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Professor Epp's purpose in this investigation is to discover to
what extent textual variants in the New Testament were caused by
dogmatic interference with the text. Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis, a
late fifth-century manuscript of the Gospels and Acts, is the
leading Greek representative of the so-called 'Western' text, and a
natural starting point for an inquiry into theological bias behind
the striking variants in that textual tradition. Professor Epp
makes a detailed comparison between the 'Western' text and the
'Neutral' text of Acts, and discloses a strongly heightened
anti-Judaic tendency in the Western text. He concludes that a
theological motive for these variants can hardly be questioned,
since the Western text of Acts is more consistent in delineating
its particular viewpoint and more abundant in its evidence than
could reasonably be expected of an aberrant textual tradition. This
theological approach to textual criticism is not new, but it has
been confined hitherto to isolated passages.
The name "Junia" appears in Romans 16: 7, and Paul identifies her
(along with Andronicus) as "prominent among the apostles." In this
important work, Epp investigates the mysterious disappearance of
Junia from the traditions of the church. Because later theologians
and scribes could not believe (or wanted to suppress) that Paul had
numbered a woman among the earliest churches' apostles, Junia's
name was changed in Romans to a masculine form. Despite the fact
that the earliest churches met in homes and that other women were
clearly leaders in the churches (e.g., Prisca and Lydia), calling
Junia an apostle seemed too much for the tradition. Epp tracks how
this happened in New Testament manuscripts, scribal traditions, and
translations of the Bible. In this thoroughgoing study, Epp
restores Junia to her rightful place.
One of the general or catholic epistles near the end of the New
Testament, this letter traditionally attributed to the apostle
Peter contains important ideas and reveals a fascinating
relationship to the surrounding literary world. The book shows what
problems Christians faced at the time the epistle was written and
how the author addressed them. The commentary discusses the Greek
original, with translation, verse by verse.
Filled with compact, almost aphoristic observations about the text,
its background, and its theology. Its insight should sustain its
value for a full generation.
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