From the Preface: This study of the text of Acts was initially presented as part of a doctoral thesis at the University of Wales in 1994 and had as its aim the exploration of the ways which the approach of discourse analysis could contribute to evaluating variant readings of New Testament MSS. The research was based on a comparison of Acts in the main textual traditions. In its updated form, a sharper focus has been given to the text of Codex Bezae but, although some modifications have been carried out (intentionally and by the author, the original author, textual critics please note!)the earlier analyses remain substantially the same.
