132 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger [α'α] 30 Now, given that God has turned 30 Now, given that God has looked his eyes away from the times of beyond the times of ignorance, he this ignorance, he now gives the now declares to men that everyone order to men that everyone every- everywhere should repent where to repent [α'β] 31a because he has fixed a day to 31 because he has fixed a day when judge the entire world in right- he will judge the entire world in eousness by a man, Jesus, righteousness, by a man [α'γ] 31b whom he appointed to bring whom he appointed, providing about faith for everyone, having proof to all by raising him from the raised him from the dead.’ dead.’ [c'] 32 When they heard about a res- 32 When they heard about a resur- urrection of the dead, some people rection of the dead, some people started jeering; others, however, started jeering; others, however, said, ‘We should like to hear you said, ‘We should like to hear you on this man again’. again on this man’. [b'] 33 Thereupon Paul left them. 33 Thereupon Paul left them. [a'] 34 Some men, however, who 34 Some men, however, who joined with him believed, among had joined with him believed, whom were Dionysius, a certain among whom were Dionysius an Areopagite of good standing, and Areopagite, and a woman called others with them. Damaris and others with them. Critical Apparatus The proportion of variant readings in 17:14-15 continues to be high (cf. 17:12-13), with an equal amount of additional and alternative mate- rial (see the comparative charts in Read-Heimerdinger, The Bezan Text, pp. 11–16). 17:14 Εὐθέωϛ δὲ τότε τὸν Παῦλον ἐξαπέστειλαν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πορεύεσθαι B P74 a rell || Τὸν μὲν οὖν Π. οἱ ἀδ. ἐξ. ἀπελθεῖν D (statimque Paulum fratres dismiserunt abire d syp).— ἕωϛ (ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν) B P45vid.74 a A E 33. 81. 104. 181. 323. 945. 1175. 1739. 1891 al ar e l vg sa bomss | ὡϛ H L P Ψ 056. 0142. 614 M syh; Chr || om. D d 049. 88. 431. 440. 618. 915. 919. 1243. 1518. 2344 pc gig syp samss bomss aeth. In both texts, Paul becomes the new topic as his name is placed before the verb. B03 underlines the speed with which the brethren reacted to the arrival of the Thessalonian Jews in Beroea (Εὐθέωϛ ... τότε), and marks the new development with the conjunction δέ. D05, in contrast, presents the action of the brethren as the first of two outcomes (μὲν οὖν) resulting from the action of the Thessalonian Jews, which went on for some time (cf. 17:13b), in Beroea; the second will follow in 17:15 (δέ) after a parenthetical statement contrasting Silas and Timothy with Paul.