The New Testament in Antiquity and Byzantium: Festschrift for Klaus Wachtel

Back in early November, Elijah noted Klaus Wachtel’s retirement from his many years of service at INTF. It seems, however, that we haven’t yet noted that Klaus was also honored with a Festschrift later that month at SBL. Congratulations, Klaus!

The New Testament in Antiquity and Byzantium: Traditional and Digital Approaches to its Texts and Editing, A Festschrift for Klaus Wachtel
Ed. by H.A.G. Houghton, David C. Parker, Holger Strutwolf

Description

Klaus Wachtel has pioneered the creation of major editions of the Greek New Testament through a blend of traditional philological approaches and innovative digital tools. In this volume, an international range of New Testament scholars and editors honour his achievements with thirty-one original studies. Many of the themes mirror Wachtel's own publications on the history of the Byzantine text, the identification of manuscript families and groups, detailed analysis of individual witnesses and the development of software and databases to support the editorial process. Other contributions draw on the production of the Editio Critica Maior, with reference to the Gospels of Mark and John, the Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline Epistles and the Apocalypse. Several chapters consider the application of the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method. A wide selection of material is considered, from papyri to printed editions. The Greek text is analysed from multiple perspectives, including exegesis, grammar and orthography, alongside evidence from versions in Latin, Syriac, Coptic and Gothic. This collection provides new insights into the history of the biblical text and the creation, development, analysis and application of modern editions.

xvii, 482 pages; 12 Fig., 30 Tables

Table of Contents

Klaus Wachtel: An Appreciation
Klaus Wachtel: Bibliography

1. Michael W. Holmes, The “Western” Text of Acts: A Challenge for Historians
2. Christina M. Kreinecker, In anderen und eigenen Sprachen: wenn alle sprechen und alle verstehen. Ein textkritisch-exegetisch motivierter Blick auf Apg 2,1–13
3. Andreas Juckel, Acta 2:1–22 in der Revision des Jakob von Edessa
4. Tommy Wasserman, New Traces of an Old Text: The Corrections of Gregory-Aland 424 in Acts 1–14
5. Carla Falluomini, The Longer Ending of Mark in Gothic
6. Christian-B. Amphoux, La géographie marcienne et ses corrections ecclésiales
7. Christian Askeland, A Coptic Papyrus without John 21?
8. Annette Hüffmeier, GA 382: Byzantinisches „Allerlei“
9. J.K. Elliott, The Case of the “Rule of Three” in the Gospels
10. Hans Förster, The “Power on the Head” of a Woman. A New Appraisal of 1 Corinthians 11:10 and its Variants
11. Georg Gäbel, The Text of Hebrews in GA 1739, in Selected Other Greek Manuscripts, and in Works of Origen: Preliminary Quantitative Assessments
12. Roderic L. Mullen, Photius: A Re-evaluation of the Johannine Evidence in Light of Modern Tools
13. Marcus Sigismund, ὡς ἐν τῇ Ἀποκαλύψει λέγεται. (Vermeintliche) Apk-Zitate am Ende der byzantinischen Epoche
14. Dirk Jongkind, Manuscripts of the Greek Bible
15. Georgi Parpulov, K^r in the Gospels
16. Jan Graefe, Eine Dromone in GA 013? Gedanken zu einer Schiffszeichnung 
17. Jan Krans, The Earliest Printed Portions of the Greek New Testament
18. Martin Karrer, Von den Evangelien bis zur Apk. Die Ordnung der Schriften in der Edition des
19. Holger Strutwolf, Von den Kanones der Textkritik zu einer Theorie der Variantenentstehung im Rahmen der Kohärenzbasierten Genealogischen Methode. Einige vorläufige Überlegungen
20. Gerd Mink, Manuscripts, Texts, History, and the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM): Some Thoughts and Clarifications 
21. Gregory S. Paulson, Improving the CBGM: Recent Interactions
22. Peter J. Gurry, The Byzantine Text as the Initial Text 
23. D.C. Parker, Family 1 in the Gospel of John: Its Members, Text and the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method 
24. H.A.G. Houghton, An Initial Selection of Manuscripts for the Editio Critica Maior of the Pauline Epistles
25. Bruce Morrill and Ulrich B. Schmid, Editorial Activity and Textual Affiliation: The Case of the Corpus Paulinum 
26. Darius Müller, Die mehrheitsbildenden Gruppen der Apokalypse-Überlieferung: Textgeschichtliche und editorische Herausforderungen 
27. Marie-Luise Lakmann, Transkription und Kollation neutestamentlicher Handschriften. Analyse der Fehlermöglichkeiten und ihrer Ursachen
28. Bill Warren, A Text-Critical Approach to Punctuation in the New Testament: 1 Corinthians 14:33
29. Peter J. Williams, When Does συν- Assimilate?
30. Siegfried G. Richter und Katharina D. Schröder, Digitale Werkzeuge zur Systematisierung koptischer Handschriften
31. Wilhelm Blümer, Die Vetus Latina-Edition der Apostelgeschichte: Überlegungen zu Chronologie, Konstituierung und Disposition der „Texttypen“ 

Index

Contributors photo (courtesy of Jeff Cate)