146 Josep Rius-Camp and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger ( γαβο ) σ μαινεν B (Ψ) d vg; Aug | -μανεν P74 ) A E 33. 1739 M ‖ σημα νων D p vgR. The participle in D05 is necessary to concord with the finite verb in the previous clause (see variant above); since B03 had a participle in the previous clause, a finite verb is required now. μεγ λην B DC P45.74 ) A 81. 88. 323. 1175. 1270. 1739 ‖ (λιμ ν) μ γαν D* d E H L P Ψ 049. 056. 1. 104. 226. 330. 440. 547. 614. 618. 927. 945. 1241. 1243. 1245. 1505. 1611. 1646. 1828. 1891. 1837. 1854. 2147. 2412. 2492. 2495; Chr. B03 uses a feminine adjective to describe the famine (cf. Lk. 15:14, λιμ σχυρ ), in accordance with the feminine relative pronoun follow- ing ( τι ). D05, however, treats the noun as masculine, an occurrence that is also found within Luke’s Gospel (cf. λιμ μ γα , Lk. 4:25). 29 τ ν δ μαθητ ν B P45.74 ) rell; Eus Aug ‖ ο δ μαθητα D d e gig p vg syp (sa mae aeth).– (καθ ) ε πορε τ τι B P74 ) rell; Eus Aug ‖ ε πορο ντο D d p vgR. The two variants function in combination with each other. The construction of B03 tends to view the disciples as separate individuals whereas the D05 text considers them as a collective whole, operating as a single community. IV. The Release of the Chrurch from Israel (12:1-25) The structure of the section is unusual for it is unified by a single story, which is made up of three sequences followed by a colophon: the second sequence is longer than any other in Acts and represents a change in the way the story is told compared to earlier chapters because of the amount of detail that is provided. The three sequences are given cohesion by the presence of Herod in the first and third, and the presence of Peter in the first and second; the colophon gives further cohesion to the narrative by the mention of Saul and Barnabas’ mission to Ierousalem, so linking chapter 12 back to the end of chapter 11. The first sequence (12:1-4) serves as an introduction to set the scene and bring king Herod Agrippa I into the book of Acts for first time16. 16 J. Dupont (‘Pierre délivré de prison [Acts 12,1-11]’, in idem, Nouvelles études sur les Actes des Apôtres [Lectio Divina, 118; Paris 1984] 329–42) considers the introduction to continue through to v. 5. The connective μ ν ο ν at v. 5, however, indicates the start of a new unit of development rather than the conclusion of the previous one.