Tracing the explicit quotations of the Twelve Minor Prophets in Codex Bezae's Acts

This paper investigates the textual history of the explicit quotations of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Acts of the Apostles of Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis (Acts 2:17-21; 7:42-43; 13:41; 15:16-17). Although other studies have drawn conclusions based on these quotations, they have largely neglected the evidence of Old Testament manuscripts, especially that of the Latin tradition. This paper endeavours to paint a fuller picture by taking into account not only the Greek and Latin New Testament traditions, but also the Greek, Latin and Hebrew Old Testament traditions. Although no clear and consistent adjustment to a specific Old Testament tradition can be identified, the relevance of the Old Testament traditions for understanding the textual history of Codex Bezae can be clearly seen. The paper concludes by proposing two possible “solutions” to two textual “riddles” in the Bezan text of Acts.