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 1st 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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16:40 ἀπὸ (τῆς φυλακῆς) B א945. 1739. 1891 pc || ἐκ D P74 A E Ψ 33.
614 M.
The choice of the preposition is in accordance with the wording of the
request of the magistrates in each text (see previous variant).
εἰσῆλθον B P45.74 אrell || ἦλθον D, venerunt d 1175 e gig sa aeth; Cass.
The compound verb of B03 reiterates the sense conveyed by the prepo-
sition πρός following it, that they went into her house.
(ἰδόντες) παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφούς B P45vid.74 אA 33. 81. 181. 1175.
1898 || τ. ἀδ. διηγήσαντο ὅσα ἐποίησεν κύριος αὐτοῖς παρακαλέσαντες
(-σαν τε Ds.m.) αὐτούς D*, fratres narraverunt quanta fecit dominus cum
eis exhorti sunt eos d b (gig) vgD; (Cass) | τ. ἀδ. παρακαλέσαντες αὐτούς
E H L P Ψ 049. 056. 1739 M.
B03 notes that Paul and Silas saw the brethren, exhorted them and
departed. D05 has the additional information that the manner of exhor-
tation was by reporting ‘what the Lord did with them’ (cf. 14:27; 15:4.12).
Josep RIUS-CAMPS
Església de St. Pere de Reixac
Apartat 41
E-08110 Montcada i Reixac
SPAIN
riuscamps@yahoo.es
Jenny READ-HEIMERDINGER
University of Bangor
Bangor
Gwynedd LL54 7YY
Wales
UNITED KINGDOM
j.readh@googlemail.com
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