating all translations of the New Testament is the Greek New Testament
+text. As is well known, none of the original manuscripts of the GNT are available and thus many
+scholars have undertaken to collate and compare the existing Greek manuscripts in order to
+determine the reading of the autographs. These GNTs are usually referred to as critical texts,
+since they are formed using the process of textual criticism drawing from many witnesses.
+Many fine Greek New Testaments exist, but unfortunately are subject to either copyright or
+licensing restrictions. None are presently available as CC0 or CC BY. For this reason, we are
+forming our own text.
+
+* The UGNT will consist of the following parts:
+
+The critical text itself
+   
+The textual apparatus which will list Greek variants and which manuscripts or printed
+Greek New Testaments support each reading.
+
+Strong's numbers tagging each word in both the text and the apparatus
+
+Morphological code tagging each word in both the text and the apparatus
+
+* Volunteers are needed to:
+
+Proofread the Greek text and apparatus to make sure that there are no errors.
+
+Verify that the manuscripts and printed texts cited in the textual apparatus are correct
+for each reading and variant
+
+Proofread all Strongs's numbers and make needed corrections
+
+Proofread all morphological codes and make needed corrections
+
+* Requirements for contributors to the Unlocked Greek New Testament:
+
+Agreement with our Statement of Faith: https://unfoldingword.org/faith/
+
+Agreement with Translation Guidelines: https://unfoldingword.org/guidelines/
+
+Agreement that your work will be released under a CC0 license (for the Greek
+text) ( https://creativecommons.org/about/cc0/ ) and CC BY (for the apparatus)
+( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ). See
+https://unfoldingword.org/license/ .
+
+Must have at least one year (two semesters) of NT Greek
+
+Must have access to reference works (software, print or online) which provide
+Strong's numbers and morphological codes for GNT.
+
+* Preferences (though not required):
+
+Attendance at workshop for training (5 days/1 week) how to proofread and edit
+UGNT textual apparatus.
+
+Access to biblical software highly recommended (preferably BibleWorks, Logos
+or Accordance, though free programs might be adequate for most, if not all,
+tasks (e.g., e-Sword, STEP, Sword Project)
+
+Familiarity with as many of the following books on NT textual criticism as
+possible, such as the following:
+
+Black, David Alan. *New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide.*
+Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1994
+
+Comfort, Philip W. *Encountering the Manuscripts: An Introduction to New
+Testament Paleography & Textual Criticism.* Nashville, TN: Broadman &
+Holman, 2005
+
+Comfort, Philip W. *New Testament Text and Translation Commentary:
+Commentary on the Variant Readings of the Ancient New Testament
+Manuscripts and How They Relate to the Major English Translations.*
+Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2008
+
+Comfort, Philip Wesley, and David P. Barrett. *The Text of the Earliest New
+Testament Greek Manuscripts.* Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 2001
+
+Omanson, Roger L., and Bruce Manning Metzger. *A Textual Guide to the
+Greek New Testament: An Adaptation of Bruce M. Metzgers Textual
+Commentary for the Needs of Translators.* Stuttgart: Deutsche
+Bibelgesellschaft, 2006
+
+Metzger, Bruce Manning, *A Textual Commentary
+on the Greek New Testament, Second Edition a Companion Volume to
+the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament* (4th Rev. Ed.). London;
+New York: United Bible Societies, 1994
+
+Wegner, Paul D. *A Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible: Its
+History, Methods & Results.* Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006
+
+* The Project Coordinator will provide the volunteers with the text and apparatus for
+proofing.
+* To learn more about this project, see [https://unfoldingword.org/ugnt/](http://) and
+[https://github.com/unfoldingWord/Unlocked-Greek-New-Testament](http://)
+* For more information contact Todd Price at [todd@unfoldingword.org](http://).