The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae: A Comparison with the Alexandrian Tradition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780567723147)

His book is a comparison of the message of Acts transmitted by Codex Bezae with that of the more familiar Alexandrian text, represented by Codex Vaticanus. For each section of Acts, there is a side by side translation of the Bezan and Alexandrian manuscripts, followed by a critical apparatus and, finally, a commentary that explores the differences in the message of the two texts. It is concluded that the Bezan text, with its interest in internal Jewish affairs and its focus on the struggles of the early disciples to free themselves from their traditional Jewish expectations and to achieve, despite their mistakes, a more accurate understanding of their master's teaching, is the earlier of the two texts.

Author: Jenny Read-Heimerdinger,Josep Rius-Camps
ISBN-10: 0567723143
ISBN-13: 9780567723147
Publisher: T&T Clark
Language: English
Published: 05/29/2025
Pages: 392
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.80d