The International Greek New Testament Project (IGNTP) began in 1926 as a cooperative enterprise between
British
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and
German
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scholars to establish a new
critical edition
Textual criticism is a branch of textual scholarship, philology, and literary criticism that is concerned with the identification of textual variants, or different versions, of either manuscripts (mss) or of printed books. Such texts may range i ...
of the
New Testament
The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...
. Early results of the work were critical apparatus of the
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells the story of who the author believes is Israel's messiah (Christ (title), Christ), Jesus, resurrection of Jesus, his res ...
and the
Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark is the second of the four canonical Gospels and one of the three synoptic Gospels, synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from baptism of Jesus, his baptism by John the Baptist to his death, the Burial of Jesus, ...
produced by S. C. E. Legg in the 1930s. Wartime difficulties prevented cooperation during most of the 1940s, but the project was resurrected in 1949 as a cooperative endeavour between British and
North American
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scholars. In the meantime research was taken up by
Kurt Aland
Kurt Aland (28 March 1915 – 13 April 1994) was a German theologian and Biblical studies, biblical scholar who specialized in New Testament textual criticism. He founded the ''Institute for New Testament Textual Research, Institut für neutest ...
and the
Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in
Münster
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. British and North American cooperation resulted in the publication of a critical apparatus for the
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke is the third of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It tells of the origins, Nativity of Jesus, birth, Ministry of Jesus, ministry, Crucifixion of Jesus, death, Resurrection of Jesus, resurrection, and Ascension of ...
in the 1980s.
Current research focuses on the
Gospel of John
The Gospel of John () is the fourth of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "Book of Signs, signs" culminating in the raising of Lazarus (foreshadowing the ...
, and the surviving majuscule manuscripts have been published in print and electronic form. The present committee comprises scholars from Europe and North America.
Publications
* ''The New Testament in Greek, The Gospel According to St Luke, Part One. Chapters 1–12.'' Oxford University Press, 1984.
* ''The New Testament in Greek, The Gospel According to St Luke, Part Two. Chapters 13–24.'' Oxford University Press, 1987.
* ''The New Testament in Greek IV. The Gospel According to St John: Volume 1. The Papyri.'' Edited by W.J. Elliott and D.C. Parker. New Testament Tools and Studies 20. Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1995.
* ''The New Testament in Greek IV. The Gospel According to St John: Volume 2: The Majuscules.'' Edited by U.B. Schmid in association with W.J. Elliott and D.C. Parker. New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents 37. Leiden, E.J. Brill, 2007. {{ISBN, 9789004163133
* http://www.iohannes.com
* http://www.epistulae.org
Members
The following scholars have served on the committees of the IGNTP:
[The American and British Committees of the International Greek New Testament Project (ed.), ''The New Testament in Greek, The Gospel According to St Luke, Part One. Chapters 1–12.'' Oxford University Press, 1984.]
Editors
* G.G. Willis (Executive editor of Luke 1958–69)
*
K.W. Clark (American editor 1970–88)
*
J.N. Birdsall (Executive editor of Luke 1970–78)
*
J.K. Elliott (Executive editor of Luke 1978–87)
*
D.C. Parker (Executive editor of John 1987–present)
* W.J. Elliott (Co–editor of John 1987–2019)
*
Michael W. Holmes (American editor 1988–2007)
* U.B. Schmid (Co–editor of John 2003–present)
* H.A.G. Houghton (Executive editor of Paul 2016–present)
* W. Andrew Smith (Co-Editor of Pastoral Epistles 2017–present)
* Ekaterini Tsalampouni (Co-Editor of Thessalonian Epistles 2018–present)
* Martin Karrer (Co-Editor of Hebrews 2019–present)
* Curt Niccum (Co-Editor of Colossians 2019–present)
Committee Membership
*
R.H. Lightfoot (British 1948-1951, Chair 1948–51)
*
A. Souter (British 1948–49, Secretary 1948–49)
*
F.G. Kenyon (British 1948–49, Treasurer 1948–49)
*
C.H. Dodd
Charles Harold Dodd (7 April 1884 – 21 September 1973) was a Welsh New Testament scholar and influential Protestant theologian. He is known for promoting "realized eschatology", the belief that Jesus' references to the kingdom of God meant a ...
(British 1948–64)
* T.W. Manson (British 1948–58)
*
G.D. Kilpatrick (British 1948–89, Secretary 1949–62, Vice Chair 1962–c.1987)
*
H.F.D. Sparks (British 1948–83+)
*
Ernest Cadman Colwell
Ernest Cadman Colwell (19 January 1901 – 12 September 1974) was an American biblical scholar, textual critic and palaeographer.
Life
After graduating from Emory College and Candler School of Theology, Colwell earned a Ph.D. in the Departme ...
(American 1948—1970, American chair 1948–c.1970)
* R.P. Blake (American 1949–?)
* L.O. Bristol (American 1949–?)
* Robert P. Casey (American 1949–50, Patristic Chair 1949–50, British 1950–57)
*
Kenneth W. Clark (American 1949–?, American editor 1970–88)
* M.S. Enslin (American 1949–?)
* F.V. Filson (American 1949–?)
* J. Geerlings (American 1949–?)
*
E.J. Goodspeed (American 1949–?)
* F.C. Grant (American 1949–?, Vice Chair)
* W.H.P. Hatch (American 1949–?)
* C.H. Kraeling (American 1949–?)
* Silva Lake (1949–?)
*
Bruce Manning Metzger
Bruce Manning Metzger (February 9, 1914 – February 13, 2007) was an American biblical scholar, Bible translator and textual critic who was a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Bible editor who served on the board of the ...
(American 1949–83+, Chair c.1970–87)
* Merrill M. Parvis (American 1949–?, Secretary 1949–?)
* H.A. Sanders (American 1949–?)
* R.P. Blake (American 1949–?)
* Ernest W. Saunders (1949–?)
*
Allen P. Wikgren (American 1949–?, Vice Chair 1949–?)
* W.D. McHardy (British 1949–78)
* Harold I. Bell (British 1949–57, Chair 1951–57)
* J.W. Hunkin (British 1949–50)
* F.S. Marsh (British 1949–51)
* C.H. Roberts (British 1949–52 and 1975–80)
*
T.C. Skeat (British 1949–77, Secretary and Treasurer 1972–76)
* A. Fox (British 1949–50)
* Paul Schubert (American 1950–61, Patristic Chair 1950–61)
*
A.M. Ramsey (British 1951–54)
* R.V.G. Tasker (British 1952)
* J.W.B. Barns (British 1952–67)
* E.G. Turner (British 1953–62)
*
J.M. Plumley (British 1957–c.1988, Chair 1962–c.1988)
*
C. K. Barrett (British 1957–65)
* I.A. Moir (British 1957–74)
* G.G. Willis (British 1958–69, Executive editor 1958–69)
* G.H.C. McGregor (British 1959–62, Chair 1959–62)
* H.S. Murphy (American, Patristic Chair 1961–62)
* M.J. Suggs (American 1963–83+, Patristic Chair 1963–73)
*
S.P. Brock (British 1964–83+)
* Paul R. McReynolds (American 1965–2007, Secretary 1965–88)
* Eldon Jay Epp (American 1968–2010)
*
M. Black (British 1968–83+)
* J. Neville Birdsall (British 1968–79, Executive editor 1970–77)
*
Gordon D. Fee (American 1970–2012, Patristic Chair 1973–83+, Chair ?–2000)
* I.A. Sparks (American c.1970–83+, Vice Chair)
* T.S. Pattie (British 1972–2010, Secretary 1976–87, Treasurer 1976–96, Chair 1988–2007)
* J. Lionel North (British 1975–2010, Treasurer 1996–2010)
* J. Keith Elliott (British 1977–present, Executive editor 1977–87, Secretary 1987–2010)
* W.J. Elliott (British 1980–2019, Co–editor 1987–2019)
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D.C. Parker (British 1984–present, Executive Editor 1987–present)
*
Carroll D. Osburn (American 1988–2002, Vice Chair 1988–95, Secretary 1995–2002)
* Thomas C. Geer Jr (American 1988–94, Secretary 1988–94)
* James A. Brooks (American 1988–98; Secretary 1994–95)
*
Bart D. Ehrman
Bart Denton Ehrman (born October 5, 1955) is an American New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. He has written and edited 30 books ...
(American 1988–2007, Chair 2004–6)
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Michael W. Holmes (American 1988–2015, American editor 1988–2007, Chair 2000–4, Secretary 2005–7)
* William L. Petersen (American 1989–2006)
* Caroline P. Hammond–Bammel (British 1990–95)
* J. David Thomas (British 1990–2007)
* M. Bruce Morrill (American 1992–present)
*
Kim Haines Eitzen (American 2000–10, Chair 2006–10)
*
Christopher M. Tuckett
Christopher Mark Tuckett is a British biblical scholar and Anglican priest. He holds the Title of Distinction of Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Oxford and is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.
Early life
Tuckett fi ...
(British 2001–6)
* Peter M. Head (British –2003)
* Philip H. Burton (British 2001–12)
* P.J. Williams (British 2004–present, Chair 2010–20)
* Amy Anderson (American 2005–present)
* Jean–François Racine (American 2005–8)
* Roderic L. Mullen (American 2005–present)
* Ulrich B. Schmid (British 2006–present, Co–editor 2003–present)
* Hugh A.G. Houghton (British 2006–present, Treasurer 2010–20, Executive Editor 2016–present)
* Klaus Wachtel (2007–present)
* Holger Strutwolf (2007–present)
*
Larry Hurtado
Larry Weir Hurtado (December 29, 1943 – November 25, 2019), was an American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, and Emeritus Professor of New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology at the University of Edinburgh ( ...
(2008–17)
* Juan Hernández Jr. (2008–present)
* Tommy Wasserman (2009–present, Secretary 2010–20)
* Bill Warren (2010–present)
*
Claire Clivaz
Claire Clivaz (born 21 March 1971) is a Swiss pastor (discontinued) and theology scholar. Head of Digital Enhanced Learning at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (Switzerland) (discontinued), she leads research at the crossroad of New Testament ...
(2010–present)
* Rachel Kevern (2010–16)
* Jennifer Knust (2010–18)
* Kathleen Maxwell (2010–18)
* Christopher Jordan (2011–14)
* Nadezhda Kavrus–Hoffmann (2011–14)
* Martin Karrer (2012–present)
* Annette Hüffmeier (2014–present)
* Christian Askeland (2014–present)
* Jeff Cate (2014–present)
* Georg Gäbel (2014–present)
* Hans Förster (2015–present)
* Amy M. Donaldson (2015–present)
* Amy Myshrall (2016–present)
* W. Andrew Smith (2017–present)
* Ekaterini Tsalampouni (2018–present)
* Greg Paulson (2018–present)
* Curt Niccum (2019–present)
References
Official website of the International Greek New Testament Project with bibliographic linksInternational Greek New Testament Project website for John
Biblical studies organizations