Kurt Aland
| Kurt Aland | |
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| Born |
28 March 1915 Berlin-Steglitz, Germany |
| Died | 13 April 1994 (aged 79) Münster, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Biblical scholar, textual critic, author |
| Notable work | Greek New Testament, Novum Testamentum Graece, Categories of New Testament manuscripts, Institute for New Testament Textual Research, Synopsis of the Four Gospels |
| Spouse(s) |
Ingeborg Aland (1941–1971), Barbara Aland (1972–1994) |
| Children | Christa, Detlef, Andreas |
| Theological work | |
| Era | 20th Century |
| Main interests | New Testament Textual Criticism, Manuscripts of the New Testament |
Ingeborg Aland (1941–1971),
Kurt Aland (28 March 1915 – 13 April 1994) was a German theologian and Biblical scholar who specialized in New Testament textual criticism. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung (Institute for New Testament Textual Research) in Münster and served as its first director from 1959–83. He was one of the principal editors of Nestle-Aland - Novum Testamentum Graece for the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft and The Greek New Testament for the United Bible Societies.
Aland was born in Berlin-Steglitz. He started studying theology in 1933 at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin (he also studied philology, archaeology, and history). On 23 March that year he was examined before the Bruderrat (council of brothers) in the Bekennende Kirche (Confessing Church). During his studies, he worked for the journal of the Confessing Church, Junge Kirche (Young Church). In an ideological brochure, Wer fälscht? (Who is lying?), written against Mathilde Ludendorff, he confirmed the position of the Confessing Church and identified with them. In 1939 he studied for his bachelor's degree under the guidance of Hans Lietzmann. In 1940 he was released from military service; and in 1941, after Lietzmann's death, he took over the responsibilities of editing the Theologische Literaturzeitung (the only German theological magazine at that time). He graduated that same year, and in 1944 was ordained as minister of the parish of Berlin-Steglitz.
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