The Beginnings of Christianity, Part I: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. III: The Text of Acts: Introduction and Apparatus

All serious exegesis must eventually deal with text critical issues. In this volume, Harvard scholar J. H. Ropes examines the textual evidence for Acts. After cataloging the extant evidence, Ropes details a history of the text and its criticism concluding that the Alexandrian text is the most accurate preservation of the original author’s work. Examine and study the text of Acts with the book that was awarded the British Academy’s medal for biblical studies. This resource contains the introduction and apparatus text.