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Acts 10
acts.10.ac10Creatures
πάντα τὰ τετράποδα καὶ ἑρπετὰ ... / ... τὰ θηρία ...
Does the list explicitly include wild animals?
The earlier text lists four-footed animals, crawling creatures, and birds; the later tradition adds wild animals as a separate category.
Why this default
The default follows the shorter, strongly attested list; the explicit wild-animal category is best explained as a later expansion making the catalogue more exhaustive.
Evidence
ExternalThe shorter list is supported by P74, א, A, B, C and E; the expanded list with wild animals is widespread in the later Byzantine tradition.
InternalA scribe could readily expand the visionary catalogue with a familiar additional animal class; omission of only that class is less readily explained.
Project default
WitnessesShorter animal list · P74, א, A, B, C, ELater textual alternative
WitnessesExpanded list including τὰ θηρία · later Byzantine traditionResponsible treatment of the earlier reading
WitnessesShorter animal list · P74, א, A, B, C, ERecord integrity
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