| Bezan Text of Acts Contributor(s): Read-Heimerdinger, Jenny (Author) |
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ISBN: 082646212X ISBN-13: 9780826462121 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $262.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General |
| Dewey: 226.604 |
| LCCN: 2003386899 |
| Series: Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.38" W x 9.5" (1.59 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher 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. |