From 4 to 6 January 2001, a three-day international conference on textual criticism took place in Münster. This conference was remarkable for its multi-disciplinary set-up. The speakers included experts in the field of New Testament textual criticism as well as researchers who specialise in preparing critical editions of documents from early-Jewish and rabbinic literature. Text-critical problems concerning the study of early-Christian literature other than the New Testament were also on the conference programme.

This book contains most of the papers presented during the conference, but it is not simply a volume containing conference proceedings. The papers have often been thoroughly revised and two articles were added afterwards at the invitation of the editors. There is also a substantial introduction by the editors. Contributors include Barbara Aland, James Keith Elliott, and Folker Siegert.

Contents

Preface…………………………………………………………………vii

Abbrevations………………………………………………………….. ix

Part I Introduction……………………………………………. 1

Textual Criticism: Mother of all Exegesis – Wim Weren (Tilburg Faculty of Theology/Tilburg University)………………… ……………………… …3

Part II New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature…………………………. ..17

(1) Der textkritische und textgeschichtliche Nutzen früher Papyri, demonstriert am Johannesevangelium – Barbara Aland (Universität Münster)…………………………..19

(2) Was verändert sich in der Textkritik durch die Beachtung genealogischer Kohärenz?- Gerd Mink (Universität Münster)……………………………. 39

(3) The Nature of “Western” Readings in Acts: Test-cases – Joël Delobel (Catholic University of Leuven)………………. .. 69

(4) Zur Bedeutung der koptischen Übersetzungen für Textkritik und Verständnis des Neuen Testaments – Uwe Karsten Plisch (Humboldt-Universität Berlin)………….. 95

(5) Theodorus Beza and New Testament Conjectural Emendation -Jan Krans (Free University Amsterdam)………………………109

(6) The Editio Critica Maior: One Reader’s Reactions – James Keith Elliott (University of Leeds)………………………129

(7) Textkritik in frühchristlicher Literatur ausserhalb des Neuen Testaments: Barn 1,6 als Beispiel Dietrich-Alex Koch (Universität Münster)………………………….145

Part III Jewish Literature……………………………………..165

(1) Erfahrungen mit der Münsteraner Josephus-Ausgabe: Ein Werkstattbericht mit Seitenblicken auf griechische Bibelausgaben – Folker Siegert (Universität Münster)………………………………… 167

(2) Zur Edition apokrypher Texte: Am Beispiel des griechischen Lebens Adams und Evas – Johannes Tromp (Universität Leiden)…………………………. 189

(3) Textual Criticism of Late Rabbinic Midrashim: The Example of Aggadat Bereshit – Lieve Teugels ..……………………………………………….207

Bibliography…………………………………………………….. 243

Indices…………………………………………………………….. 257

Index of Authors……………………………………………………. 259

Index of Ancient Sources……………………………………………263

Wim Weren en Dieter Koch (eds.)

November 2003. 270 pp. Bound. ISBN 90 232 3985 7
Royal Van Gorcum, Assen, The Netherlands.
NOSTER members who order through NOSTER are eligible for a 35% discount.

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