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Acts 23

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acts.23.ac23LawQuestionsExpansion

ζητήματα τοῦ νόμου / Μωϋσέως καὶ Ἰησοῦ

TEXThigh confidence

How specifically does Lysias describe the disputed questions?

The Western letter names Moses and a certain Jesus and adds that Lysias extracted Paul by force; the shorter text refers only to questions of Judean law.

Why this default

The general reference to questions of Judean law is early and concise; the Western letter specifies Moses and Jesus and adds a forceful extraction.

Evidence

ExternalThe shorter wording is supported by P74, א, A, B, C, E and the broad tradition. The Moses-and-Jesus expansion appears in D and Western witnesses.

InternalThe expansion supplies vivid particulars and harmonizes the letter with the preceding rescue narrative.

Project defaultconcerning questions of their law

Shorter reading

WitnessesQuestions of their law · P74, א, A, B, C, E, broad tradition
Alternativeconcerning questions of Moses and a certain Jesus; and I brought him out with difficulty by force

Western expansion

WitnessesMoses, Jesus, and forced extraction · D, Western witnesses
Alternativeover questions about Moses and Jesus, after I had forcibly extracted him with difficulty

Condensed expansion

WitnessesCondensed Western expansion

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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