The Text of Matthew in the Writings of Basil of Caesarea (New Testament in the Greek Fathers)

443 Pages·2004·2.59 MB·English

by  Jean-Francois Racine

THE TEXT OF MATTHEW IN THE
WRITINGS OF BASIL OF CAESAREA
New Testament in the Greek Fathers
Edited by
Michael W. Holmes
Number 5
THE TEXT OF MATTHEW IN THE
WRITINGS OF BASIL OF CAESAREA
Jean-François Racine
THE TEXT OF MATTHEW IN THE
WRITINGS OF BASIL OF CAESAREA
Jean-François Racine
Atlanta
Society of Biblical Literature
THE TEXT OF MATTHEW IN THE
WRITINGS OF BASIL OF CAESAREA
Jean-François Racine
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The text of Matthew in the writings of Basil of Caesarea / by Jean-Francois Racine.
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1. Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 329-379. 2. Bible. N.T. Matthew—Criticism,
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CONTENTS
List of Tables ix
Editor’s Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
List of Abbreviations xv
Introduction The Need for Investigating Basil of Caesarea’s
Quotations of Matthew 1
CHAPTER 1 Basil of Caesarea, Theologian, Ascetic and
Bishop 7
CHAPTER 2 Introduction to the Critical Apparatus 27
CHAPTER 3 The Text of the First Gospel in Basil 37
CHAPTER 4 Data Analysis 239
CHAPTER 5 Peculiarities of Basil’s Quotations 271
of the Gospel of Matthew
Conclusion 349
Appendix A Uncertain Quotations 353
Appendix B Quotations from de baptismo 371
Appendix C Basil’s Text of Matthew in the Apparatus 391
of NA 27 and UBS4
Bibliography 407
vii

LIST OF TABLES
1. Proportional Relationships (%) of All Witnesses to One
Another in Matthew (coefficient of confidence: 95%) 2 44
2. Witnesses Ranked according to Proportional Agreement with
Basil in Matthew (coefficient of confidence: 95%) 2 48
3. Proportional Relationships of Witnesses with Basil
Arranged by Textual Group in Matthew 2 50
4. Basil’s Attestation of Inter-group Readings in Matthew 257
5. Basil’s Attestation of Intra-group Readings in Matthew 260
6. Basil’s Support of Uniform and Predominant Readings
That Are Also Distinctive, Exclusive or Primary in Matthew 266
7. Preservation of Uncommon Non-Byzantine Variants 284
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