Early textual scholarship on acts: Observations from the Euthalian quotation lists

Allen, G. V. (2022) Early textual scholarship on acts: Observations from the Euthalian quotation lists. Religions, 13(5), 435. (doi: 10.3390/rel13050435)

Abstract

This article examines two aspects of the ubiquitous, but oft-overlooked, set of paratexts known as the Euthalian Apparatus. The Euthalian apparatus supplements Acts, the Pauline Epistles, and the Catholic Epistles in a variety of manuscripts, framing these works with prefaces, cross-references, lists of various kinds, and biographic texts relating to Paul. To begin to understand this variable system as a work of late-ancient textual scholarship, transmitted in hundreds of medieval manuscripts, I examine the two quotation lists provided for Acts, focusing on their various presentations in the manuscripts, using GA 1162 as an example. Examining these lists enables us to better understand the reception of Acts’ use of Jewish scripture, Acts’ reception in late-ancient scholastic contexts, the transmission of quotations, and the complexity involved in defining the boundaries of canonical ideologies.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Allen, Dr Garrick
• Authors: Allen, G. V.
• College/School: College of Arts > School of Critical Studies > Theology and Religious Studies
• Journal Name: Religions
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2077-1444
• ISSN (Online): 2077-1444
• Published Online: 12 May 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 by the author
• First Published: First published in Religions
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons license

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
313815		Titles of the New Testament: A New Approach to Manuscripts and the History of Interpretation	Garrick Allen	European Commission (EC)	N/A	Arts - Theology & Religious Studies