Josep Rius-Camps - Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, «The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles (XXIII) (Acts 16:1–40)» filologia-neotestamentaria, Vol. 24 (2011) 135-164 page 142

Vol 24 (2011)

Josep Rius-Camps - Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, «The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles (XXIII) (Acts 16:1–40)», Vol. 24 (2011) 135-164

In Acts 16, Paul sets out again on his missionary journey but without Barnabas, Instead he is accompanied by Silas and Timothy, and in part by a group of companions referred to by Luke in the 1^st person. His itinerary follows the leading given by successive divine interventions designed to move him westwards, towards Rome. Most of the action takes place in Philippi, his first stopping place after leaving Asia where he had worked previously. On his arrival there, Paul first seeks out the Jewish community. However, a conflictual encounter with local people leads to his imprisonment, when the jailor provides him with the opportunity to speak about the gospel to Gentiles. Paul’s failure to make the most of this opportunity occasions implicit ciriticism from the narrator of Codex Bezae.

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142 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger presenting the travel to Bithynia as a global event and D05 as a progres- sive journey. The result is that B03 presents the group as undertaking an external action, and that D05 focuses on the earlier stage of the interior thoughts and desires. The same focus on the inner motives and wishes of the protagonists of the narrative is seen elsewhere in D05 (Peter, 11:2b D05; Paul, 19:1 D05). With the article, B03 views Bithynia as a normal choice of destination, whereas D05 presents it more as a plan that would not be necessarily expected. 16:8 παρελθόντες (δέ) B P74 ‫ א‬rell || διελ- D, cum transissent d gig vg syh.— κατέβησαν (εἰς Τρῳάδα) B P74 ‫ א‬rell, descenderunt d | κατῆλθον Ψ || κατήντησαν D. The prefix of the first verb varies (cf. 13.6), with the result that B03 describes the route as going along the border of Mysia whereas D05 pres- ents it as going through the province. As for the second verb, κατήντησαν of D05 is also read at 13:51 D05, as a variant for ἔρχομαι in B03. It has the sense of ‘reach’ and so refers more to the arrival at Troas than the journey there. καταβαίνω in B03 expresses the idea of going down to a sea-port (cf. 13:4 D05.). 16:9 (καὶ) ὅραμα B P74 ‫ א‬rell (visum d) || ἐν ὁράματι D e syp; Irlat Cass.— τῷ Παύλῳ ὤφθη B P74 ‫ א‬Ds.m. E Ψ 33. 69. 81. 181. 242. 945. 1175. 1739. 1837. 1891. 2344 al vg || ὤφθη (ἐφάνη 614. 1505. 1611. 2412. 2495 al) τ. Π. D*, apparuit Paulo d A C gig (614) M gig syp aeth; Ephr.— διὰ νυκτός B D A 6. 36. 88. 1175 pc || δ. τῆς ν. ‫ א‬P74 C E H L P Ψ 049. 056. 33. 1739 M.— ὡσεὶ (ἀνήρ) D, quasi d syp sa; Ephr || om. B P74 ‫ א‬rell.— Μακεδών τις ἦν (ἑστώς) B P74 ‫ א‬A C DE 33. 69. 81. (945). 1175. 1739. 1837. (1891). 2344 al | τις Μακ. ἦν 630 (– τις 431. 1891) syh | τις ἦν Μακ. H L P 049. 056. 614 M || Μακ. τις D* E 209. (1241). 1311 syp aeth; Ephr (Chr).— κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ D, anti faciem eius d 257. 383. 614. 1799. 2147. 2412 pc (syh**) sa || om. B P74 ‫ א‬rell. A series of variants combines to present differently Paul’s vision. B03 first has the vision as the subject that appeared to Paul, with Paul highlighted in the pre-verb position, and then goes on in an independent sentence to describe the vision of a certain Macedonian man. D05 pres- ents the man himself as appearing to Paul (not highlighted in pre-verb position) ‘in a vision’, describing him as ‘like’ a man from Macedonia and standing before Paul. For other occurrences of the expression κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, cf. Lk. 2:31; Acts 3:13; 25:16. By these various features, the man is more in focus in the D05 account than in that of B03.