The ''Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche'' (English: ''Journal for New Testament Studies and the Ancient Church'') is a biannual

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

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that was established in 1900. It is published by

Walter de Gruyter Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. History The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...

. The focus of the journal is the historical investigation of early

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

, especially on the

New Testament The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...

and nascent Christianity through to the

Patristic Patristics, also known as Patrology, is a branch of theological studies focused on the writings and teachings of the Church Fathers, between the 1st to 8th centuries CE. Scholars analyze texts from both orthodox and heretical authors. Patristics em ...

period. The current

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is Michael Wolter. Articles are in German, English, or French. A related journal from the same publisher is the ''

Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft The ''Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft'' (''ZATW''/''ZAW'') is an academic German journal established in 1881. It is concerned with theological, linguistic and historical criticism of the Hebrew Bible. Formerly, it represented a ...

''.

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* Journals about ancient Christianity New Testament theology De Gruyter academic journals Publications established in 1900 Multilingual journals Biannual journals Biblical studies journals {{bible-journal-stub

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