06_Biblica_1_D_Callan_Layout 1 05/11/12 12:20 Pagina 449 449 READING THE EARLIEST COPIES OF 2 PETER able original text. Readers of Codex Sinaiticus found a text in which some of the probable original text’s difficulties had been moderated and whose meaning was more explicit than that of the likely original text. Readers of 2 Peter in Vaticanus read a text very close to that of the probable original text. Readers of 2 Peter in P72 did not read it as part of the Bible and did not read a text written by an expert professional scribe. Readers of 2 Peter in Codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus did read it as part of the Bible and read a professionally copied text. But the work of the scribe of Vaticanus was much better than that of Sinaiticus. Appendix A Itacisms and other errors based on replacing a letter or letters with similar sounding letters in P72. Itacisms of various kinds. 1. ei for i – 45 times [in 1,1.2 (twice).3.4 (four times).5 (twice).6.8. 9.10.12.13.14.16.20 (three times); 2,1.6.7.10 (three times). 13 (twice).17.18.19.20.21.22 (three times); 3,1.3 (twice). 4.7.11.14.15] 2. i for ei – 29 times [in 1,3 (twice).6 (twice).7.11.12 (twice).13. 14.16.20.21; 2,1.2 (twice).3.4.5.6.7.15.21; 3,1.10.11 (twice).12.15] 3. e for ai – 26 times [in 1,1.4.10 (twice).11.13.19 (twice); 2,1 (twice).5 (twice).7.8 (twice).17 (three times).18.19 (twice). 21; 3,3 (twice).13.16] ai for e 4. – 2 times [in 3,14.17] h for ei 5. – 3 times [in 1,2.6; 3,18] a for e 6. – 2 times [in 2,15; 3,14] u for oi 7. – 8 times [in 2,8.14.22; 3,1.10 (twice).12.16] Other errors based on replacing a letter or letters with a similar sounding letter or letters include: 1. o for w (1,3) and w for o (1,19; 3,8 – or is this a change from ac- cusative to dative case?) 2. o for ou (1,5) 3. nk instead of gk (1,6 [twice]; 2,8) 4. t instead of p (1,9.21) 5. inserting n before t (1,15)