Josep Rius-Camps - Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, «The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles (XVIII).» filologia-neotestamentaria, Vol. 19 (2006) 99-112 page 111

Vol 19 (2006)

Josep Rius-Camps - Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, «The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles (XVIII).», Vol. 19 (2006) 99-112

13:1-12 is the section covered by these notes, a passage that marks an important development in the narrative as Paul becomes the main protagonist for the rest of the book of Acts. It is in these verses that the Holy Spirit calls him, by his name of Saul, to be the collaborator of Barnabas for the work of spreading the message of Jesus to the Gentiles. The mission begins in Cyprus, where Paul’s strategy of visiting the Jews first, in order to prepare them for the entry of the Gentiles into Israel, will be shown up by Luke, in the text of Codex Bezae, to be out of step with the plan of Jesus.

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112 Josep Rius-Camp and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger (á¼Ï€á½·ÏƒÏ„ÎµÏ…ÏƒÎµÎ½) Ï„á¿· Î¸Îµá¿· D, in deo d (aeth) â€– om. B P45.74 a rell. The detail that the proconsul believed in God is important for D05 since, from a Jewish point of view, it is an essential first step in the conversion of a Gentile to acknowledge the reality of God before believing in Jesus. It should be noted that it was the word of God he wanted to hear (cf. 13:7) â€“ having never heard it (being a Gentile), he could not yet take the step of hearing the word of the Lord. Josep RIUS-CAMPS EsglÃ©sia de St. Pere de Reixac Apartat 41 E-08110 Montcada i Reixac (SPAIN) E-mail: riuscamps@yahoo.es Jenny READ-HEIMERDINGER 20 East Lane Embsay N. Yorkshire â€“ BD23 6QA (UNITED KINGDOM) E-mail: jenny@heimerdinger.freeserve.co.uk