Kurt Aland
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Kurt Aland was a prominent German biblical scholar and theologian renowned for his pioneering work in New Testament textual criticism and the critical editions of the Greek New Testament.
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| Kurt Aland canonical | 10 |
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Target entity: Kurt Aland Context triple: [Institute for New Testament Textual Research, founder, Kurt Aland]
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Bruce M. Metzger
Bruce M. Metzger was a prominent American biblical scholar and textual critic known for his influential work on modern Bible translations and the Greek New Testament.
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Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
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Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a preeminent German classical philologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his influential scholarship on ancient Greek literature and culture.
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Constantin von Tischendorf
Constantin von Tischendorf was a 19th-century German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for discovering and publishing the Codex Sinaiticus, one of the oldest surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible.
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Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kurt Aland Target entity description: Kurt Aland was a prominent German biblical scholar and theologian renowned for his pioneering work in New Testament textual criticism and the critical editions of the Greek New Testament.
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A.
Bruce M. Metzger
Bruce M. Metzger was a prominent American biblical scholar and textual critic known for his influential work on modern Bible translations and the Greek New Testament.
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B.
Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
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C.
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a preeminent German classical philologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his influential scholarship on ancient Greek literature and culture.
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D.
Constantin von Tischendorf
Constantin von Tischendorf was a 19th-century German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for discovering and publishing the Codex Sinaiticus, one of the oldest surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible.
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E.
Werner Jaeger
Werner Jaeger was a prominent 20th-century German classical philologist best known for his work on ancient Greek culture and education, especially his influential study "Paideia."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament scholar
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biblical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ textual critic ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
New Testament studies
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theology ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Barbara Aland
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Bruce M. Metzger ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
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| employer | University of Münster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Aland ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
New Testament textual criticism
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biblical studies ⓘ church history ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| founded | Institute for New Testament Textual Research ⓘ |
| givenName | Kurt ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
critical edition
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monograph ⓘ scholarly article ⓘ |
| influenced |
Barbara Aland
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modern New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz
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North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts ⓘ |
| name | Kurt Aland self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical editions of the Greek New Testament
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development of categories for New Testament manuscripts ⓘ pioneering New Testament textual criticism in the 20th century ⓘ work on the Nestle–Aland text ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Der Text des Neuen Testaments
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Kritisch-exegetischer Kommentar über das Neue Testament (contributions) ⓘ Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments ⓘ Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece ⓘ
surface form:
Nestle–Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
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| positionHeld |
Director of the Institute for New Testament Textual Research
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Professor of New Testament ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
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Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Barbara Aland ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Germany
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Münster ⓘ |
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