Plauen is commemorating the biblical scholar and theologian Konstantin von Tischendorf (1815-1874) with an exhibition to mark the 150th anniversary of his death. The show at the Vogtland Museum is intended to make the important 19th century Bible manuscript researcher and his life and work better known, said museum employee Martin Salesch, who is helping to oversee the exhibition. Under the motto "The search for the oldest Bible - A high school student from Plauen writes world history", personal items belonging to Tischendorf and original letters will be on display.
The exhibition is based on the collection of Tischendorf biographer Alexander Schick from Schleswig-Holstein. He also curated the show. "He has been working with this scholar and researcher of the Holy Scriptures for years," explains Salesch.
