Editing Institute for New Testament Textual Research

The '''Institute for New Testament Textual Research''' (Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung — INTF) at the [[University of Münster]], [[Westphalia]], [[Germany]], is an  institute for the investigation of the text of the [[New Testament]]. The INTF was founded in [[Münster]] in 1959 by Professor [[Kurt Aland]] (1915-1994), the first director of the Institute. In 1983 [[Barbara Aland]] succeeded her husband, until 2004 when Holger Strutwolf became director of the INTF. 

The purpose of founding the Institute was the preparation of an ''[[Editio Critica Maior]]'' based on the entire tradition of the [[New Testament]] in Greek manuscripts, early versions and [[List of New Testament Church Fathers|New Testament quotations]] in ancient Christian literature. Under  Kurt Aland's supervision the INTF collected almost the entire material. The first supplement of the [[Editio Critica Maior]] with the [[General epistles]] was published in 1997. 

The INTF also holds some manuscripts of the New Testament, and took responsibility for registering the New Testament manuscripts, and for editing the [[Novum Testamentum Graece]]. 

; Manuscripts
Minuscules: 
[[Minuscule 676|676]], [[Minuscule 798|798]], [[Minuscule 1432|1432]], [[Minuscule 2444|2444]], [[Minuscule 2445|2445]], [[Minuscule 2446|2446]], [[Minuscule 2460|2460]], [[Minuscule 2754|2754]], [[Minuscule 2755|2755]], [[Minuscule 2756|2756]], [[Minuscule 2793|2793]]; 

Lectionaries: 
[[Lectionary 1681|'''ℓ'''''1681'']], [[Lectionary 1682|'''ℓ'''''1682'']], [[Lectionary 1683|'''ℓ'''''1683'']], [[Lectionary 1684|'''ℓ'''''1684'']] (lower script [[Uncial 0233]]), [[Lectionary 1685|'''ℓ'''''1685'']], [[Lectionary 1686|'''ℓ'''''1686'']], [[Lectionary 2005|'''ℓ'''''2005'']], [[Lectionary 2137|'''ℓ'''''2137'']], [[Lectionary 2208|'''ℓ'''''2208'']], and [[Lectionary 2276|'''ℓ'''''2276'']]. 

== See also ==
* [[Kurt Aland]]
* [[Editio Critica Maior]]
* [[Biblical manuscripts]]

== Bibliography == 
* [[Barbara Aland|B. Aland]], ''Neutestamentliche Textforschung, eine philologische, historische und theologische Aufgabe'', in: ''Bilanz und Perspektiven gegenwärtiger Auslegung des Neuen Testaments'', hrsg. v. F.W. Horn, Berlin/New York 1995, S. 7-29. 
* B. Aland, K. Wachtel, ''The Greek Minuscule Manuscripts of the New Testament'', in: ''The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research. Essays on the Status Quaestionis'', ed. by [[Bart D. Ehrman]] and M. W. Holmes, Grand Rapids, 1995, S. 43-60. 
== External links ==
* [http://www.uni-muenster.de/INTF/ INTF]
* [http://www.uni-münster.de/Rektorat/Forschungsberichte-1999-2000/fo01ic01.htm Universität Münster]

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