Novum Testamentum Patristicum

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The commentary Novum Testamentum Patristicum (NTP) documents section by section the reception of the entire New Testament in ancient Christian literature and explains it from the respective contexts. It is made up of 45 volumes (39 commentary and six special volumes) that appear in German or English.

The project was initiated in 1993 by Kurt Niederwimmer in cooperation with Gerhard May († 2007), Henning Paulsen († 1995) and Basil Studer († 2008). The first volume (M. Meiser, Galater, NTP 9) was published in 2007 and was awarded on August 17, 2008 (together with another work) with the "Pope Benedict XVI." Science Prize, endowed by the Bavarian Prime Minister and endowed with 15,000 euros. excellent. The series is published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht , Göttingen , under the supervision of Jörg Persch. The editors are Andreas Merkt (since 2004), Tobias Nicklas (since 2005) and Joseph Verheyden (since 2007).

The NTP group regularly organizes international conferences on subjects related to the history of exegesis, the contributions of which are published in anthologies.

Publications of the NTP

  • Andreas Merkt , Tobias Nicklas, Joseph Verheyden : Ancient Christian Interpretations of "Violent Texts" in the Apocalypse (Novum Testamentum et Orbis Antiquus 92) , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011, 313 pages, ISBN 978-3-525-53976-7 .
  • Andreas Merkt , Tobias Nicklas, Joseph Verheyden: Suffered - Died - Risen. Passion and Easter traditions in early Christianity (Scientific research on the New Testament 2nd row 273) , Mohr Siebeck 2010, 380 pages, ISBN 978-3-16-150233-0 .
  • Martin Meiser: Galater, Novum Testamentum Patristicum (NTP 9) , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2007, 380 pages, ISBN 978-3-525-53988-0 .