Codex Bezae: Studies from the Lunel Colloquium, June 1994

413 Pages·1996·18.094 MB·English

by  D.C. Parker

CODEX BEZAE
NEW TESTAMENT TOOLS
AND STUDIES
EDITED BY
BRUCE M. METZGER, PH.D., D.D., L.H.D., D. THEOL., D.
LITT.
Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Emeritus
Princeton Theological Seminary
and
Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy
AND
BART D. EHRMAN, PH.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
VOLUME XXII
CODEX BEZAE
STUDIES FROM
THE LUNEL COLLOQUIUM
JUNE 1994
EDITED BY
D. C. PARKER AND C.-B. AMPHOUX
EJ.BRILL
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1996
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CONTENTS
List of Plates Vlll
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . 1x
D.C. PARKER, C.-B. AMPHOUX
Abbreviations . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
After Three Centuries of the Study of Codex Bezae:
the Status Qjtaestionis .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
J.N. BIRDSALL
PART ONE
THE PRODUCTION AND HISTORY OF THE
MANUSCRIPT
L'ecriture grecque du Codex de Beze ...................................... 3
j.
IRIGOIN
L'ecriture latine du Codex de Beze .......................................... 14
L. HOLTZ
Again: the Origin of the Codex Bezae . .. . . . . . . .. ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . 56
AD. CALLAHAN
Les marques de l'oralite clans le Codex de Beze .................... 65
j.-M. MARcoNOT
Les Prosermeneiai du Codex Bezae .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . 74
B. 0UTTIER
a
Etude comparee des traces l'encre bleue du ms. Lyon,
B.M. 484 et du fol. 384v du Codex de Beze ................. 79
B. GmNEAu, L. HoLTz, J. VEZIN
PART TWO
THE TEXT: THE GOSPELS
The Text of the Gospels at the End of the
Second Century ................. ...................... ................. ........... 95
B.D. EHRMAN
VI CONTENTS
Codex Bezae as a Recension of the Gospels 123
M.W. HOLMES
Codex Bezae and the Earliest Greek Papyri .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 161
J.K. ELLIOTT
Le texte latin des Evangiles clans le Codex de Beze . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 183
J.-M. AUWERS
Weakly Attested original Readings of the
Manuscript D 05 in Mark . . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 21 7
E. GOTING
Le<;ons pre-alexandrines du Codex Bezae clans Marc
(illustrees par Mc 10,1 et 1,4 et 5,21) .............................. 232
W.M.A. HENDRIKS
Celse et la tradition evangelique du Codex de Beze .............. 240
D. RouGER
Le palimpseste syriaque du Sinai et le Codex de Beze 248
A.G.
MARTIN
PART THREE
THE TEXT: THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
Le Codex de Beze et le texte Occidental des Actes ............... 25 7
M.-E. BmsMARD
Le substrat grec de la version latine des Actes
clans le Codex de Beze ................................ ...................... 271
J. Rrus-CAMPS
Le comportement du Codex Bezae par rapport
aux latinismes . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 296
C.
MAR.UCCI
The Seven Steps of Codex Bezae: A Prophetic
Interpretation of Acts 12 . .. . . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 303
j.
HEIMERDINGER
Le Codex de Beze et le texte antiochien clans les
Actes des Apotres . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 311
M.V. SPOTIORNO
Traces du texte occidental chez le paien de
Macaire Magnes . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 31 7
P.F. BEATRICE
CONTENTS Vll
PART FOUR
RESPONSES AND CONCLUSIONS
The Palaeographical Debate .......... ............................................ 329
D.C.
PARKER
Le texte ........................................................................................ 337
C.-B. .AMPHOUX
Index of citations 355
Index of manuscripts ................................................................. . 371
Index of names .......................................................................... . 375
Index of subjects ........................................................................ . 380
LIST OF PLATES
1. Codex Bezae, F215b 12
2. Codex Bezae, F327b 13
3. Codex Bezae, F216, 11.17-24 (enlarged) 37
4a. Codex Bezae, Fl39b 38
4b. Codex Bezae, Fl40 39
5a. Codex Claromontanus, Fl lb 40
5b. Codex Claromontanus, Fl2 41
6. Codex Laudianus, F77 42
7a-b. Oxford, Bodi. lat. class. f 5 (P) 43
8. London, Egypt Exploration Society,
Pap. Ant. 29, fgt c 44
9. London, Egypt Exploration Society, P.Oxy. 2089 45
10. Florence, Bibi. Med. Laur. PSI 1183 46
11. London, B.L. Pap. 1532 47
12. Oxford, Bodi. lat. class. g I (P) 48
13. Rome, Arangio Ruiz Collection s.n. 49
14. Berlin, Aegyptische Museum P.6757 50
15. Comparative table of scripts 51
16. Codex Bezae, F60 52
17. Naples, Bibi. Naz. lat. 2, Fl 32 53
18. Paris, BNF 8907, F34 7 54
19. Oxford, Bodi. Auct. T. 11.26, Fl21 55
INTRODUCTION
The following studies are the papers of a conference organized by
the two editors, held in Lunel, Herault, France, 27-30 June 1994.1
The organizers hoped to advance the study of Codex Bezae by
bringing together a number of specialists in related areas, so that
their different approaches might stimulate one another. In particu-
lar, the meeting of palaeographers and textual scholars would, it was
hoped, lead each group to learn from and contribute to the studies
of the other. Not only areas of expertise, but views of Codex Bezae
were widely divergent. The organizers were aware that they them-
selves held quite different views on the manuscript, and hoped that
this variety might prove productive.
They hoped also that the study of a single highly important manu-
script of the New Testament would help in the understanding of
larger questions in the study of the manuscripts and their texts. Thus,
the opening papers by J. lrigoin and L. Holtz in Part One involve
larger palaeographical questions, and the papers by J.M. Auwers,
M.W. Holmes, B.D. Ehrman, M.-E. Boismard and J.K. Elliott in
Parts Two and Three relate Codex Bezae to some principal issues in
contemporary study.
The shape of the volume follows that of the conference. After J.N.
Birdsall's opening lecture which set the scene, the conference addressed
two main areas. The first day was devoted to studying the produc-
tion and history of the manuscript, and in particular its date and
J.
place of origin. Two main papers by lrigoin and L. Holtz address
the Greek and Latin columns of the manuscript respectively. Subse-
quent short papers handled particular questions of origin and history.
The second main area was the text, on which the next day and a
half was spent. Here a number of approaches, representing the range
of contemporary textual criticism, were represented.
In a final session, D.C. Parker and C.-B. Amphoux brought to-
gether some of the issues that had been raised, leading to a general
discussion.
1 The story of the colloquium has been chronicled by one of the participants:
J.-M. Auwers, 'Le colloque international sur le Codex Bezae', Revue Theologi,que de
Louvain 26 (1995), 405-412.
X INI'RODUCTION
While the interchange between palaeographers and textual critics
proved somewhat disappointing, the conference was highly successful
in the meeting of textual critics and early church historians. The
recognition and discussion of issues of common concern was highly
encouraging and fruitful. It is hoped that this richness (increased by
the fact that scholars were present from Belgium, Spain, France,
Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United
States of America) will here benefit a wider audience.
Alterations to the papers have been kept to an absolute minimum,
and in some instances have been limited to imposing a reasonably
uniform house style on the text. The style is thus occasionally more
oral than literary. We have not used accents for the Greek where
variants are under discussion. The house style has made some allow-
ances for national and personal preferences.
The conference received grants from the British Academy and the
Centre National des Recherches Scientifique, and was sponsored also
by the Mairie of Lunel. The editors wish to express their gratitude
for this support, and in particular to the Maire of Lunel, Claude
Barral, for the warm welcome which he extended to the conference
J.-L.
delegates. The conference chairman was Professor Charlet, and
the conference sessions were held in the Salle Georges Brassens.
Several contributors to the conference did not, for various rea-
sons, make a contribution to this volume. The editors wish to record
their thanks to Professor T. Baarda, to MJ. Paramelle and to M.G.
Firmin for their lively contributions to the conference and, indeed,
to all who took part, whether by speaking or by listening.
Finally, we are grateful to Dr David Orton of EJ. Brill, who at-
tended the conference and encouraged and guided us in the prepa-
ration of the volume, and to Professors Metzger and Ehrman for
accepting it for publication in New Testament Tools and Studies.
D.C. Parker
C.-B. Amphoux
June, 1995