Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts

The Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (CPART) was established in 1997 in order to improve scholarly access to the written records of Judaism and Christianity. In 2001 CPART became a part of the Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (ISPART) which became the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship in 2006. The director of the Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts within the Neal A. Maxwell Institute is Kristian Heal (2004-).

Variant names

CPART

Description

Established: 1997

Location: Provo, Utah (1997-2017)

Abolished: 2017

Functions

The Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts is devoted to the recovery, study, preservation, and publication of Syriac literature and other ancient texts. Its primary focus is upon textual research and the development of print and electronic editions and research tools which advance the study of the Bible and its context, early Christianity, and the Christian East. Since 1996 CPART has undertaken digital humanities projects relating to the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Herculaneum papyri, Syriac studies, manuscript studies in partnership with entities like the Vatican Apostolic Library. These projects provide access to primary resources for the study of ancient religious texts.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts functions under the direction of a center director. The director reported to the executive director of Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (2001-2006), and currently reports to the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship (2006- ).

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1997-2001)

Superior unit: Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (2001-2006)

Superior unit: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship (2006-)

Associated unit: Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies (2007-)

Associated unit: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (2001-2010)

Associated unit: Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts. Research Technology Group (2001-2006)

Associated unit: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. Research Technology Group (2006-)

Sources

Brigham Young University, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. Retrieved on April 9, 2010, from Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship website: http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/ (The Director of the Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts is Kristian Heal;The Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts functions primarily to improve access to the written records of Judaism and Christianity; CPART became a part of the Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (ISPART) and in 2006 it became the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship when ISPART changed names.)

Brigham Young University, Center for the Preservation of Ancient and Religious Texts. Retrieved on April 12, 2010, from Center for the Preservation of Ancient and Religious Texts website: http://cpart.byu.edu/ (est: 1997;The Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts is devoted to the recovery, study, preservation, and publication of ancient religious texts. Its primary focus is upon textual research and the development of print and electronic editions and research tools which advance the study of the Bible and its context, early Christianity, and the Christian East. The center works on specific projects in order to fulfill these goals. Some projects are done by the center are related to the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Herculaneum papyri, Syriac manuscripts from the Vatican Library, and many other texts and collections.)

Brigham Young University, Maxwell Institute. Retrieved on August 5, 2019. https://mi.byu.edu/scholars/kristian-heal/

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2010-00053

Creator: CEP