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204 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES<br />

that it refers to <strong>the</strong> Christians in Troas, while <strong>the</strong>y<br />

are also included in <strong>the</strong> tjiiei^.<br />

XX. 12. '^yayov Se rov iraiSa ^coi/ra ought to have<br />

occurred earlier in <strong>the</strong> narrative, and in <strong>the</strong> following<br />

words : koi irapeKKriOija-av ov jmeTplcog <strong>the</strong>re is a change<br />

<strong>of</strong> subject.<br />

xxi. 4. St. Paul does not attend to <strong>the</strong> prophetic<br />

revelation.<br />

xxi. 8^. In Caesarea St. Philip is so important<br />

to <strong>the</strong> writer that he forgets <strong>the</strong> church in that city<br />

it is first mentioned afterwards in verses 12 and 16.<br />

xxi. 10. Agabus is introduced as if he here<br />

appeared in <strong>the</strong> book for <strong>the</strong> first time; yet see<br />

xi. 28.<br />

xxi. 11. <strong>The</strong> prophecy afterwards meets with<br />

only a general not a detailed fulfilment.<br />

xxi. 16, 17. <strong>The</strong> reception in Mnason's house in<br />

Jerusalem is recorded before <strong>the</strong> arrival in Jerusalem<br />

(this has given rise to <strong>the</strong> correction in /3).<br />

Prolepsis.<br />

xxvii. 2. Aristarchus is described as Ma/ce^coi^<br />

Qecra-aXoviKevg, although he had been already described<br />

in xix. 20 as a Macedonian, and in xx. 4 as a native<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>ssalonica—it seems thus to have been forgotten<br />

that he had been mentioned before.<br />

xxvii. 10. Here <strong>the</strong> construction with on abruptly<br />

changes into <strong>the</strong> Ace. c. Inf.<br />

xxvii. 12. ^AvevOerov Se rov Xijuevo^ connects with<br />

verse 8, although verses 9-11 intervene (Wellhausen<br />

explains verses 9-11 as an interpolation).<br />

xxvii. 12. After <strong>the</strong> mention <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> eKaTOvrdp')(r]g,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Kv/3€pvriTt]9 and <strong>the</strong> vauKXrjpo^, it is strange that<br />

ol TrXe/oi^ey should occur. Who were <strong>the</strong>y ?<br />

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