149 The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles 11:29)19; and on the other, it situates Herod clearly within the territory of which he was king, symbolizing the land of the Jews whom he represents in this chapter of Acts. 2-3 νε λεν δ B P45.74 ) rell | ν. 460. 462. 1838 sa mae ‖ κα ν. D d bo.– δ ν δ B P45.74 ) A E 33. 81. 945. 1739. 1891. 2344 ‖ κα δ. D d H L P Ψ 049. 056 M gig; Lcf. With δ in B03, the killing of James and the arrest of Peter are treated as separate developments that move the story on20. In D05, however, κα groups together the two examples of Herod’s mistreatment of the Jesus- believers in a series of clauses that prepare for the main action in v. 5. 3 πιχε ρησι α το π το πιστο D d p* syhmg (mae); Lcf ‖ om. B P74 ) rell; Lcf. D05 spells out just what it was that pleased the Jews, in keeping with the overall insistence in this chapter in the Bezan text on the oppression of the Jesus-believers by the Jews, their own people. α ( μ ραι) D A E Ψ 049. 33 M ‖ om. B P45.74vid ) H L P 056. 0244. 1. 6. 88. 330. 440. 1175. 1241. 1739 al. With the article, D05 treats the Festival of Unleavenen Bread as a known and familiar celebration, in keeping with the Jewish perspective that is apparent throughout this chapter of Acts in particular. The omis- sion of the article may suggest a lesser familiarity or, alternatively, it may draw attention to the time that was critical for the theological interpreta- tion Luke places on the incidents of this chapter. 4 ν κα (πι σα ) B P74 ) rell ‖ το τον D d gig; Lcf. B03 continues the account of Peter’s arrest with a relative clause, and κα drawing attention to Peter’s plight. With the demonstrative pronoun, D05 switches the focus of the narrative at this point from Herod to Peter who from now until v. 19 will be centre stage under the spotlight, so to speak. φυλ σσειν D lat; Lcf ‖ φυλ. α τ ν B ) rell, custodire eum d | om. P74 1311 pc. The absence of the accusative pronoun in D05 is accounted for by the use of the demonstrative at the head of the beginning of the sentence (see 19 Metzger, Commentary, 345. 20 S.H. Levinsohn, Textual Connections in Acts (Atlanta 1987) 86–120.