The Bezan text of Acts
a contribution of discourse analysis to textual criticism
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Author
Publication
2002 - Sheffield Academic Press, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
94,750 words, Guess
Page Count
379 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3731270M
- ISBN-10082646212X
- OCLC Control Number51546263
- Library of Congress Control Number2003386899
- LibraryThing6514926
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- Goodreads2200238
Classifications
- DDC226.6/0486
- LCCBS2625.52 .R43 2002
Description
The Bezan ('Western') text of Acts is traditionally dismissed as the work of an enthusiastic and fanciful scribe who embellished the original text represented by the Alexandran manuscripts. This study compares the language of Codex Bezae with that of Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, using the approach of discourse analysis to re-assess how variant readings have arisen. It emerges that the language patterns of the Alexandrian text are variable and the focus of its message historical. In contrast, the Bezan text displays an exceptional degree of lingusitic consistency and a coherence of purpose which is essentially theological, with a marked interest in a Jewish point of view. The conclusion is that Bezan is the earlier of the two texts.
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Series Statement
- Journal for the study of the New Testament.
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- The Bezan text of Acts: a contribution of discourse analysis to textual criticism
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