'Iouδαíαν in Acts 2:9: Reverse engineering textual emendations

Vincent Van Altena; Jan Krans; Henk Bakker; Jantien Stoter

doi:10.1515/opth-2020-0113

'Iouδαíαν in Acts 2:9: Reverse engineering textual emendations

Vincent Van Altena^*, Jan Krans, Henk Bakker, Jantien Stoter

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Abstract

Building on a plethora of conjectured emendations for IOÏ'ΔAIAN, this article approaches the issue once again to test the viability of a quantitative tool and to establish the possibility of palaeographical confusion of IOÏ'ΔAIAN with an alternative topo- or demonym. The article starts with an experiment using Greek topo- and demonyms derived from contemporary Christian, Jewish, and Classical sources to establish a palaeographical confusion score. Next the likeliness of the "closest"alternatives in the geographical arrangement of Acts 2:9-11 is explored. The article ends with an evaluation of the possible implications for the text in Acts 2:9 as well as a critical appraisal of the method for conjectural criticism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	378-391
Number of pages	14
Journal	Open Theology
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0113
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Conjectural criticism
Palaeographic confusion
Spatial analysis
Table of nations

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