The NA 29
Preview: The 29th edition of the Nestle-Aland (NA29)
Currently, an editorial committee, appointed by the United Bible Societies, is preparing the 29th edition of the Novum Testamentum Graece (Nestle-Aland). It will take into account the significant progress that the Editio Critica Maior (ECM) has made since the release of NA28. This will lead to major changes:
- the adoption of all textual changes made by the ECM in the Gospel of Mark (ECM I/2, published in 2021), the Acts of the Apostles (ECM III, published in 2017) and Revelation (ECM VI, published in 2024),
- a thorough revision of the text-critical apparatus (witnesses and textual variants) in Mark, Acts and Revelation,
- an adjustment of the textual witnesses in the Pauline Epistles based on preparatory for the Corpus Paulinum in ECM.
In addition, papyri that have recently become accessible will be added to the apparatus.
Another significant change concerns the arrangement of the New Testament writings. In NA29, the sequence will be adjusted to reflect the order found in the majority of Greek manuscripts. In these, the Catholic Letters typically follow immediately after the Acts of the Apostles, while the Pauline Letters appear thereafter. This order will likewise be adopted in the new Edition
The editorial committee is interdenominational and international. Members are:
- Prof. Dr. Hugh Houghton, University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
- Prof. Dr. Christos Karakolis, University of Athens (Greece)
- Prof. Dr. David Parker, University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
- Prof. Dr. Stephen Pisano (†), Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (Italy)
- Prof. Dr. Holger Strutwolf, University of Münster (Germany)
- Dr. David Trobisch, Museum of the Bible, Washington (USA)
- Dr. Klaus Wachtel, University of Münster (Germany)
