A Textual Study of Family 1 in the Gospel of John

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This textual study of the Gospel of John in seventeen Greek manuscripts offers a fresh investigation into the textual group known as Family 1. Since Kirsopp Lake’s 1902 study, Codex 1 of the Gospels and its Allies, Family 1 has been considered an important textual witness by all major critical editions of the the New Testament; however, with the exception of a recent study of Matthew (Amy Anderson, The Textual Tradition of the Gospels: Family 1 in Matthew), little further research has been conducted into the family’s text. By analysis of a full collation of John, this study examines manuscripts: Gregory-Aland 1, 22, 118, 131, 205abs, 205, 209, 565, 872, 884, 1192, 1210, 1278, 1582, 2193, 2372, and 2713.  The study has confirmed the place of codices 1 and 1582 as core members of Family 1, but has demonstrated the existence of a new core subgroup, represented by codices 565, 884 and 2193, that rivals the textual witness of 1 and 1582. The discovery of this subgroup has broadened the textual contours of Family 1, leading to many new readings, both text and marginal, that should be considered Family 1 readings. The reconstructed Family 1 text with critical apparatus is based on the witness of this wider textual group and is offered as a replacement to Lake’s 1902 text of John. Part One: Analysis of Seventeen Manuscripts in the Gospel of John 1 Introduction 1.1 Rationale 1.2 Method 2 The Core Group: Codices 1, 565, 884, 1582, and 2193 2.1 Manuscript Descriptions 2.1.1 Codex 1 2.1.2 Codex 565 2.1.3 Codex 884 2.1.4 Codex 1582 2.1.5 Codex 2193 2.2 Textual Analysis 2.2.1 Establishing Textual Relationships 2.2.2 Non-Majority Text Agreements 2.2.3 Evidence from Marginalia 2.2.4 Evidence of the Pericope Adulterae 2.2.5 Non-Majority Text Correction and Disagreements 2.2.6 Family Relationships 2.2.7 Codices 565, 884 and 2193 have a Shared Ancestor, B 2.2.8 Codices 565, 884 and 2193 are Independent Witnesses of B 2.2.9 B is an Independent Witness of A-1 2.2.10 B is Independent of All Other Extant Family Manuscripts 2.2.11 Codices 1 and 1582 are Independent of One Another 2.2.12 Codices 1 and 1582 Share an Intermediate Exemplar, C 2.2.13 New Readings for Family 1 in the Gospel of John 3 The Venice Group: Codices 118, 205abs, 205, 209 and 2713 3.1 Manuscript Descriptions 3.1.1 Codex 118 3.1.2 Codex 205abs 3.1.3 Codex 205 3.1.4 Codex 209 3.1.5 Codex 2713 3.2 Textual Analysis 3.2.1 Previous Research 3.2.2 Family 1 Affinity 3.2.3 Codices 118, 205abs, 205, 209 and 2713 Form a Distinct Subgroup 3.2.4 Shared A-1 Readings 3.2.5 Exclusive Readings 3.2.6 Shared Shifts in Textual Affinity 3.2.7 Explanation of the Textual Shifts in Manuscript E 3.2.8 Manuscript E Shares an Intermediate Exemplar with Codex 1 3.2.9 Manuscript E is Independent of Codex 1 3.2.10 Codex 1 and Manuscript E Descend from Manuscript D 3.2.11 Codices 118, 205abs, 209, and 2713 are Independent Witnesses of E 3.2.12 Codex 209 is Independent 3.2.13 Codex 118 is Independent 3.2.14 Codex 2713 is Independent 3.2.15 Codices 205abs and 205 3.2.16 Codex 205 is a Copy of Codex 205abs 3.2.17 Codex 205abs is Independent 3.2.18 Summary of the Venice Group 4 A Manuscript Subgroup: Codices 22, 1192, 1210, 1278 and 2372 4.1 Manuscript Descriptions 4.1.1 Codex 22 4.1.2 Codex 1192 4.1.3 Codex 1210 4.1.4 Two Decorative Style Manuscripts: Codices 1278 and 2372 4.1.5 Codex 1278 4.1.6 Codex 2372 4.2 Textual Analysis 4.2.1 Previous Research 4.2.2 Family 1 Affinity 4.2.3 Codices 22, 1192, 1210, 1278, 2372 Share an Intermediate Ancestor 4.2.4 Shared A-1 Readings 4.2.5 Exclusive Readings 4.2.6 G is the Intermediate Ancestor of 22, 1192, 1210, 1278 and 2372 4.2.7 G is an Independent Witness of A-1 4.2.8 Does Manuscript G Descend from Manuscript C or Manuscript B? 4.2.9 Codex 22 is an Independent Witness of Manuscript G 4.2.10 Codex 1192 is an Independent Witness of Manuscript G 4.2.11 Codex 1210 is a Copy of Codex 22 4.2.12 Codices 1278 and 2372 Descend from an Intermediate Ancestor 4.2.13 Codices 1278 and 2372 are Sibling Manuscripts 4.2.14 Manuscript H is Independent of 22 and 1192 4.2.15 Note on Correctors 4.2.16 Summary of a Manuscript Subgroup 5 Miscellaneous Manuscripts 5.1 Manuscript Description of Codex 131 5.2 Textual Analysis of Codex 131 5.2.1 Previous Research 5.2.2 Family 1 Affinity 5.2.3 Family Relationships 5.2.4 A-1 Marginalia 5.2.5 121 Singular Readings 5.2.6 Possible Ancestor of 131 5.2.7 Codices 131 and 2193 5.3 Manuscript Description of Codex 872 5.4 Textual Analysis of Codex 872 5.4.1 Previous Research 5.4.2 Family 1 Affinity 5.4.3 Note on 872 and 2193 5.4.4 Summary of Codex 872 6 Conclusion and Family Stemma Part Two: The Text of Family 1 in John 7 Reconstructing the Text 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Majority Text Readings in the Reconstructed Text 7.3 Theory For the Reconstructed Text and Apparatus 7.4 The Rating of Readings 7.5 Note on Internal Reading Criteria 7.6 D! Rated readings in Core Group Manuscripts 7.7 Note on the Treatment of Marginal Readings 7.8 Note on Dealing with Mpt Readings in the Main Gospel Text 7.9 The Text of the Pericope Adulterae in A-1 7.10 Note on the Creation of the Text 7.11 Note on Witness Citation 7.12 Note on Apparatus Format 7.13 List of Symbols and Abbreviations Used in the Reconstructed Text 7.14 Miscellaneous Notes on the Apparatus 8 The Reconstructed Text of Family 1 in John Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8:12–59 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Appendix to the Gospel of John Appendix A: Full Family 1 Collation Appendix B: Lists of Selected Readings Bibliography Author Index General Index