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On Sun, 15 Dec 96, Jean VALENTIN  wrote:

>Just a question about the Greek text of Acts (I'm doing some work with a 
>friend on the Arabic texts).
>Do you know if there are mss of Acts that can't be categorized in one of 
>the three groups : B-text, D-text and Byz-text? In other words, mss with 
>mixed texts a little like the Palestinian witnesses of the Gospel text?
>This is because we work on Arabic mss that linguistically are most 
>probably derived from Greek, but we can't find a clear parenty with one 
>of the three great groups. So where should we look?

I am by no means expert on this, but it seems to me that there are
at least two such groups: Family 1739 and Family 2138.

Family 1739, consisting of 1739, 1891, 945, 630, 323, etc., has been
called "Western," but it clearly is not. On the other hand, it doesn't
agree perfectly with the old uncials either. So it could be something
like what you are looking for.

Family 2138 is also called "Western," and certainly it has some
characteristically "Western" readings. But there are other readings
which stand apart. Not as many (the whole family is rather weaker
than family 1739), but some.

I know someone (Geerlings?) has done work on family 1739 in Acts.
It might be worth looking up.

I hope this is at least some slight help.

Bob Waltz
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