Epigraphical Commentary on the New Testament (ECNT)

The editors

This project was developed by

Markus Öhler (University of Vienna),

Joseph Verheyden (KU Leuven), and

Thomas Corsten (University of Vienna).

Other partners are

Riet van Bremen (University College London) and

Andrzej Chankowski (University of Poitiers).
The history

The project began with two conferences and corresponding anthologies: first, a more general one on the connection between epigraphy and New Testament exegesis, and then one with individual studies on the Epistle to the Colossians. A first milestone has been reached with Julien Ogereau's commentary on 1 Thessalonians, which will be published in December 2025.
Next steps

Starting in February and March 2026, respectively, two new phases of the ECNT will begin: a commentary on Rev 1:1–8:1 and a commentary on Paul's Letter to Philemon.

All three projects were and are being financed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF (grant doi numbers 10.55776/P31343, 10.55776/PAT1530125, 10.55776/PAT4839925).

ECNT Publications

Epigraphik und Neues Testament, edd. T.Corsten, M.Öhler und J.Verheyden, WUNT 365, Tübingen 2016.
Epigraphical Evidence Illustrating Paul's Letter to the Colossians, edd. J. Verheyden, T. Corsten und M.Öhler,WUNT 411, Tübingen 2018.
M.Öhler, “It is Written …”: Epigraphy and Pauline Exegesis, EC 15, 2024, 149-168 (https://doi.org/10.1628/ec-2024-0011).
M. Öhler, Der Geist im Römerbrief, EvTh 84, 2024, 360-371.
J. Ogereau, Πίστις, Ἀγάπη, and Ἐλπίς in 1 Thessalonians: New Insights from Old Stones, in: God's Grace Inscribed on the Human Heart, ed. Bolt, P.G., Sydney: SCD Press, 2022, 467-483.
J. Ogereau, “The Emergence and Development of Christianity in Thessalonica in the Post-Apostolic Age (II–VI CE): An Epigraphic and Archaeological Perspective”, in: The First Urban Churches, vol. 7: Thessalonica, edd. J. R. Harrison/L. L. Welborn, Atlanta 2022, 175-235.
J. Ogereau, Early Christianity in Macedonia, Early Christianity in Greece 2, Leiden: Brill 2023.
D. Hill - M. Öhler, Epigraphy and New Testament Exegesis, Religions 2024, 15(10), 1175 (https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15101175).