The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles 149 The wording of D05 underlines Paul’s action in going into the syna- gogue, a particular concern of Luke’s in that text. The content of his lecturing is also a matter of interest that Luke draws attention to for the sake of bringing out Paul’s intentions in going to the synagogue: he ‘introduced’ the name of the Lord Jesus, where the idea (especially in view of 18:5 D05 below) could well be that it was into his exegesis of the Scriptures that he inserted the name of Jesus, as the Lord about whom they spoke (cf. Epp, The Theological Tendency, p. 86). It should be noted that the full title of Jesus is not read (despite the popular misconcep- tion that D05 regularly includes the complete title), for Paul’s purpose is to demonstrate precisely the identity of Jesus as κύριοϛ, the Lord with whom the synagogue audience was familiar (cf. 18:5 below). ἔπειθέν τε Ἰουδαίουϛ καὶ Ἕλληναϛ B P74 a rell || καὶ (– Ds.m.) ἔπ. δὲ οὐ μόνον Ἰ. ἀλλὰ καὶ Ἕλ. D*, et persuadebat non solos Iudaeos sed et Graecos d h vgT. Paul’s concern with the Greeks as well as Jews is highlighted in D05 where the narrator maintains, throughout all the narrative relating to Paul’s mission, a consistent interest in his teaching among Gentiles. 18:5 ὡϛ δὲ κατῆλθον B P74 a rell || παρεγένοντο δέ D (ut vero advenerunt d h).— ὅ τε Σιλᾶϛ καὶ ὁ Τιμόθεοϛ B P74 a rell (d) || τότε (ὅ τε Ds.m. Ψ 88) Σ. καὶ Τιμ. D* (Ψ 88), tunc h.— ὁ (Παῦλοϛ) B P74 a rell || om. D 88. 242. 915. 919 pc. B03 relates the departure of Silas and Timothy from Macedonia in a subordinate clause of time, the main verb being συνείχετο in the next clause. The two disciples are viewed as separate individuals, with the repeated article (cf. the double article at the previous mention, 17:15). The wording of D05 focuses on the arrival of the disciples (in Athens) with the finite aorist verb παρεγένοντο. τότε could be viewed as an adverb (as in Old Latin h), though a corrector has altered it to reflect the B03 reading. From a discourse point of view, the absence of the article before Silas and Timothy is justified by the fact that they have been absent from the narrative since 17:15; furthermore, they are contrasted with Paul, who is similarly anarthrous in D05. It is typical of D05 to distinguish Paul from other characters in this way (see Read-Heimerdinger, The Bezan Text, p. 131). (Χριστὸν) κύριον D, dominum d || om.B P74 a rell. The concern seen in D05 to identify the topic of Paul’s teaching as the Lord (cf. 18:4 above) is maintained here. It is omitted by B03, as it was at 18:4.