Reconstructing the Biblical Apocalypse
The Revelation of John, the last book of the New Testament, is the most cryptic text in the Bible. Also known as the "Apocalypse", the visions of the end times depict the end of the world in drastic images. The interpretation of the individual motifs and numerical values is still disputed today. The Institute for Septuagint and Biblical Textual Research (ISBTF) at Wuppertal University of Applied Sciences, in collaboration with INTF, has now produced a reliable Greek textual basis on the basis of which research, teaching, translation and church practice can reinterpret the controversial text. The four-volume edition is part of the "Editio Critica Maior", which aims to produce a complete edition of the Greek New Testament by 2030
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research (Institut für Neutestamentliche Textforschung, INTF)
Our central task is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its Greek initial text on the basis of the entire manuscript tradition, the early translations and patristic citations. Foremost among the results of this research is the ongoing publication of the Editio Critica Maior, which has been accepted by the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts as one of their long-term research projects in 2007. Moreover, INTF produces several more editions and a variety of tools for New Testament scholarship, including the concise editions known as the Nestle-Aland and the UBS Greek New Testament. Many of the results of our work are also available to the wider public at the adjoining Bible Museum, which is affiliated with the institute.