of value for scholarly research. Tischendorf proposed his own critical apparatus – symbols and abbreviations – in this work. The critical apparatus used in Editio Octava is still used by some textual critics. See also Editio Critica Maior References Editio Octava Gospels: Novum Testamentum Graece: ad antiquissimos testes denuo recensuit, apparatum criticum omni studio perfectum, vol. I (1869) Acts–Revelation: Novum Testamentum Graece. Editio Octava Critica Maior, vol. II (1872) Prolegomena I–VI: Novum Testamentum Graece. Editio Octava Critica Maior, vol. III, Part 1 (1884) Prolegomena VII–VIII: Novum Testamentum Graece. Editio Octava Critica Maior, vol. III, Part 2 (1890) Prolegomena IX–XIII: Novum Testamentum Graece. Editio Octava Critica Maior, vol. III, Part 3 (1890) Biblical criticism Greek New Testament Textual scholarship New Testament editions