Otto von Gebhardt
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The German scholar Otto von Gebhardt (-1905), who taught at the University of Berlin and held the position of University librarian of Leipzig, specialized in textual criticism
of the literature of Early Christianity
. Of his vast output of articles and editions of ancient texts, acts of the martyrs
and other scholarly literature, his volume of Texte Und Untersuchungen Zur Geschichte Der Altchristlichen Literatur (Leipzig, 1882) is still consulted and was reissued in 1991.
Von Gebhardt did not neglect Old Testament
studies: his Psalmoi Solomontos: Die Psalmen Salomos, Leipzig 1895 offered for the first time the Greek Septuagint text and history of the eight manuscripts upon which he based his redaction.
At times he worked in tandem with Adolf von Harnack
. Together they discovered the sixth- or seventh-century Codex Rossanensis of the Greek Matthew and Mark in the library of the archbishop of Rossano in Calabria, in March, 1879; the codex
It is beautifully written in silver letters on very fine purple-colored vellum; it was published by von Gebhardt and Harnack in 1880.
Textual criticism
Textual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
of the literature of Early Christianity
Early Christianity
Early Christianity is generally considered as Christianity before 325. The New Testament's Book of Acts and Epistle to the Galatians records that the first Christian community was centered in Jerusalem and its leaders included James, Peter and John....
. Of his vast output of articles and editions of ancient texts, acts of the martyrs
Martyrology
A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs , arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. Local martyrologies record exclusively the custom of a particular Church. Local lists were enriched by names borrowed from neighbouring churches...
and other scholarly literature, his volume of Texte Und Untersuchungen Zur Geschichte Der Altchristlichen Literatur (Leipzig, 1882) is still consulted and was reissued in 1991.
Von Gebhardt did not neglect Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
studies: his Psalmoi Solomontos: Die Psalmen Salomos, Leipzig 1895 offered for the first time the Greek Septuagint text and history of the eight manuscripts upon which he based his redaction.
At times he worked in tandem with Adolf von Harnack
Adolf von Harnack
Adolf von Harnack , was a German theologian and prominent church historian.He produced many religious publications from 1873-1912....
. Together they discovered the sixth- or seventh-century Codex Rossanensis of the Greek Matthew and Mark in the library of the archbishop of Rossano in Calabria, in March, 1879; the codex
Codex
A codex is a book in the format used for modern books, with multiple quires or gatherings typically bound together and given a cover.Developed by the Romans from wooden writing tablets, its gradual replacement...
It is beautifully written in silver letters on very fine purple-colored vellum; it was published by von Gebhardt and Harnack in 1880.