Institute for New Testament Textual Research

The Institute for New Testament Textual Research ( INTF ) is part of the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster explored as a priority the textual history of the New Testament and reconstructs the Greek source text based on the entire manuscript tradition, the early translations and patristic quotations.

The INTF publishes editions and resources, including the expenditure which Novum Testamentum Grace and Greek New Testament Editio Critica Maior and the. In his work, it is supported by the Hermann Arts Foundation for the Promotion of New Testament Textual Research. In the institute's Bible Museum, the results of this work are made ​​available to a wider audience.

History

The Institute for New Testament Textual Research in Münster was founded by Kurt Aland (1915-1994) in 1959. Since the 50s Aland Novum Testamentum had already worked on Grace by Eberhard Nestle and Erwin Nestle. In INTF this issue at hand was then further revised and edited and was under the name of Nestle -Aland trademark of the Institute. 1966 came as a second hand edition added the for- translator Greek New Testament, which is now marketed under the umbrella of UBS. A new text reconstruction, in which the large papyrus finds of the 20th century approached particular importance was in the 26th edition of the Nestle -Aland 1979, in the third edition of the Greek New Testament in 1975. Both editions have since text is identical, but offer different text-critical apparatus.

The main objective of the Institute is called the Editio Critica Maior, the underlying puts the entire tradition of the New Testament in Greek manuscripts, ancient translations and New Testament quotations in ancient Christian literature. Prerequisite for the realization of this task was to review and evaluate the entire manuscript tradition of the Greek New Testament. Under the direction of Kurt Aland therefore first carried out in preparation for the Editio Critica Maior complete a collection as possible of the material ( in part due to extensive manuscript trips) in the form of microfilms and photographs, and its evaluation in individual editions and special investigations.

A friend and supporter was Kurt Aland in Bishop Hermann Kunst. The 1964 launched by him Foundation, since 1977 " Hermann Art Foundation for the Promotion of New Testament Textual Research ", the Institute grants since crucial financial support.

1979 was founded by Kurt Aland, the Bible Museum of Münster, which also introduces the Institute's work to a wider public.

In 1983, Barbara Aland and 2004, her husband in the Institute. Under their leadership, the evaluation of the material was continued and made ​​available to the science in many publications. In 1997, the first delivery of the Editio Critica Maior with the Epistle of James.

Since October 2004, directs Holger Strutwolf Institute and Bible Museum.

2007 Editio Critica Maior of the project was included in the North Rhine- Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts program. The following year the job " Novum Testamentum Graecum - Editio Critica Maior " was established at the University of Münster.

Projects

Editio Critica Maior

The main objective of the Institute is the Editio Critica Maior of the Greek New Testament, the first time based on the total material of the preserved Greek manuscripts, ancient translations and the New Testament quotations in ancient Christian literature. In 1997, the first delivery of the Editio Critica Maior appeared with the letter of James, 2013, the band with the Catholic Epistles in 2nd edition. The Editio Critica Maior of the project is funded by the North Rhine- Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts as a long-term project.

At the Institute since the 1960s are the two relevant expenditure which the Greek text of the New Testament published, called the Nestle -Aland ( the previous editors were Erwin and Eberhard Nestle ) and the Greek New Testament. The 26th edition of the Nestle - Aland takes into account the new papyrus finds of the 20th century. The 28th edition (2012 ) is also published in electronic form on CD -ROM. A prototype was temporarily previously available online.

New Testament Transcripts

In the New Testament Transcripts database, in parallel and in preparation for the completion of the electronic Nestle -Aland, the entire text of the New Testament regarding the incidents and deviations of the word stock in the existing manuscripts understandable.

New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room

The INTF is an electronic text- critical resource the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room ( NT.VMR ) prepared a virtual Manuscript Reading Room, can be viewed online in the New Testament manuscripts. Structure of the data models, design of the website and the programming was realized by Martin Alberts and Ulrich Schmid. Digitized manuscripts can be displayed in the transcript VMR individually in facsimile and, if present.

Handwriting list

Edited by Kurt Aland, official Concise list of Greek manuscripts of the New Testament is publicly available. It leads introduced by Caspar René Gregory counting of manuscripts continued using the Gregory -Aland numbers ( GA ) number. This covers all world-renowned New Testament manuscripts and grants previously unknown manuscripts new GA numbers or assigns fragments already known manuscripts, each has of key indicators; inter alia, be mentioned: the century of development, content, format, owners or library and precise signature of the manuscript. Throughout the research, these numbers are commonly used to uniquely identify manuscripts.

Manuscripts

Minuscules 676, 798, 1432, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2460, 2754, 2755, 2756, 2793; Lectionaries ℓ 1681, ℓ 1682, ℓ 1683, ℓ 1684 (lower uncial font 0233 ), ℓ 1685, ℓ 1686, ℓ 2005, ℓ 2137, ℓ 2208, ℓ and 2276th

Directors

Videos

• Report on the new manuscript discoveries in Sinai 1975
• TV report on the opening of the Bible Museum and the work of the INTF, 1979